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Solar battery faces compulsory recall after house fires

Solar battery faces compulsory recall after house fires

Australia's consumer watchdog is weighing up whether to issue a compulsory recall for an LG solar battery after 13 fires, including one that destroyed a house.

Chile forest fires kill 112, hundreds still missing

Chile forest fires kill 112, hundreds still missing

Chile forest fires kill 112, hundreds still missing

Chile forest fires kill 112, hundreds still missing

At least 112 people have been killed and hundreds are still missing as wildfires sweep through central Chile.

Fires kill at least 51 in Chile, toll likely to rise

Fires kill at least 51 in Chile, toll likely to rise

Fires kill at least 51 in Chile, toll likely to rise

Fires kill at least 51 in Chile, toll likely to rise

Authorities are concerned the death toll from forest fires raging across Chile will rise.

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Gas truck explosion torches Kenya depot, killing three

Gas truck explosion torches Kenya depot, killing three

At least three people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a gas truck exploded at a refilling plant in Kenya's capital.

Black Summer victims in 'dilemma' over $4.5m payout

Black Summer victims in 'dilemma' over $4.5m payout

Bushfire victims won $4.5 million in damages over a Black Summer blaze, but up to 70 people will have to split what is left after hefty legal costs.

Charges dropped over bushfire that razed 86 homes

Charges dropped over bushfire that razed 86 homes

Prosecutors have discontinued criminal charges against a man accused of starting a massive bushfire that destroyed 86 homes in Perth in 2021.

Woman's body found after house fire, children saved

Woman's body found after house fire, children saved

The body of a woman has been found in a burnt out Perth home after firefighters rescued two children who emerged unscathed from the blaze.

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Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

Volunteer firefighter dies responding to suss blaze

A member of the Country Fire Authority has collapsed and died while responding to a suspicious fire in Victoria's west.

Out-of-control bushfire downgraded in WA's south

Out-of-control bushfire downgraded in WA's south

Out-of-control bushfire downgraded in WA's south

Out-of-control bushfire downgraded in WA's south

Authorities have downgraded the warning level for an unpredictable bushfire in Western Australia's south after people were evacuated from the area.

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigators have stepped up the hunt for two men they believe can help with a probe into a suspicious school fire that caused $4 million worth of damage.

Scooter battery link to fatal fire at retirement home

Scooter battery link to fatal fire at retirement home

Scooter battery link to fatal fire at retirement home

Scooter battery link to fatal fire at retirement home

An 83-year-old man has died after a blaze suspected to have resulted from a mobility scooter battery ripped through his retirement home.

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

A Queensland region hit hard by a deadly bushfires has received $1 million in state-federal funding in a major boost to its recovery which may take years.

More homes destroyed as hot winds fan bushfire threat

More homes destroyed as hot winds fan bushfire threat

More homes destroyed as hot winds fan bushfire threat

More homes destroyed as hot winds fan bushfire threat

Unfavourable conditions are threatening containment lines after firefighters contained bushfires that have destroyed two homes north of Perth.

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Bushfires in Western Australia have flared in lingering heatwave conditions as firefighters battle to save homes and lives north of Perth.

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Blasts heard amid Melbourne tobacco shop fire

A fire at a tobacco shop in Melbourne's north is suspicious, police say after several explosions were heard.

RAAF base among areas under fire threat north of Perth

Several fires have broken out north of Perth including near the entrance to a Defence site and on the outskirts of a regional wheatbelt town.

Woman dies after firefighters go to wrong address

A disabled woman may have survived a deadly blaze if firefighters did not go to the wrong address when trying to find the fire, a Victorian coroner has found.

Arson attack probe over suspicious tobacco shop fire

An investigation is under way into whether a suspicious fire at a Melbourne tobacco shop is linked to a spate of arson attacks.

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Mercedes set on fire in second hit on Sydney home

Police are searching for a motive behind two arson attacks at the same Sydney home in a few days after a luxury car was destroyed.

Son charged with murder after woman dies in house fire

A man has been charged with multiple domestic violence-related offences after allegedly killing his mother in an arson attack on her home.

Man in custody over suspicious fatal house fire

Police have taken a man into custody after a body was found following a suspicious house fire in Hobart.

Ice cream shop fire after arson attacks linked to gangs

An ice cream shop fire is the latest blaze considered suspicious by police who believe dozens of arson attacks are linked to conflict between rival gangs.

Recycling factory fire sends black smoke billowing

A blaze at a metal recycling factory in Melbourne's outer west has been contained but firefighters will work overnight to extinguish it.

Man dies after unit blaze as police investigate cause

Police and Fire Investigation and Research unit officers are investigating the cause of a major unit fire which claimed the life of a 45-year-old man.

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for an unpredictable blaze threatening fishing towns in Western Australia.

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