Australian Fire Zone A Crime Scene

[Lucky 13]

WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) - Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of mass murder after investigators said arsonists may have set some of the country's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 135.

The scale of the carnage, growing daily, has shocked a nation that endures deadly firestorms every few years. There were no quick answers, but officials said panic and the freight-train speed of the firefront probably accounted for the unusually high toll.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, visibly upset during a television interview, reflected the country's disgust at the idea that arsonists may have set some of the 400 fires that devastated Victoria state, or helped them jump containment lines.

"What do you say about anyone like that?" Rudd said. "There's no words to describe it, other than it's mass murder."

The country's top law officer, Attorney General Robert McClelland, said that people found to have deliberately set fires could face murder charges. Murder can carry a life sentence.

Full story here.

[utfd701]

From the outside looking in, this thing is a god-damn mess. I hope like hell they find those responsible and administer the proper death sentence.
Hope one of our Aussie members can chime in on this one.

[fireball]

arsonists=murderers.

i hope that our aussie members are doing fine.

[fireball]

update:

http://www.firegeezer.com/2009/02/14...-in-australia/

[Daywalker]

thats horrible, i hope they find everyone who had a hand in this. Mass murder is really the only way to describe it, and that's just talking about the toll in human life.

[FloridaFireLt.]

Has anyone heard from Matt (mfbfirie47) or Mike (FF AUS)? If I remember correctly they both are located down in the southeast area of Oz where most of those fires are.

[Lucky 13]

Not recently. I had seen Matt pop on within the last couple of weeks, but that's it.

[micky]

matts prob too busy
melbourne is very close to where some of the fires are (30km i think i heard on the news)
last night they had the first LODD from the fires when a tree fell on a firefighter
also they have caught at least one of the arsonists

[sc_flametamer]

Originally Posted by micky

also they have caught at least one of the arsonists

Here's hoping the jagoff resisted arrest and took a man sized ass whippin'