victorian bushfires: back burning not responsible for wye river blaze /

Published at 2016-01-23 06:44:07

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A lightning fire along the Jamieson Track that began before Christmas caused the devastating Wye river-Separation Creek blaze,an investigation has found The Wye river fire that is still burning after destroying 116 homes along Victorias surf coast on Christmas Day was not caused by back-burning, an investigation has found.The inspector-general for emergency management Tony Pearce has found the devastating Wye river-Separation Creek fire was sparked by a lightning fire along the Jamieson Track that began before Christmas.
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Source: theguardian.com