Tuesday, February 10, 2009

181 dead as police hunt fire suspect

POLICE are hunting down the arsonist believed to be responsible for lighting one of the worst of the Victoria fires.

Police have confirmed that they believe they know the identity of the man who allegedly contributed to the Churchill-Jeeralang blaze in Gippsland.  Twenty-one people have died in the region.

But the Country Fire Authority said the firefront could have included towns further north, including Kinglake, St Andrews and Strathewen, where dozens more died in the firestorm.

The fires killed 181 people according to the last official death toll.  The death toll from the bushfires is certain to rise further.  .........................................................

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25036683-29277,00.html


I am just horrified....  Cannot understand arson at all.


If you are reading this, please pray for the victims.

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