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Director faults firefighters over toxic recycling blaze

Director faults firefighters over toxic recycling blaze

A former company director once responsible for processing 60 per cent of Victoria's recyclable waste has partly blamed firefighters for a major toxic blaze.

Health alert as factory destroyed in suspicious blaze

Health alert as factory destroyed in suspicious blaze

Health alert as factory destroyed in suspicious blaze

Health alert as factory destroyed in suspicious blaze

A factory has been destroyed by flames after a car was driven inside the premises and set alight, sparking a health alert for the nearby community.

Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Autumn bushfire danger as hot and dry conditions linger

Much of Australia's southern coastline is expected to remain at heightened risk of bushfire with hot and dry conditions forecast to persist beyond summer.

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A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old pine intact but ancient trees scorched

A 3000-year-old Huon pine has avoided bushfire damage, but other ancient trees on Tasmania’s west coast have been scorched.

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

Man on trial for setting fire to neighbour over noise

A man has faced the first day of trial accused of pouring accelerant onto a neighbour and setting her on fire during a late night dispute over noise.

Cool change eases fire risk as popular track reopens

Cool change eases fire risk as popular track reopens

A cool change is bringing relief to parts of Australia's southeast after multiple states endured searing temperatures.

Hot winds heighten risk as bushfires rage, bans issued

Hot winds heighten risk as bushfires rage, bans issued

Hot, dry and windy conditions are bringing heightened fire danger to Australia's southeast as an out-of-control blaze rages and with widespread bans in place.

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Warnings downgraded but out-of-control blazes continue

Warnings downgraded but out-of-control blazes continue

Warnings downgraded but out-of-control blazes continue

Warnings downgraded but out-of-control blazes continue

Hot, gusty conditions are forecast to continue as out-of-control bushfires burn in several parts of Australia's southeast.

Brave neighbour tried to save residents in deadly blaze

Brave neighbour tried to save residents in deadly blaze

Brave neighbour tried to save residents in deadly blaze

Brave neighbour tried to save residents in deadly blaze

Scenes of shock and panic have been recalled by neighbours near a fire that killed a mother and her young daughter as investigators work to determine its cause.

Better water systems needed to survive firestorms

Better water systems needed to survive firestorms

Better water systems needed to survive firestorms

Better water systems needed to survive firestorms

Recent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighbourhoods showed water utilities generally are not designed to respond to large urban fires.

Police close in on arsonists after innocent life lost

Police close in on arsonists after innocent life lost

Police close in on arsonists after innocent life lost

Police close in on arsonists after innocent life lost

The death of an innocent beloved burlesque performer after a home she was in was set alight in a case of mistaken identity has been linked to tobacco gang wars.

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Investigators say an overcharged e-bike battery was likely the cause of a house fire that killed a man in the western suburbs of a capital city.

Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

An early brush with bushfires left a Victorian mother's boy anxious over climate change, so now she tries to help kids understand how their world is changing.

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

A fire at a construction site in the South Korean city of Busan has killed six people, officials say.

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'High risk' uncontrolled bushfire threatens mining town

Out-of-control bushfires are threatening small communities as weather conditions change, with residents preparing to escape and evacuation centres established.

Four dead, 24 injured after store blast in Taiwan mall

Authorities in Taiwan say an explosion at a department store in Taichung city has killed four people.

Lives under threat as uncontrolled bushfires rage

Residents and visitors in a remote part of Australia have been urged to take action as bushfires threaten lives and homes.

Blazes continue to cause closure of popular hike track

A popular bushwalking track will be closed for at least another two weeks as firefighters face challenging conditions to contain the out-of-control blazes.

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Weather on firefighters' side in race to control blazes

Concerns have been raised about how health services deal with fire threats, as a cool change offered fire crews a chance to contain raging blazes.

Fears lightning to strike twice as fire threat lingers

The danger isn't over in fire-hit areas now threatened by new lightning strikes, with emergency crews backburning as a cool change sweeps in.

Homes lost, fire crew's lucky escape from burning ute

One of 114 fires started by dry lightning has destroyed two homes and a shed, while another blaze engulfed an emergency vehicle as wild weather lashes a state.

Fire-ravaged state on high alert for 'killer' heatwave

There will be no reprieve from a summer heatwave for several days for residents of a bushfire-ravaged state as conditions fuel blazes.

Beyonce leads nominees for Grammys shaped by wildfires

The Recording Academy has reformatted the 67th Grammy Awards to help victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Firefighters rush to contain blazes ahead of heatwave

A few days of hot weather poses fresh risks for firefighters battling blazes and nearby communities.

Inside the fight to save towns in path of fire disaster

As they continue to battle bushfires which have ripped through a major national park, firefighters are worried about what the future holds for small towns.

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