Lyceum Hotel owner speaks about Longreach fire

Sally Gall
Updated June 18 2018 - 11:41pm, first published 12:55pm
Wreckage: The first floor of the Lyceum Hotel collapsed onto the ground floor at around 3am last Friday morning, after the fire began at around 8pm the previous evening. Picture: Sally Cripps.
Wreckage: The first floor of the Lyceum Hotel collapsed onto the ground floor at around 3am last Friday morning, after the fire began at around 8pm the previous evening. Picture: Sally Cripps.

As the Lyceum Hotel in Longreach was burning last Thursday evening, its owner, Lee McCracken, was watching the shocking vision live from St George.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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