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.

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 ...

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.