Victims of the devastating 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfire have initiated one of the largest class actions in South Australian history, seeking more than $200 million in compensation.

The fire on December 20, 2019, impacted numerous South Australians, destroying more than 80 homes, ravaging over 20,000 hectares, and tragically claiming one life.

The class action lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of SA Power Networks, attributing the fire's origin to a fallen pine tree impacting a powerline.

Lawyers for the thousands of plaintiffs claim that SA Power Networks failed to adequately maintain the powerlines, despite prior incidents of trees falling in the area.

"When a fire's an act of God – lightning, something like that – you just have to take that that's how life is and things like that

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