Several fires were continuing to burn across the state, according to the Tasmanian Fire Service, including three rated as dangerous that were not under control.
At least 21 London tower blocks rated as a high fire risk by local councils were not visited by firefighters last year - despite flawed visits being a factor in the fatal Lakanal House fire.
If Farley figures that liquidated companies cut more workers than those that emerge from bankruptcy, then by the same logic he might conclude that junk-rated defaulting companies backed by private equity are probably more likely to fire and not hire than investment-grade companies.