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Illegal campfire charges, Fraser Island
Four people have been charged with unlawfully lighting fires on K’Gari (Fraser Island) following a joint investigation involving Queensland Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).
It will be alleged on October 14, QPWS rangers on K’Gari were alerted to an illegal campfire within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek.
Rangers attended and located a campfire that was covered in sand though still radiating heat.
Native vegetation in close proximity had caught alight and started a wildfire to the north west of the camp site.
This wildfire subsequently took hold and over the following weeks burned extensive parts of the world heritage listed island.
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Subscriber only FOUR people have been charged over an illegal campfire which allegedly caused a blaze that tore through half of Fraser Island. The charges follow a joint investigation involving Queensland Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. It will be alleged on October 14, QPWS rangers on K Gari were alerted to an illegal campfire within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek. Rangers attended and located a campfire that was covered in sand though still radiating heat. Native vegetation in close proximity had caught alight and started a wildfire to the north west of the camp site.
Four people charged over illegal campfire that sparked Fraser Island bushfire
Four people have been charged after allegedly lighting an illegal campfire that sparked a bushfire that burned for six weeks on Queensland s Fraser Island.
Police allege Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) rangers were alerted to reports of the illegal blaze within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach on October 14.
A group of rangers found the fire covered in sand but still radiating heat, with surrounding vegetation in close proximity on fire.
The bushfire took hold and subsequently burned approximately 87,000 hectares of the World Heritage site.
A bushfire has been burning for a month on Fraser Island.(Nine)
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Subscriber only FOUR people have been charged over an illegal campfire which allegedly caused a blaze that tore through half of Fraser Island. The charges follow a joint investigation involving Queensland Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. It will be alleged on October 14, QPWS rangers on K Gari were alerted to an illegal campfire within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek. Rangers attended and located a campfire that was covered in sand though still radiating heat. Native vegetation in close proximity had caught alight and started a wildfire to the north west of the camp site.
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