By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 11:02 AEDT, 18 March 2022 | Updated: 12:35 AEDT, 18 March 2022
Telstra tower in Australia’s anti-vaxxer capital is suddenly BURNED down by vandals in the middle of the night – leaving flooded town where 5G conspiracy theories have run rampant cut off from communications
- Blaze at Telstra communication tower in Mullumbimby has cut communications
- Authorities say early morning blaze was deliberately lit, tower now a crime scene
- It has sparked widespread community outrage and described as deplorable act
- Tower damaged second time this month in the wake of floods in northern NSW
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The hunt is on to find the alleged arsonists who set a Telstra communications tower alight in Australia’s anti-vaxxer capital, sparking widespread community anger.
Firefighters have shared extraordinary footage of the top of a tower burning in Mullumbimby in far northern NSW after emergency services were called to the scene early Friday morning.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway with the site declared as a crime scene as community leaders and residents vent their anger.
Authorities say the blaze was deliberately lit, which has cut mobile phone coverage in the town for the second time within weeks.
The close-knit community is still cleaning up and getting back on its feet after widespread flooding devastated the region and caused damage to the tower earlier this month.
It may be several days before coverage is restored.
