GG
Atleast some of those fires were lit. There are people currently serving jail time for it. The details are being kept quiet because there is so much anger towards firebugs here in Aus, the police are worried about vigilantes
There were actually a few people under suspicion and who have been sentenced, there was alot of debate about whether the charges should be arson, manslaughter or murder.
dksuddeth
people here in Australia realise that fire is a fact of life but over 30 fires in a selected area some of which were deliberately lit removes it from being a 'natural disaster' - honestly I find your comment quite offensive. You make it sound as though the deaths of over 200 people are a trivial fact. You might be interested in actually looking at some facts rather then almost mocking a horrific loss of life which involves personal grief for your fellow tfp members.
Tully Mars
Yes it's known that there are some sick people out there who light fires, people here in Australia are quite irate when it comes to that because the fires are generally lit in residential areas or in national parks backing onto them. The fires don't generally benefit land owners for those same reasons.
Zeraph
The reason that there were so many deaths is because here people have the right to stay in their homes and try to fight the fire and alot of people chose to do so. The police and other emergency services can tell them about the risk and make sure they are informed of the dangers but can't force them to leave. Those laws are currently being looked at after these fires.
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