Someone could lose their life : Waiting in agony for an ambulance in a remote border town
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FebFebruary 2021 at 12:36am
Rodney O Keeffe was left with severe burns and broken ribs after the fire truck he was in flipped over during Black Summer
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Volunteer firefighter Rodney O Keeffe had been under a cold shower at the Jingellic football oval for more than an hour.
He was shivering despite the intense heat, trying to bring some relief to his body, which was covered in severe burns.
His canary-yellow uniform had burned into his skin and a local at the bushfire relief centre had to tear it off. There was no medication available to relieve the searing pain.