Hazelwood
Doig, Tom2019
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Early in the afternoon of February 9, 2014, during the worst drought and heatwave south-eastern Australia had experienced in over a century, two separate bushfires raged towards the massive Hazelwood open-pit brown coal mine, near Morwell in the Latrobe Valley. The fires overwhelmed local fire-fighting efforts and sent a skyful of embers sailing on to millions of square metres of exposed, highly flammable brown coal. Twelve hours later, the mine was burning. The Hazelwood mine fire burned out of control for 45 days straight. As the air filled with toxic smoke and ash, residents of the Latrobe Valley became ill, afraid – and angry. Up against an unresponsive corporation and an indifferent government, the community banded together, turning tragedy into a political fight. In Hazelwood, Tom Doig reveals the decades of decisions that led to the fire, and gives an intimate account of the first moments of the blaze and the dark months that followed. This is a gripping and immediate report of one of the worst environmental and public health disasters in Australian history.
Main title:
Hazelwood / Tom Doig.
Author:
Doig, Tom, author
Imprint:
[Melbourne, Victoria] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019.©2019
Collation:
287 pages : map ; 24 cm
Notes:
"A fire that burned for forty-five days. A town choking on smoke and ash. A community that fought back."--cover.Includes bibliographical references (page [289]).
ISBN:
97801437933429780143793342
Dewey class:
303.485
Language:
English
Subject:
Coal mines and mining -- Victoria -- HazelwoodMine fires -- Victoria -- Hazelwood -- Health aspectsMine fires -- Victoria -- Hazelwood -- Political aspectsFire investigation -- Victoria -- HazelwoodIndustrial accidents -- Victoria -- HazelwoodAir -- Pollution -- Victoria -- Hazelwood -- Health aspectsMine fires -- Victoria -- Hazelwood -- Prevention and controlMorwell (Vic.) -- History
BRN:
353819
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 303.485 DOI | Available |