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Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

A bushfire near a tourist hotspot on Tasmania's east coast sparked the evacuation of campers and forced some people to sleep in their cars overnight.

Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

A warning urging people to seek shelter has been issued as a bushfire burns out of control on Tasmania's east coast near the popular Freycinet Peninsula.

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Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.

No relief for days as eastern heatwave spreads

No relief for days as eastern heatwave spreads

Firefighters are working to bring blazes under control as several states swelter through heatwave conditions.

Fire engulfs 18-storey building in Sudanese capital

Fire engulfs 18-storey building in Sudanese capital

An 18-storey tower in the centre of Khartoum has caught fire during clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Residents in Emerald in central Queensland have been told they can return to their homes after earlier evacuating over a fast-moving bushfire.

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NT mega fire under control, but crews remain on alert

NT mega fire under control, but crews remain on alert

NT mega fire under control, but crews remain on alert

NT mega fire under control, but crews remain on alert

Authorities are catching their breath as a huge blaze in the Northern Territory is downgraded after threatening towns for more than a week.

Reinforcements from across border help slow mega-blaze

Reinforcements from across border help slow mega-blaze

Reinforcements from across border help slow mega-blaze

Reinforcements from across border help slow mega-blaze

Firefighters are making headway against a huge fire that continues to threaten 3000 residents in a remote Northern Territory town.

Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

A fire almost five times the size of the ACT has burst containment lines as Northern Territory authorities scramble to keep up with the fast-moving blaze.

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

As regional communities continue to pick up the pieces from devastating floods, Victoria will lurch back into a high-risk bushfire season this spring.

Children's Commissioner resigns after compensation ask

Children's Commissioner resigns after compensation ask

Children's Commissioner resigns after compensation ask

Children's Commissioner resigns after compensation ask

Colleen Gwynne demanded compensation after the NT government spent more than $260,000 trying to prosecute her for abuse of office.

Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Sydney's city centre and eastern suburbs were blanketed in smoke as major hazard reduction burns continue in a bid to mitigate bushfires this summer.

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

An anxious wait continues for the 3000 residents of Tenant Creek as a mega-blaze looms on the outskirts of the town.

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Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze

A fire three times the size of the ACT is rapidly moving through the Northern Territory outback, threatening towns along the way.

SA fire bombers sent to battle large bushfire in NT

South Australian fire bombers have been called in to fight a massive bushfire burning east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with fire bans in place.

Deadly fire 'a wake-up call': South African president

A deadly apartment building fire in Johannesburg has highlighted a housing crisis in the South African city, where poverty and unemployment are widespread.

Emergency warning as WA bushfire threatens lives, homes

An emergency warning is in place as a bushfire threatens lives and homes in the Mowanjum Community in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

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Dozens dead as fire guts South African apartment block

Fire has gutted a run-down apartment block in South Africa's capital, killing at least 73 people and injuring dozens more.

Man's body found after blaze rips through apartment

The body of a man has been found inside an apartment after a blaze broke out on the third floor of a residential complex in Sydney's inner city.

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

A car fire in Melbourne's north is believed to be linked to a series of firebombings orchestrated by crime syndicates behind Victoria's illegal tobacco trade.

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

A Victorian fire agency has sounded alarm bells over residents' attitudes towards immediate bushfire risk, following the latest community survey.

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Two homes have collapsed and two others are badly damaged after a massive fire with heat so intense it melted bins across the road.

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Twenty people are dead while "conditions remain difficult and in several cases, extreme", authorities say, as Greece faces another major outbreak of wildfires.

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Arson squad detectives have charged two 13-year-old boys over a suspicious multi-storey building inferno that caused chaos in Sydney's CBD.

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