Australia Fires feared Raises Death Toll
A
number of people are missing feared dead on Sunday after a fire struck
the island of Tasmania, Australia, destroyed more than 100 homes and
forcing thousands to flee.
Officer Scott Tilyrad Tasmania replacement commissioner said officials are investigating several reports of people missing after a fire engulfed the southern state of Tasmania, setting homes ablaze.
"I am afraid someone may have died in the fire ... it's still a possibility of a very different and I think people should prepare themselves for the possibility of what happened," said Tilyard told reporters, saying there are serious concerns in "some" cases.
"While we do not know the fire-related deaths at the particular time, I want to make it quite clear that it is still too early to make sure it does not happen," he added.
Police were come from door to door in the city Dunalley and Boomer were hit most severely, to search for the missing citizens and ensure that no deaths.
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes and many other places of refuge in emergency on Sunday when a fire struck the eastern and western regions of the state capital Hobart, and cut off the access road.
Officer Scott Tilyrad Tasmania replacement commissioner said officials are investigating several reports of people missing after a fire engulfed the southern state of Tasmania, setting homes ablaze.
"I am afraid someone may have died in the fire ... it's still a possibility of a very different and I think people should prepare themselves for the possibility of what happened," said Tilyard told reporters, saying there are serious concerns in "some" cases.
"While we do not know the fire-related deaths at the particular time, I want to make it quite clear that it is still too early to make sure it does not happen," he added.
Police were come from door to door in the city Dunalley and Boomer were hit most severely, to search for the missing citizens and ensure that no deaths.
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes and many other places of refuge in emergency on Sunday when a fire struck the eastern and western regions of the state capital Hobart, and cut off the access road.
