Authorities say 24 people have been charged with deliberately setting fires among 183 facing legal action in the Australian state of New South Wales.
There have been 24 people charged with deliberately setting fires among 183 facing legal action in the state, according to the New South Wales Police Force.
Starting a bushfire intentionally and being reckless in causing its spread can result in up to 21 years in prison, authorities said.A car travels on a road through thick smoke from bush fires in Bemboka, in Australia's New South Wales state, Jan. 5, 2020. New South Wales, in the southeastern part of the country, has been particularly hard hit by fires this season. The state includes the capital of Sydney, Australia's largest city, as well as Newcastle, Maitland, Central City and Wollongong. It is the country's most populous state.The University of Sydney estimated 480 million animals have perished in Australia's fires in New South Wales alone.
An RFS Crew attempts to put out a smoldering pile of railway sleepers. The sleepers measured over 600 degrees on a thermal temperature gauge two days after the fire front had passed through on Jan. 6, 2020 in Wingello, Australia.
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