Doctors treating bushfire burns victims around the country have been told to keep away from a house where a number of elderly people have been rescued from the smoke.
Houses in the town of Yatara in western Australia were blanketed by smoke, trapping residents outside.
Health Minister Kelvin Davis, who visited the homes on Saturday, told reporters they were being treated by staff after their properties were evacuat더킹카지노ed.
But he said they should consider staying in a „safe area“.
Mr Davis said the government would provide $600,000 for help.
Some of the older residents had suffered smoke inhalation and were „very, very, very badly burned“, Mr Davis said.
„They’re all pretty much burnt out, they’re dead, they don’t know what to do or what to think, so they are trying to stay in this house that is just there to have a safe place.“
Australian firefighters rescued nine people from the house after the bushfire ignited near Yatara, 150 kilometres east of Brisbane.
Firefighters rescued a dog from the site on Saturday as they dealt with an alarm.
The property was built in the 18th Century and was intended to be a house for an elderly couple.
Dr Greg Stott, a Queensland hospital physician, said: „They got it with the help of the police and firefighters.
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‚Pile of dead birds‘
At a nearby community centr카지노 사이트e, volunteers were gathered to help clean the houses of dead and dying animals.
„There was just a pile of dead birds all over the place in that house,“ paramedic Shane Wilson said.
„I’ve got to say, there was quite a lot of dead and dead birds that came through the door and started to come inside.“
Mr Davis said the fire would have ravaged nearby rural towns of Narre Warren and Yatara.
„This fire has destroyed homes, communities and communities within these communities,“ he said.
„They [old people] have seen their communities in the past crumble. We’re here to help them rebuild.“
Mr Davis also thanked local residents for their donations and said more resources would be available once the fire had been contained.
„The firefighters are being treated under their own lights,“ Mr Davis said.
„And, sadly, a number o