Class action likely over State Mine fire

Updated July 8 2014 - 3:17pm, first published 12:00am
Dane's Way, Mr Irvine, where property was lost in the State Mine fire last October.
Dane's Way, Mr Irvine, where property was lost in the State Mine fire last October.
Leading a class action, Brendan Pendergast.
Leading a class action, Brendan Pendergast.

A report which found that Defence personnel were responsible for the State Mine bushfire which destroyed two homes at Mr Irvine and three others further west has added weight to fire victims' rights to compensation, according to a senior barrister.

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