Yesterday we brought you part one of an investigation into one of the Black Summer bushfires, which was the result of a backburn lit by the NSW Rural Fire Service, and the search for answers as to why it escaped. 

Today, investigative reporter Harriet Alexander takes you inside the decisions that led to the backburn, from the phone hook-up where the fateful call was made to bring it forward, to the moment the fire got out of control.

We also explore why the RFS has been reluctant to talk about it.

This is episode two: From the inside.

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