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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Shades of Pat Robertson blaming Katrina on the hedonists in New Orleans or Jerry Falwell blaming 9/11 on gays/lesbians, secularists and the ACLU.
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This is a good way to destroy the reputation of 'normal' christians, isn't it? What a turkey!
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Originally Posted by highthief
Fires in those conditions move incredibly fast, and before you know it, you are surrounded. The amount of smoke makes you effectively blind and people die of smoke inhalation even in the outdoors.
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Not only that - in summer time it is not uncommon to smell smoke, so that in itself is not an indication that a fire is close. At my place on Saturday you could smell smoke, but the fire was 50 odd kilometres away. Australia also has a lot of bush and the native Eucalyptus has quite a high oil content which is also explosive.
A lot of people also died in their cars after having accidents given the poor visibility.