Maintanence Crew Suspected in Sydney Fires

World | October 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

A maintenance crew is suspected of having accidentally started a fire which destroyed 10 houses and badly damaged 11 more near the Australian city of Sydney. More than 200 people were evacuated on Tuesday, as fires raged through tinder-dry scrub land in Engadine, a southern suburb of the city. Firefighters said it was an "ominous start" to the wildfire season.

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