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April 30th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Two runners who were left with horrific burns after fire swept through the Kimberly Ultramarathon course in 2011 are considering suing the race organiser for millions of dollars in medical bills.
Turia Pitt, 24, and Kate Sanderson,35, were seriously injured while competing in the 100km outback running event on September 2 last year.
As they ran from Kununurra to El Questro a fire swept through a rocky gorge and trapped the women.
At a parliamentary inquiry yesterday, Ms Pitt’s lawyer Greg Walsh revealed his client’s medical bills have already exceeded $2 million, Perth Now reports.
Ms Pitt suffered burns to 64 percent of her body including her face, neck, arms legs and back and now wears a compression suit over her body, head and face.
Her eyelids were spared thanks to goggles she was wearing at the time but the four fingers and thumb on her right hand had to be amputated.
Ms Sanderson has had part of her left foot amputated and was burnt on her buttocks, hands legs and ears.
Mr Walsh said the organisers of the event, Racing the Planet, should be held accountable because they allowed runners to continue despite knowing about the fire, effectively allowing them to run straight into its course.
“They took no steps to warn them about the approaching fire,” he said
“And then… when they suffered their horrific injuries at about 1.15 to 1.20pm, they weren’t evacuated until 5pm in the afternoon.”
It took more than an hour for a Racing the Planet representative to call triple-0.
Mr Walsh said Ms Pitt’s partner Michael was now her full-time carer. They paid $20,000 out of their own pockets towards medical bills and were now receiving Centrelink benefits.
Private health insurance paid for the bulk of medical costs but the pair has been left with no money and has received no help from Racing The Planet.
“[Turia and Kate] would like it to be known to the West Australian community that they have suffered horrific injuries,” Mr Walsh told the inquiry.
“They will be in need of surgical intervention and treatment for the rest of their lives and they have got no assistance, to date, from Racing the Planet — and that’s a true tragedy.”
The inquiry was ordered in February to consider whether the organisation took reasonable steps to ensure the safety of its competitors.
It also examined whether government departments such as Tourism WA and emergency services did enough to protect and rescue those in danger.
Racing The Planet spokesman Mike Groves said the organisation “greatly regrets the injuries to competitors but is not in a position to comment about the testimony by other competitors”.
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