Hazelwood fire cost more than $100 million

By Darren Gray
Updated September 3 2014 - 5:43am, first published 4:16am
The Morwell fire at Hazelwood Power Station cost $100 million to put out.
The Morwell fire at Hazelwood Power Station cost $100 million to put out.

Morwell residents Tamara-Lee Gane with her sons Marcus and Saxon. Saxon (red top) suffers from bad asthma since the fire. Photo: Justin McManus
Morwell residents Tamara-Lee Gane with her sons Marcus and Saxon. Saxon (red top) suffers from bad asthma since the fire. Photo: Justin McManus

The cost of the devastating Hazelwood coalmine fire has been estimated at more than $100 million, a cost borne by Victorian taxpayers, the local community and the owner and operator of the mine, GDF Suez.

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