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Labor urged to address fire station delays months before fatal blaze

Headline via ABC News (Australia) · first report 16 Nov, 01:31 IST, latest 16 Nov, 01:31 IST

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What we know

So far only ABC News (Australia) has reported this (16 Nov, 01:31 IST). It will be marked Verified when a second, independent news organisation reports it. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusDeveloping
Reported by1 news organisation
First report16 Nov, 01:31 IST
Latest report16 Nov, 01:31 IST
DeskWorld

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The Geelong council wrote to the state government just months before a fatal Armstrong Creek house fire, urging it to take greater responsibility for delays in delivering a promised fire station for the major growth area.

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