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Canberra Fires
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(link) Sunday, 19-January-2003 13:10:18 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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The situation continues to worsen in Canberra, with 2 people killed and 388 homes destroyed so far.
This update from Alex was about 11:30pm last night: You're all probable aware of the fires in canberra but here are some details: my boxes at home are getting bounced about every 4 hours by the power spikes, even though they are on protecting power boards, but no UPS :( so the folding is falling behind, so i shut them down before I got called into work earily as the guys on shift had to go to protect their houses. But now there is a fire in the suburb that my ISP is in so there is probably no connection anyway.
I live in the city but both ends of the town are burning, of the 8 people in my team on this 24 hour desk every one else is off protecting there house or a friends house in the suburb infront of theirs. I was working with my team leader and training him to take calls before my shift partner came in about 9:30 as the fire had burnt thru his suburb, he was able to save his house just lost the back fence. he saw 7 house burnt out in the streets around his place driveing in to work.
Our thoughts are with you guys, hoping for a change in the weather soon..
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