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Maui's chief of emergency management resigns

Maui's chief of emergency management resigns

One day after his first appearance at a press conference about Maui's deadly fires a week ago, Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya has resigned.

Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110

Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110

Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110

Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110

US President Joe Biden will visit the Maui resort town of Lahaina where last week's fire killed at least 110 people and destroyed more than 2000 buildings.

Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui police are urging patience as a painstaking search for victims from last week's inferno continues, with 106 people dead and hundreds still missing.

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Maui search 25 per cent complete, toll grows to 99

Maui search 25 per cent complete, toll grows to 99

Nearly a week after a devastating fire in the resort town of Lahaina, Hawaii, many residents are still unable to return to their homes.

Russia petrol station fire kills 27, injures 66

Russia petrol station fire kills 27, injures 66

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fire at a petrol station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan.

Maui fires kill 96, search for the missing continues

Maui fires kill 96, search for the missing continues

Almost 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Maui wildfires Hawaii's worst natural disaster.

Maui wildfires deadliest in a century as toll hits 93

Maui wildfires deadliest in a century as toll hits 93

Emergency workers are painting X's on buildings to signal a search for bodies and HR to show they found human remains in the Hawaiian town levelled by fire.

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Warnings questioned as Hawaii fire death toll hits 80

Warnings questioned as Hawaii fire death toll hits 80

Warnings questioned as Hawaii fire death toll hits 80

Warnings questioned as Hawaii fire death toll hits 80

A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.

One man dead, two others escape house fire

One man dead, two others escape house fire

One man dead, two others escape house fire

One man dead, two others escape house fire

One man has died after a fire broke out in a house in Apollo Bay, southwestern Victoria, with police asking for anyone with information to come forward.

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.

Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war

Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war

Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war

Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war

Victoria Police is probing whether an attack on a Melbourne tobacconist is the latest in a string of firebombings connected to warring crime gangs.

Fires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaii paradise

Fires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaii paradise

Fires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaii paradise

Fires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaii paradise

At least 36 people have died in wildfires that have devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui in scenes described as being "like a war zone".

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Barely a year after floods devastated northern NSW, communities are bracing for the return of catastrophic bushfires sparked by hot and dry conditions.

Probe intensifies into blaze that killed man, five boys

Probe intensifies into blaze that killed man, five boys

Probe intensifies into blaze that killed man, five boys

Probe intensifies into blaze that killed man, five boys

The premier and emergency chiefs have met first responders as investigations continue into a devastating Queensland blaze that killed a man and five boys.

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Wait on union as firefighters offered pay rise, bonuses

A significant pay rise and bonuses are part of a deal offered to Victoria's firefighters union, Premier Daniel Andrews says.

Plea for answers as community mourns loss of boys, dad

A shell-shocked island community wants answers as police investigate a deadly blaze that claimed the lives of a man and five young boys.

Queensland fire: bodies of five children, father found

A mother has survived a devastating early morning house fire on Queensland's Russell Island that has claimed the lives of her husband and five sons.

Vic firefighters want enhanced presumptive cancer laws

Firefighters have called on the Victorian Parliament to back a bill that would expand the number of cancers included in presumptive legislation to 20.

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Firefighters' compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers

Western Australia's government has announced presumptive laws will be expanded to allow firefighters to be compensated if they develop eight additional cancers.

Body found after fire destroys rural camper trailer

Police are investigating the cause of a fatal camper trailer fire in southeast Queensland, with a body was found inside after fire crews doused the blaze.

Firefighters join Greens to back cancer compo expansion

Victorian firefighters are backing a Greens pitch to expand the state's presumptive cancer scheme to bring it up to par with federal laws.

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen

Artificial intelligence and bushfire simulators could revolutionise traditional firefighting, as fire seasons get worse and more complex, experts say.

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

A CSIRO study has shown air purifiers that target very fine particles do a good job of boosting air quality when bushfires take hold.

Greece PM says climate change 'not an excuse' on fires

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece must reform its firefighting and fire prevention policies and do more to alleviate the effects of climate change.

Climate index hints at higher destructive bushfire risk

Australia potentially faces a return to destructive bushfire seasons as conditions shift towards less extreme rainfall and rising extreme temperatures.

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