Man suffers burns while defending property near Tumbarumba

A man defending his home near Tumbaruba has been flown to Concord Hospital after suffering burns. The man was injured yesterday afternoon on a property south of Tumbarumba, RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said. “That person has suffered serious burns,” Mr Fitzsimmons said. “He was emergency extricated in a water bombing helicopter and taken to Wagga…

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