What the records say
- When
- 23 Jun 2000
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 25.24° S, 152.28° E
- Description
- arson attack in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 2000
- Deaths
- 15
Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire
Arson attack in Queensland in 2000
The Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire on 23 June 2000 killed 15 backpackers – nine women and six men – at the former Palace Hotel in the town of Childers, Queensland, Australia, which had been converted into a backpacker hostel. Robert Paul Long was arrested for lighting the fire and charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment.
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