Fifty years after Black Tuesday, farmer Ian Young still wears the scars of the worst jungle fire in Tasmania.
Then 24-February 7, 1967-year-
Mr. Lao Yang was one of more than 900 injured in the raging fire in Hobart and its surrounding areas, killing 62 people.
Live in Bruni Island, southern capital, Bazaar-
The man with his hair and healthy figure jumped on a tractor and ploughed through his farmland, hoping to burn one of the 110 fires threatening the country.
"Next, there is a wall of flames on my head. . .
"It could have reached 100 km/h," Mr Yang told AAP . ". On that pitch-
In the black summer afternoon, the temperature reached 39 degrees, and Mr. Yang's hands, arms and face were burned.
"In fact, I stayed on the tractor, that 20-
The foot flame passed over me and I was a little protected in the center of the tractor, "he said.
Mr. Yang drove about a mile, parked the tractor in a safe place, and walked home.
"It was the beginning of the pain," he said . "
"They put me in the car and took me to the ferry (PIER) where there was a lady who used to be a nurse during the war. . .
She put me in the water like waving a wand on me.
"A few hours before Mr Yang arrived at Royal Hobart Hospital, the entire floor had been cleared --
Temporarily built a densecare ward.
It will be his home in the next five weeks.
"(The fire) is too hot to take out all the faces on my watch," said Mr. Yang . ".
"My nails are dead.
"You can still see the burning place in me, but it's amazing how the body heals.
But this is a slow recovery.
"It took me a while to get back to health.
"There was no consultation or help in those days.
My philosophy is to stick to it.
The scars have healed over time.
As long as you continue, there is nothing else to do.
The town of Colbrook north of Hobart was almost completely destroyed by fire.
Betty Burke was a high school student at the time, and she remembered sitting on a bus watching farmers shoot and burn sheep.
It was burnt black as it passed through the hill.
"The sheep that are still wandering around are burned, the Kangaroos are burned, all the cattle are found and badly burned," she said . ".
"It's terrible.
For a few days, we all smelled burnt animals in the whole town.
"Our town has never recovered from this terrible day.
"Both the young gentleman and MS Burke tell their story as part of the commemoration of" stolimap ", which was commemorated by King Leslie of the fire department of Tasmania state
"These stories are always very powerful because people will tell them as they did yesterday," MS Kim said . ".
"It's a very devastating thing that has had a considerable impact on people's lives and they still feel that impact 50 years later.
"The commemoration will take place on Tuesday to mark the 50 th anniversary of the Black Tuesday, with the main events scheduled in the town of Snug, including a fleet of fire engines.