"Toen ik het welkomstbord Childers zag [...] schoot ik toch wel een soort van vol"

CHILDERS ANNIVERSARY

Brisbane, July 19, 2001. The damaged facade of the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, a year after a fire gutted the building taking the lives of 15 young travellers. A year on from the tragedy one of the victims is still to be identified, the cause of the fire is still a mystery and a trial against accused arsonist and murderer Robert Long is still months off commencing. Credit: AAP Image/Ainsley Pavey

Maandag is het 25 jaar geleden dat er brand werd gesticht in een hostel in Childers (QLD). 15 backpackers kwamen om het leven waaronder twee Nederlanders. Rob Jansen overleefde de brand en is nu in Australië voor de herdenking.


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