To the people who say "Why didn't they leave?"....
*This* is why.
The man up the road is on fire | Herald Sun
CAROL Kane desperately searched evacuation centres in Bendigo for her husband, confident he had been rescued.
But Kevin “Mick” Kane, ill and housebound, did not make it out of his home alive.
Ms Kane began looking for Mick after fire ripped through the suburb of Long Gully, obliterating their home.
Neighbour Jenny Carolan said she spoke to Ms Kane on Saturday night at the Eaglehawk Leisure Centre, one of Bendigo’s evacuation points.
Ms Kane believed someone had saved her ill husband, who relied on a walking stick and a motorised scooter.
“I said, ‘Where is Mick?’ and Carol said, ‘We can’t find him’. She was pretty calm, she thought he’d been evacuated,” Ms Carolan said.
Mr Kane died alone in his Daniel St home as fire ripped through Long Gully after 5.30pm Saturday.
And, yes, there are ‘people’ who are asking that question. From the comfort of their safe homes.
The man up the road is on fire | Herald Sun
CAROL Kane desperately searched evacuation centres in Bendigo for her husband, confident he had been rescued.
But Kevin “Mick” Kane, ill and housebound, did not make it out of his home alive.
Ms Kane began looking for Mick after fire ripped through the suburb of Long Gully, obliterating their home.
Neighbour Jenny Carolan said she spoke to Ms Kane on Saturday night at the Eaglehawk Leisure Centre, one of Bendigo’s evacuation points.
Ms Kane believed someone had saved her ill husband, who relied on a walking stick and a motorised scooter.
“I said, ‘Where is Mick?’ and Carol said, ‘We can’t find him’. She was pretty calm, she thought he’d been evacuated,” Ms Carolan said.
Mr Kane died alone in his Daniel St home as fire ripped through Long Gully after 5.30pm Saturday.
And, yes, there are ‘people’ who are asking that question. From the comfort of their safe homes.