While smaller towns to the east, including Gundowring and Kergunyah, remained under threat, the CFA said that there was no immediate danger to the larger towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah on the northern fringe of the fire area.
Although smaller towns to the east, including Gundowring and Kergunyah, were still threatened, the CFA said that larger cities Beechworth and Yackandandah on the northern edge were not really at risk.