A defence chief has apologised over a massive bushfire in NSW that destroyed homes after being sparked during a military training exercise west of Sydney.
The State Mine bushfire continued to rage at an emergency level between Lithgow and the Blue Mountains today, more than a week after it began during explosives training on army land.
Acting Chief of Defence, Air Marshall Mark Binskin (pictured above), says a small fire that started during a routine training exercise at Marrangaroo on October 16 was responsible for the blaze, which has burnt out nearly 50,000 hectares of land.
“I do apologise, because it has been identified that this fire was the start of this mine fire,” he told reporters at Rural Fire Service headquarters .... http://www.hangthebankers.com
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