Australia: Police arrest man allegedly starting bushfires
23 November 2019 |
2:49 pm
New South Wales Police have detained a 20-year-old on suspicion of starting ablaze. Fires in the region have so far caused more than a million hectares of damage, with no end in sight, according to authorities.
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