I can’t imagine temperatures of 117 F. I also can’t imagine being surrounded by oil rich eucalyptus trees, as flames are driven straight at your home at 65 miles per hour. The winds of hell must be an apt description.
My sympathies to those of our southern neighbors in Australia that have suffered loss the last few days because of the fires.
update DaveD, in comments, linked to extraordinary photos at Boston.com related to the fires.