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Bushfire inquiry report due as recommendations delayed

Bushfire inquiry report due as recommendations delayed

Conditions over the past 18 months have increased the risk of significant grass fires over the upcoming summer, the NSW emergency services minister says.

Camper airlifted to hospital after caravan explosion

Camper airlifted to hospital after caravan explosion

Camper airlifted to hospital after caravan explosion

Camper airlifted to hospital after caravan explosion

A caravan explosion has left a man seriously burned, with the victim airlifted to a Sydney hospital for further treatment after what police say was an accident.

Woman's body found after Adelaide house fire

Woman's body found after Adelaide house fire

Woman's body found after Adelaide house fire

Woman's body found after Adelaide house fire

A woman's body has been found after a house fire in suburban Adelaide.

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

Allies from around the world have promised to increase their help to Canada in its fight against hundreds of blazes that have swept through the country.

Canada wildfires blaze as smoky haze blankets US cities

Canada wildfires blaze as smoky haze blankets US cities

About 3.8 million hectares have already been burned as hundreds of out-of-control wildfires rage across Canada, blanketing US cities in smoke.

Sixty billion rainforest bugs lost in bushfire crisis

Sixty billion rainforest bugs lost in bushfire crisis

Sixty billion bugs were lost in Australian rainforests in the Black Summer bushfires and it's unclear when or if those invertebrates populations will recover.

Boy dies after suffering severe burns in house fire

Boy dies after suffering severe burns in house fire

West Australian police say a 13-year-old boy has died after being injured in a house fire at Geraldton.

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Cadaver dog enters razed site of Sydney factory fire

Cadaver dog enters razed site of Sydney factory fire

Cadaver dog enters razed site of Sydney factory fire

Cadaver dog enters razed site of Sydney factory fire

A cadaver dog has begun combing through a burned-out former factory as detectives investigate whether an accelerant was involved in a catastrophic Sydney fire.

Woman dead, 10yo boy critical following house fire

Woman dead, 10yo boy critical following house fire

Woman dead, 10yo boy critical following house fire

Woman dead, 10yo boy critical following house fire

Firefighters have rescued two boys aged nine and 10 from a burning house in regional NSW, while a missing woman's body was later found in the home.

Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire

Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire

Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire

Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire

Investigators are examining the scene of a house fire at Geraldton in Western Australia, where three teenage boys were badly burned.

Roads closed as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

Roads closed as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

Roads closed as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

Roads closed as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

Major roads have been blocked and firefighters are on the scene after a huge blaze broke out inside a building in Melbourne's southeast.

Crime scene established to investigate huge city fire

Crime scene established to investigate huge city fire

Crime scene established to investigate huge city fire

Crime scene established to investigate huge city fire

A heritage building gutted by fire in Sydney has officially been declared a crime scene after being handed over to police by fire crews.

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall are likely to bring a heightened bushfire risk to parts of inland NSW and central Australia this winter.

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of city fire building

Demolition of a former Sydney hat factory destroyed in a major fire has delayed the search for any human remains inside the building.

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Minister erupts as levy stokes council funding tensions

NSW councils hoping for a handout to cover new expenses for fire and emergency services have been told to get their own house in order.

Demolition job begins on Sydney building gutted by fire

A burnt-out former factory in central Sydney is slowly being demolished as police speak with a fourth teenage boy about the devastating blaze.

Demolition plans set for burnt-out Sydney factory

A burnt-out former hat factory in Sydney that was destroyed by a once-in-a-decade blaze is set to be demolished, allowing for a search for any bodies.

Police seek CCTV vision of Sydney inferno's beginnings

Fire investigators are appealing for anyone with vision from cars or CCTV footage of the streets immediately around the site of a huge CBD blaze in Sydney.

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Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze

Police and fire investigators say the site of a massive inner-city building fire in Sydney remains an exclusion zone, with demolition crews assessing risks.

Huge fire that toppled Sydney CBD building contained

A fire in Sydney's CBD that destroyed a seven-storey building has been contained after 120 firefighters tackled the huge blaze.

Men lucky to be alive after boat catches fire and sinks

Two men are shaken but uninjured after their boat caught fire and sank in waters south of Melbourne's city centre.

Cooking oil, heater warning after deadly shed fire

A coroner has highlighted the dangers of using heaters to dry towels and leaving cooking oil unattended after a fatal shed fire in Tasmania.

Lost Qld firefighter remembered as 'pillar of strength'

Izabella Nash has been hailed as an "outstanding" firefighter and "incredible human being" at a memorial service following her death after a factory blaze.

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