His wife is four months pregnant with the couple's first child and is said to be 'devastated'. 9News
"They weren't leaving Sam," Commissioner Fitzsimmons said.
But a 39-year-old passenger was choppered out to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, and remains in a serious condition suffering burns. By 8am on Tuesday morning almost 100 fires were burning, with five at emergency level and five on watch and act alert.
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