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Coroner to probe increasing number of battery fires

Coroner to probe increasing number of battery fires

After a record number of lithium-ion battery fires, a coroner will investigate what can be done to stop the potentially deadly blazes from happening.

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Firefighters have told residents in two fishing villages to evacuate, as an out-of-control bushfire bears down on the seaside communities.

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

An investigation has been launched after a system crash led to Victoria police, ambulance and fire crews being manually dispatched for almost two hours.

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Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

A massive fire has engulfed a nightclub in Melbourne's inner southeast, sparking a police investigation and disrupting morning traffic.

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Fire crews have made ground in battling blazes in Victoria's west and southwest, declaring one contained and slowing another.

Home lost, people told to flee Great Ocean Road towns

Home lost, people told to flee Great Ocean Road towns

Tourists have been evacuated and people in Great Ocean Road towns have been told to leave immediately as Victoria's bushfire emergency claims at least one home.

Firefighters contain huge industrial blaze in Sydney

Firefighters contain huge industrial blaze in Sydney

A huge industrial fire in southwest Sydney has been contained, with more than 100 firefighters called to the scene.

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Country town in sights after fire burns home, bridge

Country town in sights after fire burns home, bridge

Country town in sights after fire burns home, bridge

Country town in sights after fire burns home, bridge

A bushfire is heading towards a north Queensland town after burning for days and destroying a home, prompting a "prepare to leave" warning.

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Passengers heard a loud bang as a Qantas jet suffered engine failure on take-off, sparking a grass fire, emergency landing and hours of chaos at Sydney Airport.

Residents told stay away as fire burns out of control

Residents told stay away as fire burns out of control

Residents told stay away as fire burns out of control

Residents told stay away as fire burns out of control

Hundreds of residents who evacuated their Queensland town are being told it's unsafe to return as firefighters battle to contain a bushfire threatening homes.

Blaze that killed girl, babysitter 'not suspicious'

Blaze that killed girl, babysitter 'not suspicious'

Blaze that killed girl, babysitter 'not suspicious'

Blaze that killed girl, babysitter 'not suspicious'

Police have ruled a fire that killed an eight-year-old girl and her babysitter as not suspicious with investigations remaining ongoing.

Dire warning on Australia's disaster response readiness

Dire warning on Australia's disaster response readiness

Dire warning on Australia's disaster response readiness

Dire warning on Australia's disaster response readiness

Australia's emergency response system is in need of widespread reform if the nation is to keep up with the growing threat of natural disasters.

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Police have released security video showing a bungled attempt to burn out a car after a shooting in western Sydney.

King's suit dampened but spirits blazed at fire demo

King's suit dampened but spirits blazed at fire demo

King's suit dampened but spirits blazed at fire demo

King's suit dampened but spirits blazed at fire demo

Bushfire scientists and volunteer firefighting brigades greeted His Majesty and walked him through how Australia handles one of its greatest natural threats.

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Culprit flees bike shop ram raid with arm on fire

A botched ram raid at a cycling store in Melbourne has resulted in a culprit fleeing the scene with their arm on fire after the business burst into flames.

More than 100,000 Kia cars recalled due to fire risk

Owners of 10 Kia model vehicles are being urged to park them away from flammable structures after the discovery of a serious fire risk with an electrical part.

Election hopefuls urged to tackle severe weather threat

Governments should stem the decline in emergency service volunteers as climate change threatens more and increasingly severe natural disasters, a report says.

Tributes grow for girl, babysitter killed in fire

Tributes are gathering outside a home east of Brisbane after a blaze killed an eight-year-old girl and her 31-year-old babysitter.

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Second body found after fire, babysitter believed dead

A second body found in a burnt-out home is believed to be the woman who was babysitting an eight-year-old girl who died in the fire.

Child dead, person missing after fire at unit complex

A child has died and another person is missing after an early morning fire at a unit complex in Brisbane.

Murder-accused dad back in court after fire killed kids

A man who is accused of killing three of his young children and trying to murder another five people in a house fire has made a brief return to court.

'Fledgling' bikie bailed over YouTuber arson attack

The alleged getaway driver in the firebombing of a popular YouTuber's house plans to fight the charges, a court has been told.

Hazard reductions behind schedule ahead of fire season

The NSW Rural Fire Service has responded to more than 1600 fires since July, preventing it from completing as much hazard-reduction burning as it had planned.

Pay-rise peace deal for firies but union fight not over

An industrial stand-off between the NSW government and the firefighters' union will mean thousands of firefighters receive an interim pay rise.

Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

A fire has been brought under control after destroying one building and seriously damaging another, with a man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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