Large swathes of southeast Australia were bracing on Thursday for a days-long heatwave that threatens to stoke bushfires that have been burning for months. As firefighters and residents prepared for the heightened danger, the New South Wales (NSW) state government launched a six-month inquiry to examine both the causes of […]
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Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires
Firefighters, family and the small Australian town of Holbrook hailed fallen volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul a hero in a solemn funeral on Friday, as long-awaited rains started to extinguish some of the deadly bushfires raging for months. McPaul, 28, was killed in December battling a massive fire near his hometown […]