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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Nsw bushfires coronial inquiry hears details about delayed emergency alerts limited phone reception | History Defined

Poor mobile phone coverage and the timeliness of bushfire emergency alerts have been highlighted as systemic issues in New South Wales during the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires.

The fatal Kangawalla fire, which devastated the town of Wytaliba near Glenn Innes on November 8 during 2019, was on Wednesday used as a case study by the NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry at Lidcombe to examine the issues in detail. 

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