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Residents told to take cover as heat, wind flare fires

Residents told to take cover as heat, wind flare fires

Firefighters have gained the upper hand over a fire in the NSW Upper Hunter but continue to battle blazes across the state amid hot and windy conditions.

Two children killed, another two injured in shed fire

Two children killed, another two injured in shed fire

Two children killed, another two injured in shed fire

Two children killed, another two injured in shed fire

Two children are dead while another two have been airlifted to hospital after being seriously injured in a shed fire.

Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

After firefighters spent days battling a central Queensland blaze, residents have finally been told they can return to their homes.

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Seven homes lost in northern NSW bushfire

Seven homes lost in northern NSW bushfire

A fire on the NSW mid-north coast that claimed the life of a man defending his property has also destroyed several other houses.

Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links

Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links

A police chemist is investigating the cause of a blaze that badly damaged a gym with alleged bikie links in Melbourne's north.

Residents flee their homes, house destroyed by fire

Residents flee their homes, house destroyed by fire

Bushfires in Queensland have continued to spread to properties, forcing residents to flee their homes.

Tributes for man who died trying to save farm from fire

Tributes for man who died trying to save farm from fire

Loved ones of 56-year-old Richard Mainey say he died trying to save the family farm from a bushfire as crews continue battling raging blazes in northern NSW.

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Warning after Victorians lose control of 115 burn-offs

Warning after Victorians lose control of 115 burn-offs

Warning after Victorians lose control of 115 burn-offs

Warning after Victorians lose control of 115 burn-offs

The Country Fire Authority has called on Victorians to register and monitor their private burn-offs in preparation for this year's bushfire season.

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

A bushfire is threatening homes in the Western Australian town of Corrigin, southeast of Perth, with the hospital evacuated and residents urged to leave.

Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Queensland remains under an extreme fire danger warning for a second day with emergency services tackling two blazes.

Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast

Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast

Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast

Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast

The body of a man has been found at a property near Kempsey on the NSW mid-north coast, after a bushfire swept through the area.

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Extreme fire danger warnings are in place on the east coast and Northern Territory due to high temperatures across Queensland and the NT and high winds in NSW.

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers and Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib have described the death of a firefighter on the job as a tragedy.

Residents return after dangerous blaze threatened homes

Residents return after dangerous blaze threatened homes

Residents return after dangerous blaze threatened homes

Residents return after dangerous blaze threatened homes

Firefighters have brought a dangerous grassfire in Queensland under control as residents receive the green light to return home.

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Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

A 44-year-old man has died and WorkSafe is investigating after a chemical explosion led to a factory fire in Melbourne's west.

'No one immune': summer fire season hotspots revealed

Suburban areas of several Australian capital cities are at an increased risk this fire season, new research has revealed.

Twenty fire crews battling far north Queensland blaze

A watch and act alert remains in place for residents in Mutchilba as some 20 crews are on scene battling a bushfire in far north Queensland.

High-end electric car recalled due to battery fire risk

More than 200 high-end electric sports cars from Porsche have been recalled due to insufficient sealing around their batteries that could lead to a fire.

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Stay away: major emergency warning for Queensland fire

People who have left the vicinity of an out-of-control bushfire in Queensland's Fraser Coast region have been warned to stay away as conditions remain unsafe.

Fire threat reduced in Alice Springs

The NT Fire and Rescue Service says the threat from a bushfire burning near an Alice Springs suburb has reduced.

Brief reprieve for fire crews ahead of hot, dry weather

More than 400 NSW firefighters will use cool weather over the weekend to extinguish blazes ahead of a return to dry conditions.

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Firefighters and scientific experts have been called in to deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a NSW plant producing blocks that sit at temperatures of 600C.

Cooler weather helps crews extinguish blazes across NSW

Rain and cooler weather have helped firefighters extinguish most of the fires burning across NSW this week but one region is expected to remain in high danger.

More than 100 Vic homes may be inundated as rivers rise

Victorian rivers are flooding after days of heavy rain, especially in the east where residents have been told to leave due to increased threat.

Three homes lost in destructive NSW bushfire

Easing conditions have allowed fire crews to start counting the homes lost after a large blaze rushed through coastal communities in southern NSW.

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