RESIDENTS living around the large grassfire that closed the Hume Freeway at Epping in Melbourne's north have been told it is safe to return to their homes.
A Country Fire Authority spokeswoman said residents in the area around Copper St, Epping Road, Steen Avenue and Allumba Way could return home.
The grassfire, now under control, destroyed one home and damaged another.
It burnt almost 2000 hectares on both sides of the busy Hume Freeway around Epping and Campbellfield.
One home in the Epping North area was destroyed but none in housing estates, incident controller John Deering said.
Another home was damaged and several outbuildings or sheds lost.
An emergency warning remained in place on Monday night for the Epping and Campbellfield area.
Motorists have been told to take care on the freeway, with reports of wildlife on the road.
The fire closed the Hume Freeway and created traffic gridlock on nearby major roads.
Some parts of the 31km of fire edge were still active, Mr Deering said.
"The fire is not advancing or spreading any further at this stage," he told ABC radio.
"However, there may be still active fire within that fire edge."
Crews would remain on scene all night, he said.
Meanwhile, two large bushfires in the Grampians in Victoria's southwest have merged to form one out-of-control bushfire about 3260 hectares in size.
The Grampians fire had come out of bushland and into private land, Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said.
A wind change due on Monday night would put a lot of pressure on the fire, he said.
"We have a lot of resources in place but certainly it is a very dry area and certainly we will see significant fire move through Victoria Valley," Mr Lapsley told ABC television.
Farming communities in the area have been on alert for two days, with emergency warnings issued at various times on Sunday and Monday.
The latest, for the Victoria Valley area, has been downgraded to a watch and act alert.
The fire, started by lightning on Thursday, has been creating spot fires 1km ahead of it.
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