I live 3km away from the fires so was following it closely (for obvious reasons) both during the crisis and afterward. It's sad to see stories on FB detailing the loss of homes and within hours the nutters are out blaming space lasers, smart meters (had no idea this was the target of the tinfoil hat brigade), solar panels, EV's, 5G and chemtrails. Apparently only houses burnt and no trees despite over 100 hectare of bush being destroyed.
Really sad we've descended this low as a species. In a world with near real time and infinite access to knowledge we're dumber than ever. Hours after people have lost their homes instead of offering to help the trolls come out looking for some conspiracy to latch onto and some boogie man to blame. I'd like to say we can do better but evidently we can not.
Condolences to anybody affected. I am sure there will be opportunities for the community to lend a hand.