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| Subject: Irresponsible, negligent, OZschwitz defense, knew neglected site contained unexploded bombs Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:02 pm | |
| A Defence Force training area that was the site of a huge bushfire in October was filled with unexploded bombs but had not been backburned for almost 20 years.
The State Mine fire near Lithgow burned for almost a month, destroying three homes, seven structures and 56,000 hectares of land.
The Defence Force apologised for the fire, which was caused by a botched explosive ordnance training exercise at its Marrangaroo site.
A Defence Force inquiry heard on Monday that members of the Defence Force were almost killed or injured when they initially tried to put the blaze out with shovels and were almost hit by shrapnel from two hidden explosives. Advertisement
The fire then spread rapidly and was further fuelled by unknown unexploded bombs throughout the area, which severely hindered fire-fighting efforts by the Rural Fire Service.
''There was a lot of unexploded ordnance,'' said senior counsel assisting the inquiry, Lieutenant-Colonel David Jordan. ''It … exploded as the fire passed through.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/defence-knew-neglected-site-contained-unexploded-bombs-20131209-2z1pd.html#ixzz2n1tHqw7g
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