Australian Brush Fires

Ron61 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 05:02 AM

This is a good link to see the latest news and picture of the fires in Australia. It has several other links that go to different stories and scenes of the mess.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/full-covera...ian-bushfires/

Ron

Roscoe · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 05:47 AM

Looks like they have arrested a suspect. Wonder if his name is Mohammad?

Composite photo

Ron61 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 05:56 AM

I saw that. If he is guilty I think they should have a public Burning At The Stake like they used to do the so called Witches in Salem.

Ron

LoBelly · #4 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 06:51 AM

On the drive home tonight, listening to the news, it was reported that the police had detained someone and charged him with arson/murder (21 killed in that particular fire if I recall the report correctly) and then had to move the suspected arsonist to Melbourne (the city) from the rural lockup where he was being held - for his safety.

I think the last lot of big fires was in 2006, then as now the police were very circumspect in their public statements but this time the underlying sentiment (from the television footage that I've seen) is a remarkable resolve to find the root of each fire like I've never seen before.

news article on the arrest
http://www.theage.com.au/national/ma...0213-877s.html

LoBelly