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28 December 2024
ARTC contractor’s vehicle starts 20-acre grass fire near Longwood

ARTC Inland Rail is conducting an internal review after a contractor’s vehicle instigated a fire that spanned about 20 acres of Greg Carlson’s farm near Longwood last week.

It is believed a vehicle exhaust belonging to ARTC contractors McConnell Dowell started the grass and scrub fire on Tuesday last week while workers were raising powerlines to extend the clearance height for double-stacked ...

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