Skip to playerSkip to main content
The Canberra Times
  • 4 years ago
Former builder Wayne West had a phone call from his neighbour one night in 2003 informing him that a lightning strike had started a fire, and his property was in imminent danger.
Comments

Recommended

  1. Man describes how he narrowly escaped fire amid devastating Victorian emergency
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    7 months ago
  2. Multiple fires burning across Sydney's West kept firefighters busy
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    8 months ago
  3. Australian bushfires raze homes in two states; firefighter dies
    The Star
    8 months ago
  4. Locals in Geraldton forced to flee their homes as bushfires sweep through Western Australia
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    9 months ago
  5. Fire - Ian and Jennifer Prosser on the 2003 fire
    The Canberra Times
    4 years ago
  6. Brisbane ferry services disrupted due to industrial action
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    3 hours ago
  7. Rates of stroke rising in younger Australians
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    4 hours ago
  8. Man dies in Hobart prison following home invasion arrest a day earlier
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    5 hours ago
  9. $80 million criminal network dismantled
    Australian Community Media
    4 hours ago
  10. Jacinta Allan quits politics weeks after being ousted as Victorian premier
    Australian Community Media
    3 days ago
  11. Sharks score super 90m try
    The Canberra Times
    2 days ago
  12. 2026 Canberra Oz Comic-Con
    The Canberra Times
    2 days ago
  13. Food hub
    The Canberra Times
    3 days ago
  14. March for Matthew demands justice for victims
    The Canberra Times
    3 days ago
  15. Teenage boy accused of driving stolen car found in rubbish bin
    The Canberra Times
    3 days ago
  16. Mount Arawong fire tornado marks January 18 anniversary of Canberra 2003 bushfires
    The Canberra Times
    4 years ago
  17. Graham Tidy took panoramic photographs after the 2003 bushfires to show the recovery over time
    The Canberra Times
    4 years ago
  18. Police investigating 3 fires in Northam, Western Australia
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    4 years ago
  19. Properties under threat as alert level bushfire spreads across NSW
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    3 years ago
  20. Emergency warning or blaze burning at Kojaneerup South
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    2 years ago
  21. Two fires in Sydney’s West keep crews busy overnight
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    3 years ago
  22. Willenhall fire on January 12 at a factory on Stringes Lane
    BirminghamWorld
    4 years ago
  23. Ten-bedroom family home goes up in flames in north-west Sydney
    AlloTrends Bonus
    3 years ago
  24. House fire at bungalow on Mill Bank, Wellington
    Shropshire Star
    3 years ago
  25. NOW_ N14s_Mundy_02
    ABC NEWS (Australia)
    2 years ago