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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 09 > Australian wildfire zone a crime scene; 130 dead

Australian wildfire zone a crime scene; 130 dead

And the death toll is likely to rise

By Tanalee Smith / The Bulletin
February 9, 2009

WHITTLESEA, Australia — Suspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police to declare crime scenes early today in towns incinerated by blazes, while investigators moving into the charred landscape discovered more bodies. The death toll stood....

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