Firefighters blame under-resourcing for delayed response to fatal blaze | ABC NEWS

Firefighters say the death of a 3-year-old boy in Melbourne on Sunday night might have been prevented if the local fire station was better equipped.

The Melbourne suburb of Tarneit has only one fire truck, which was busy attending another job in neighbouring suburb Werribee when the call went out, costing emergency crews crucial minutes before arriving at the scene.

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