Ahhh good old media discrepancies, I saw 2 men and a child, but then even during the report the way they were saying it sounded like there were more. Condolences go the families, that's a terrible way to go!WPXZBP wrote:The fire at the Boorabin National Park killed three men, two in one truck, one in another.yorky wrote:And from tonights news, the outback fire that claimed 2 lives, and Carine again for the 50 zillionth time.
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The reason early media reports were saying 2 adults and 1 child is that they were based on the original information from the police who originally attended. The first on scene could not get too close due to heat and with respect to scene preservation. It was believed that one of the deceased was a child due to their size. Subsequent investigation revealed that one of the victims was and adult of smaller physical build.
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This evenings news clips including hoons on YouTube and the Wattlegrove fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BN9kDooEkw
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This evenings clips including the fire in Parkerville, and one of the northern suburbs firebugs has been caught by a citizens arrest! Also footage from one of the trucks caught in the outback fires.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DThN7LvaNPU
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Haha well spotted.
But I'm wondering if they're still allowed on aircraft. I did a very quick Google search and came across this Airworthiness Bulletin from CASA, published in late 2005.
[quote]AD/General/65 requires that “where 2 or more extinguishers are required in the passenger compartment, at least 2 shall contain Halon 1211 (BCF) or a CASA approved equivalentâ€
But I'm wondering if they're still allowed on aircraft. I did a very quick Google search and came across this Airworthiness Bulletin from CASA, published in late 2005.
[quote]AD/General/65 requires that “where 2 or more extinguishers are required in the passenger compartment, at least 2 shall contain Halon 1211 (BCF) or a CASA approved equivalentâ€
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I believe it is also permitted on Navy ships, whether that is all ships or just Navy ships. Don't know about aircraft thoughWPXZBP wrote:Someone should take Channel 10 to task for having a BCF extinguisher in the cabin of the helicopter and it is clearly visible next to the reporter's head. They are banned in Australia. Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF) is a very bad pollutant which damages the ozone layer.
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Well no, the fire fighters on the ships would all have BA on an aeroplane/helicopter, well I dunno *-)WPXZBP wrote:Well you learn something every day.
I wouldn't be using them in a closed space though... they're pretty nasty.
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And tonights news on the fires: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHeGER6QtNg
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I thought it was a bit of a coincidence that the N@N crew were so quick to the scene . Nothing like "inside" information hey Turbo. I was thinking of posting a reply suggesting the guy had a scanner, after he said "i heard they were looking for a guy wearing...", sounded like he knew more than the average 'Joe Public'Turbo wrote:Guess who the guys "mate" was - News@Night to the rescue!yorky wrote:Tand one of the northern suburbs firebugs has been caught by a citizens arrest!
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