<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fire authorities have issued an emergency warning for an out-of-control bushfire at Cape Otway, Hordern Vale on Victoria's south-west coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locals and campers have been told it is too late to leave the area safely and they must take shelter now.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bushfire is burning at Blanket Bay Road and is travelling in a westerly direction towards Lighthouse Road. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/maurice-blackburn-class-action-holden-transmissions-general-motors-australia-new-zealand/bc0412f6-9809-4be9-9b17-4f2928ff9fe8" rel="" target="" title="Holden cars hit with class action over allegedly faulty transmissions"><strong><span>Holden cars hit with class action over allegedly faulty transmissions</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A watch and act alert has also been issued for Hordern Vale and Glenaire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An evacuation centre has been set up at the Apollo Bay Community Hall, in Whelan Street, Apollo Bay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Campers have been directed to the evacuation centre and bushfire alerts sent to the mobile phones of around 1000 people in the area.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/warning-its-too-late-to-leave-as-bushfire-burns-out-of-control-at-cape-otway/57423556-b69a-4a7b-b726-0e2d5ac93cb0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Where possible, people are being told to take shelter indoors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Advice from the Country Fire Authority includes:</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><span>Protect yourself by wearing long sleeves and trousers, made from pure cotton or wool. Wear leather boots.</span></li><li><span>Bring your pets inside.</span></li><li><span>Close all exterior doors, windows and vents and turn off cooling systems.</span></li><li><span>You must take shelter before the fire arrives. The extreme heat is likely to kill you well before the flames reach you.</span></li><li><span>Shelter in a room that has two exits, such as a door or window including one directly to the outside. It is important to be able to see outside so you know what is happening with the fire.</span></li></ul></div></div>