Woman in wheelchair died after Melbourne firefighters went to wrong address, coroner finds
by Australian Associated Press from on (#6HSQ0)
Victorian coroner calls for changes to Fire Rescue Victoria policy after firefighters took two hours to attend fire
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It took more than two hours for emergency services to find a woman in a wheelchair inside a burning home after she called for help.
Firefighters, who may have been relying on a printed map, initially went to the wrong address. By the time they finally found her, Vivianne Rodger was dead.
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