Two volunteer Australian firefighters died while battling blazes around Sydney, authorities said today, forcing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut short a vacation in Hawaii as temperatures were aga
in set to soar.
“There is no finer person available in my view than someone who is willing to put themselves on the line for the want of nothing in return, no remuneration, nothing other than to make a positive difference in their local community,” New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters.Fitzsimmons named the dead firefighters as Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, and Geoffrey Keaton, 32. Both men were fathers to 19-month-old children, Fitzsimmons said.
Morrison’s office initially declined to comment on the reports, though eventually, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack confirmed he was acting leader.
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