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Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Houses, shacks and cars have been damaged by an out-of-control fire as emergency warnings are issued in two states.

'Rapidly evolving day': bushfires spark emergencies

'Rapidly evolving day': bushfires spark emergencies

'Rapidly evolving day': bushfires spark emergencies

'Rapidly evolving day': bushfires spark emergencies

Out-of-control bushfires resulted in multiple emergency evacuation warnings in one state amid high winds which grounded aerial efforts.

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong is stripping scaffolding nets off all buildings undergoing renovation after the material was suspected of powering an inferno that killed 159 people.

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HK fire toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six

HK fire toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six

Hong Kong police have completed a search for bodies inside all seven of the eight high-rise residential towers as the death toll from a fire rises to 159.

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

More bodies have been found at a Hong Kong apartment complex following the city's deadliest fire in decades, including an infant and a 97-year-old.

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Authorities have set up an independent inquiry to investigate a horrific fire in Hong Kong that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

The netting on apartment buildings that caught fire in a horrific inferno in Hong Kong wasn't up to code, authorities say, as the death toll rises to 151.

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'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

Firefightersbattling a series of out-of-control bushfires have also had to contend with unauthorised drones as detectives investigate possible arson links.

'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

A firefighting drill delayed train services on the opening day of a major city's long-awaited underground line.

Anger over deadly HK blaze as Beijing issues warning

Anger over deadly HK blaze as Beijing issues warning

Anger over deadly HK blaze as Beijing issues warning

Anger over deadly HK blaze as Beijing issues warning

Anger is growing over the fire that tore through seven high-rise blocks in Hong Kong, amid calls for accountability as China warns against disrupting the city.

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Multiple emergency warnings and evacuation orders are in place as an out-of-control bushfire threatens homes, with some residents told it is too late to leave.

Flames leap 15 metres into the air in huge factory fire

Flames leap 15 metres into the air in huge factory fire

Flames leap 15 metres into the air in huge factory fire

Flames leap 15 metres into the air in huge factory fire

A huge blaze at the site of a chemicals factory is being tackled by about 200 firefighters, with flames being sent as high as 15 metres into the air.

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128

Crews in Hong Kong have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire, as the city pays tribute to the scores who died in the tragedy.

HK fire toll rises to 128, rescuers make final search

HK fire toll rises to 128, rescuers make final search

HK fire toll rises to 128, rescuers make final search

HK fire toll rises to 128, rescuers make final search

The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong residential complex has risen to 128 after more bodies were found in the blackened towers, authorities say.

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‘Negligent’ builders blamed for HK blaze that killed 55

Police have revealed that unsafe materials might be behind a Hong Kong apartment inferno, as the blaze was brought under control and the death toll rose to 55.

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

Holidaymakers have been put on high alert for the bushfire season with concerns conditions could be as dangerous as those that led to the Black Saturday blazes.

Four dead as fire rages through Hong Kong high-rise

At least four people are dead and an unknown number are trapped after a massive fire engulfed high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong.

Threat eases but blazes continue to burn out of control

Bushfire season has well and truly started on the east coast and while the immediate danger has passed there are still dozens of fires out of control.

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'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

A firefighter has died in the line of duty, with his body discovered after his colleagues noticed he had gone missing while battling a rural blaze.

Fire disrupts COP30, 13 treated for smoke inhalation

Thirteen people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at the COP30 venue in Brazil, organisers say.

Synagogue arsonist was seeing zombies, hearing voices

A man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue but a magistrate has accepted he did not intentionally target the place of worship.

Man charged with manslaughter of children dies on bail

Prosecutors have withdrawn all charges against a man over the deaths of two children in a house fire after he died while on bail.

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Indian police say the explosion of a car in a busy market and tourist area of the capital Delhi killing eight is being investigated as an act of terror.

Heartbroken father mourns children lost in house fire

The father of two young children killed in a house fire is struggling to accept their loss after being away for cancer treatment when tragedy struck.

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

A small community has been rocked by the discovery of four bodies in the charred remains of a home, including two children under two years old.

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