Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with deliberately lighting fires that led to two bushfires in southern NSW.
abc.net.au/news/teenager-charged-over-griffith-bushfires/101849188Police have charged a teenager with deliberately lighting two fires that threatened homes in southern New South Wales.A 16-year-old boy has been charged with deliberately lighting fires that caused two bushfires and threatened homesThe Rural Fire Service says fires in the area are burning quicker than usual
NSW Rural Fire Service operational officer Scott Connor said almost 15 properties were initially threatened. Firefighters have since extinguished the blaze, which burnt an estimated 17 hectares over several days.
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