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Class action into Vic fires launched
February 15, 2009, 11:47 am <!--TO DO: move to a js include later on-->Related Articles
Power supplier SP Ausnet says it will cooperate fully with any investigations into the cause of a Victorian bushfire that killed about 100 people and left more than a thousand homeless.
Angry Kinglake residents are launching a class action in the Victorian Supreme Court against SP Ausnet and the state government, arguing a two-kilometre stretch of downed power lines sparked and set fire to a nearby pine forest.
"We stand ready to assist the relevant authorities with their inquiries if it is necessary for us to do so now and in the coming months," SP Ausnet spokeswoman Louisa Graham said in a statement.
She said the company's priority was restoring power to fire-affected areas as soon as possible.
Victorian federal MP Fran Bailey said the Country Fire Authority (CFA) had told her one of the power lines had broken before the fire.
"It was whipping against the ground and sparked," she said.
"We've got to do better, deliver our power better."
At least 100 people have been killed and more than 1,000 left homeless as a result of fires in Kinglake and surrounding areas.
Victorian Premier John Brumby refused to comment on the power line claim, saying it would be examined as part of the Royal Commission into the bushfires.
"No stone will be left unturned. So, I think it's important the Royal Commission does its work. And, the Royal Commission will, of course, look at all of the factors with the fires," Mr Brumby told reporters on Sunday.
The Phoenix Taskforce, which is investigating the fires, is examining a two-kilometre stretch of power line that collapsed last Saturday during the extreme heat, The Sunday Age newspaper reports.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon said authorities were still determining how the Kinglake bushfire started.
"At this stage we are not able to confirm how it started. I understand there is some legal action that people are taking, but at this stage we're still investigating its cause," Ms Nixon told the Nine Network.
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Class action into Vic fires launched
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Power supplier SP Ausnet says it will cooperate fully with any investigations into the cause of a Victorian bushfire that killed about 100 people and left more than a thousand homeless.
Angry Kinglake residents are launching a class action in the Victorian Supreme Court against SP Ausnet and the state government, arguing a two-kilometre stretch of downed power lines sparked and set fire to a nearby pine forest.
"We stand ready to assist the relevant authorities with their inquiries if it is necessary for us to do so now and in the coming months," SP Ausnet spokeswoman Louisa Graham said in a statement.
She said the company's priority was restoring power to fire-affected areas as soon as possible.
Victorian federal MP Fran Bailey said the Country Fire Authority (CFA) had told her one of the power lines had broken before the fire.
"It was whipping against the ground and sparked," she said.
"We've got to do better, deliver our power better."
At least 100 people have been killed and more than 1,000 left homeless as a result of fires in Kinglake and surrounding areas.
Victorian Premier John Brumby refused to comment on the power line claim, saying it would be examined as part of the Royal Commission into the bushfires.
"No stone will be left unturned. So, I think it's important the Royal Commission does its work. And, the Royal Commission will, of course, look at all of the factors with the fires," Mr Brumby told reporters on Sunday.
The Phoenix Taskforce, which is investigating the fires, is examining a two-kilometre stretch of power line that collapsed last Saturday during the extreme heat, The Sunday Age newspaper reports.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon said authorities were still determining how the Kinglake bushfire started.
"At this stage we are not able to confirm how it started. I understand there is some legal action that people are taking, but at this stage we're still investigating its cause," Ms Nixon told the Nine Network.
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