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Casefile True Crime

Case 142: The Churchill Fire

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Australia is no stranger to bushfires. But when Victorian Premier John Brumby warned residents that the weather conditions for February 7, 2009, could be “the worst day in the history of the state,” no one could have predicted the damage that lay ahead.

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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host
Researched and written by Milly Raso
Creative Director: Milly Raso

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0:00.0

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0:34.0

Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents.

0:37.0

If you feel at any time you need support,

0:39.0

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0:42.0

For suggested phone numbers for confidential support,

0:44.0

please see the show notes for this episode on your app or on our website.

0:48.0

In late January 2009,

0:57.0

Southeastern Australia was impacted by a blistering heat wave

1:01.0

considered to be one of the most,

1:03.0

if not the most, the extreme in the region's history.

1:07.0

It caused prolonged record-breaking temperatures

1:10.0

that reached nearly 50 degrees Celsius in some locations.

1:15.0

In the state of Victoria,

1:17.0

this extreme heat caused power outages

1:20.0

that resulted in the termination of public transport services

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