Rural Firefighter Blames Authorities For Catastrophic Australian Bushfires: ‘How Many More Lives?’

Rural Firefighter Blames Authorities For Catastrophic Australian Bushfires: ‘How Many More Lives?’
Firemen arrive after a fire alarm stopped at CitiPower Centre in Melbourne on Oct. 23, 2019. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
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A rural volunteer firefighter has called out Australian environmental authorities, claiming they must take responsibility for the catastrophic bushfires that are ravaging New South Wales and Queensland, and have claimed the lives of at least three people.

Firefighter Tyson Smith, who volunteers in Queensland, issued an emotional plea on Facebook on Nov. 10, which has since gone viral, receiving over 4,000 likes and nearly 6,500 shares at the time of writing.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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