The latest death came after two people were killed Wednesday when an “Armageddon-like” blaze swept through parts of South Australia, leaving insurance claims of Aus$61 million (US$44 million) in its wake.
The 48-year-old firefighter collapsed and died after he and New South Wales state Rural Fire Service (RFS) colleagues were tackling a blaze near Cessnock, north of Sydney, late Thursday.
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