Oz braced for ‘worst fire danger day ever’

Australians were bracing for what officials warned could be the worst fire danger day ever seen, as police searched for some 100 people still missing in ravaged Tasmania.

Oz braced for ‘worst fire danger day ever’
Tue, 08 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Declan Jones, Sydney

Prime minister Julia Gillard urged Australians to be vigilant in coming days, with scorching temperatures predicted in several states and hundreds of blazes already raging.

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