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Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Valencia's mayor says 105 people have been rehoused following a huge fire that ripped through an apartment block and killed at least nine people.

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Fire crews are set to fight a massive bushfire in western Victoria for days before another spike in severe conditions is forecast.

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

Arsonist hunt after two die in 'targeted' shop fire

A panel shop fire that spread to a neighbouring factory and killed two people in Melbourne is believed to be a targeted attack.

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Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Remote bushfires may have been deliberately lit

Authorities believe two bushfires sparked on a day of severe heat in Tasmania's highlands may have been deliberately lit.

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Almost 30 communities are expected to be impacted by a bushfire in western Victoria as authorities warn conditions will get worse before they get better.

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Businesses torched in lead-up to boxing match

Two venues have been torched in the lead-up to a former bikie's boxing match and police say neither business is linked to an illegal tobacco conflict.

Eyre Highway remains closed in WA amid bushfire

Eyre Highway remains closed in WA amid bushfire

Part of the Eyre Highway in WA remains shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

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Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Part of the Eyre Highway in Western Australia has been shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

A total fire ban has been announced for most of Victoria as hot, dry and windy conditions bear down on southern Australia.

Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Firefighters are battling an out-of-control bushfire threatening patrons at a theme park and ice skating rink in Perth.

Slow burn for traditional land management techniques

Slow burn for traditional land management techniques

Slow burn for traditional land management techniques

Slow burn for traditional land management techniques

Indigenous land managers, carbon industry practitioners, scientists and policy makers are sharing knowledge at a major fire forum.

Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

The Victorian opposition will push for an inquiry into the reliability of the state's transmission network after storms cut power to half a million properties.

Victorian home losses reach 46 as bushfires contained

Victorian home losses reach 46 as bushfires contained

Victorian home losses reach 46 as bushfires contained

Victorian home losses reach 46 as bushfires contained

The number of homes lost to raging bushfires in Victoria's Grampians region has risen to 46 after locals returned to survey the damage.

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

Residents in Victorian towns face a recovery that could last up to three years as locals return to survey the damage caused by bushfires to their properties.

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Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Bushfire has destroyed more than 40 homes on the edge of a national park where residents are returning to take stock of the devastation.

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.

Bushfire downgraded after campers, residents evacuated

A bushfire on Tasmania's northeast coast has been downgraded after it forced the evacuation of campers and residents.

Cheap, damaged e-scooters may be banned in apartments

Apartment managers will be encouraged to restrict the use of e-scooter "cheap imports" in by-laws and educate residents about using technology safely.

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Bushfire battle goes on after homes burnt in Grampians

Bushfire threat levels in Victoria's west have been reduced but fire crews are still working to contain multiple blazes.

Pomonal residents sheltering after raging fire

Residents in a small town in Victoria's west were forced to flee for their lives after an out-of-control bushfire ripped through their town.

Communities still in the dark after destructive storms

A dairy farmer is dead and around 135,000 properties remain without power in Victoria after storms knocked down transmission towers and lines.

Homes lost as bushfires continue to burn

Bushfires have destroyed an unknown number of homes and volunteer firefighters have suffered minor burns while battling blazes in Victoria's west.

Homes lost and firefighters injured as bushfires rage

Three fires are raging out of control in Victoria with people near the Grampians National Park ordered to shelter while those in Ballarat were told to evacuate.

Schools, parks close as catastrophic conditions tipped

Schools and national parks will close as parts of Victoria face the first catastrophic fire conditions since the Black Summer of 2019-20.

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Australia sweltered through its eighth-warmest year on record in 2023, according to a new report from the Bureau of Meteorology.

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