<p>A fire that broke out in a nature reserve in Melbourne’s southeast on December 27 prompted the evacuation of forty homes as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze.</p><p>Melbourne Fire Brigade said</a> they were battling a a grass fire in Cheltenham that broke out near a golf course and a local cemetery, warning nearby residents to evacuate.</p><p>ABC reported</a> that over a dozen fire trucks, four helicopters and 90 firefighters were on scene; the flames hard consumed about five to six hectares of land including some grassland in the cemetery. The cause of the fire is not yet known.</p><p>This video shows the smock stacks shortly after it had the fire was started. Credit: Instagram/elisabethbetz via Storyful</p><br />
