Childers blaze pain runs deep 20 years on

By Tracey Ferrier
Updated June 19 2020 - 2:16pm, first published 2:10pm
Fifteen people died in the arson attack on the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, Queensland.
Fifteen people died in the arson attack on the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, Queensland.

When the phone blares in the middle of the night, it's never good news for a cop in a quiet country town. Invariably someone is missing, injured or dead.

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