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A number of bushfires in the 2009 Black Saturday event in Victoria, Australia were started by downed power lines due to wind.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28305127

Class action, power company handed biggest payout ever at the time of $480 million.

Killed 119 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

As for water? The bushfires were just too big and engulfed entire townships.



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