Innerscape, Part 1, Induction

Innerscape, Part 1, Induction.

January 13, 2102 - Three dead in horrific fire

…in local news, the bodies of two men and a woman were recovered from the burnt out shell of a house on the outskirts of Stradwick today. Unconfirmed reports suggest two other victims may have been airlifted to Melbourne during the blaze.
Located in the once green hills of Macedon, Stradwick is a small, domed enclave that was rebuilt after the devastating fires of ‘72 in which the original township was burned to the ground. Thirty years on, Stradwick has become the favoured weekend retreat of wealthy CEO’s and holo stars.
Francis Naismith, one of the ten permanent residents of the township, told me the burnt out house was a rental property administered by Greenhills Real Estate.
The spokesperson for Greenhills refused to comment on the identities of the deceased, or even if they had, in fact, been renting the property. Police also refused to comment, saying the relatives of the three deceased had not yet been notified. The local Fire Chief refused to comment whether arson was involved.
I did, however, manage to discover that the house had a sophisticated fire protection system of its own, above and beyond the protection afforded by the dome.
Why the fire protection system failed is just one of the baffling questions surrounding this tragic fire.
This is Jonathon Szabo for Victoria Today, reporting from Stradwick.