Post by Queen of the Damned on Feb 11, 2009 20:27:15 GMT -5
Police have arrested two people in relation to suspected arson during Victoria's deadly bushfires.
Police say detectives responded to a report of suspicious behaviour between Seymour and Yea, north of Melbourne, this morning.
They are revealing little about the arrests, other than to say the investigations are in their initial stages and the two people are assisting with their inquiries. No charges have been laid.
The official death toll stands at 181 today but Victorian police say they expect the final figure could be more than 300.
Police believe arsonists are responsible for the Churchill fire, in Victoria's east, and possibly the fire which destroyed the township of Marysville, where up to 100 people could have died.
The arrests come as firefighters try to strengthen containment lines around major blazes which have been threatening to merge. For the first time in five days, no townships are under threat.
Earlier today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced there would be a national memorial service to remember the victims of the bushfires.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/12/2489493.htm
if they were involved, they should burn too
Police say detectives responded to a report of suspicious behaviour between Seymour and Yea, north of Melbourne, this morning.
They are revealing little about the arrests, other than to say the investigations are in their initial stages and the two people are assisting with their inquiries. No charges have been laid.
The official death toll stands at 181 today but Victorian police say they expect the final figure could be more than 300.
Police believe arsonists are responsible for the Churchill fire, in Victoria's east, and possibly the fire which destroyed the township of Marysville, where up to 100 people could have died.
The arrests come as firefighters try to strengthen containment lines around major blazes which have been threatening to merge. For the first time in five days, no townships are under threat.
Earlier today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced there would be a national memorial service to remember the victims of the bushfires.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/12/2489493.htm
if they were involved, they should burn too
