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Page last updated at 06:49 GMT, Monday, 11 May 2009 07:49 UK

Australia fires inquiry begins

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A public inquiry has opened in Australia into the bush fires in Victoria state in February which claimed at least 170 lives and destroyed some 2,000 homes.

The Royal Commission will look at the official response, and whether warning systems were adequate.

Phil Mercer reports.

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