international
As a child Rob was burnt. As an adult, he’s fighting fire with fire
Key takeaways
- Moments earlier, they'd fled from the farmhouse in an FJ Holden ute as the fire swept across the property, setting the trees lining the driveway alight and sending flames leaping into the blackened sky.
- Neighbour Dorothy Tucker was moving the children to safety … then the fire changed course.
- As the children's neighbour and babysitter, Dorothy Tucker drove through the apocalyptic scene, a tree fell into the ute's path.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Link copied Share Share article. They huddled together under a woollen blanket on a country road, four children and a stalwart woman, desperately willing the raging bushfire to pass over them.
Moments earlier, they'd fled from the farmhouse in an FJ Holden ute as the fire swept across the property, setting the trees lining the driveway alight and sending flames leaping into the blackened sky.
Neighbour Dorothy Tucker was moving the children to safety … then the fire changed course. (Supplied)
Article preview — originally published by ABC Australia. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ABC Australia →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop