Second lawsuit over deadly Australian wildfires
- Published: 7 Aug 2012 at 17.48
- Online news: Asia
A class action over Australia's deadly 2009 wildfires was launched Tuesday against a Singapore power company, with victims of the blaze that killed 40 people blaming the firm for its ignition.
A Country Fire Authority (CFA) firewoman dampens down fire after saving houses north of Healesville near Melbourne in 2009. A class action over Australia's deadly 2009 wildfires was launched Tuesday against a Singapore power company, with victims of the blaze that killed 40 people blaming the firm for its ignition.
Law firm Maurice Blackburn said the case against SP AusNet, which is majority owned by Singapore Power, was filed Tuesday in the Victorian Supreme Court alleging it was responsible for a devastating fire at Marysville.
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