The difference this time, though, was the higher temperatures in preceding weeks which killed off even the hardiest vegetation, providing more dry fuel and allowing the inferno to spread much faster.

• 然而，不同于上一次的是，火灾前几周（维州）持续高温，就连那些最耐旱的植物也被晒死，给火灾提供了更多干燥的燃料，也促使这把地狱之火燃烧得更迅猛。