Show Notes
It's just after midnight. June 23, 2000. Fire station officer in charge Curl Santacaterina is fast asleep when he's paged to attend a job a few streets away from his Childers home. His crew, which includes Hayden Whittaker, is about to attend the biggest job of their careers. A fire which would forever change the small Queensland highway town, its residents and the lives of everyone staying at the Palace Backpackers Hostel. Written and produced by Paul Cochrane Original music, sound design & editing by Zoltan Fecso Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/childers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/childers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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