The remains of a house are seen after a bushfire destroyed a property in Sydney. A man has been accused of setting a fire to protect his cannabis crop, sparking an out-of-control bushfire. – AFP file pic, November 17, 2019.
AN Australian man has been accused of deliberately lighting a fire to protect his cannabis crop, sparking an out-of-control bushfire as blazes rage along the country’s east coast. Four people have been killed and more than 300 homes destroyed in devastating bushfires that have razed more than one million hectares along the eastern seaboard in just over a week.
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