Adelaide Now21d
Criminal probe begins after campfire blamed for Otways blaze
Investigators from Forest Fire Management, Colac CIU and the Victoria Police arson and explosives squad have found the blaze spread from an unextinguished campfire which had been abandoned.
The Age21d
‘Reckless’ campfire led to nightmare blaze for holidaymakers; Thieves steal CFA vehicle in central Victoria
Police said on Thursday that a criminal investigation had been launched into Wednesday’s blaze at Cape Otway in the state’s south-west, after investigators pinpointed the campfire as the cause.
The Cairns Post21d
Criminal probe begins after campfire blamed for Otways blaze
Investigators say an abandoned campfire caused this week’s Otway Ranges bushfire. Investigators from Forest Fire Management, Colac CIU and the Victoria Police arson and explosives squad have found the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
Police confirm campfire caused Cape Otway blaze and launch criminal investigation
and if we do identify who started the campfire, they will be charged." Forest Fire Management, Colac Crime Unit and the Arson and Explosives Squad have determined the blaze in bushland in the ...