Two men will face a Tasmanian court after allegedly lighting fires that burnt out of control amid high-risk bushfire conditions.
Emergency crews responded on Saturday to four fires - allegedly lit deliberately - in central Tasmania, which tore through public land and disrupted traffic on the Midland Highway.
Two days later, crews were alerted to a fifth fire nearby.
Police confirmed on Tuesday they had charged a 32-year-old man with five counts of unlawfully setting fire to vegetation.
He is due to face court in February.
In a separate incident, a 62-year-old landowner has been charged after allegedly conducting a burn-off in November that spread to neighbouring properties in Campania.
Fire crews spent "significant" resources containing the fire and continued to monitor hot spots almost a month after it started.
Authorities have warned that hot and dry conditions leading into summer, coupled with warmer-than-average day and night temperatures, mean Tasmania is at high risk of bushfire.
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