Re: TasRail blamed for fire

[RT <r.thomas@cqu.edu.au>]

"Rod [comtrain]" wrote:
> 
> Sounds to me that the farmer had neglected to protect his property with a
> grass fire break!
> smouldering sleepers do set fire to grass, but it would be unusual for, even
> melting brake blocks, to set fire across a properly ploughed fire break!
> Farmer was not having financial problems, I'm wondering...sort of a
> stock-take? Wools pretty well stuffed, with China not buying, and Japan

An odd take..  It's a property holder's responsibility not to set fire
to neighbours.

Yes, there should have been a fire break - on TasRail's easement.