A plume of bright red fire retardant was dropped on a forest fire in the remote Caledonia region of Gippsland, Victoria, on January 26.The fire was sparked by lightning on January 25, according to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). Airborne fire crews extinguished the blaze by the following day.Victoria was still on high fire alert on January 29, during a period of ‘extreme heat’. Credit: DELWP Gippsland via Storyful