Property owner is liable to 400 plaintiffs after lighting fire in stump that caused Dunalley bushfires

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Updated March 15 2022 - 9:49am, first published July 2 2021 - 4:00pm
Property owner is liable to 400 plaintiffs after lighting fire in stump that caused Dunalley bushfires
Property owner is liable to 400 plaintiffs after lighting fire in stump that caused Dunalley bushfires

A property owner who lit a campfire in a tree stump on her land, which led to one of Tasmania's largest bushfires, has been found liable for negligence and private nuisance to some 400 plaintiffs.

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