There were several reports of illegal fireworks use in Melbourne. Picture: David Geraghty A second fire was reported a few hours later about 9pm on Minns Rd in Kurunjang, in Melbourne’s northwest.

Picture: David Crosling Melbourne’s city centre was packed with hundreds of thousands of people who soaked up the sunshine before setting in for the fireworks extravaganza and laser display.

At 9pm, another grass fire broke out in a paddock in Kurunjang, in Melbourne’s west, with witnesses telling police that four people had set off fireworks. About an hour later, residents in Green ...

Melbourne saw a stunning display of fireworks, with the lights launched from 27 rooftops around the CBD, as well as several land sites. Pyrotechnician Rusty Johnson has produced Melbourne's ...