Tag: Fires
Crews control Tablelands blaze
Fire crews have brought a blaze under control which covered about 100 hectares on the Tablelands in north Queensland. [MORE]
Firefighters battling Hamilton Hill bushfire
Fire crews are working to contain a bushfire in Hamilton Hill.[MORE]
Police investigate church fires
Police are investigating two fires at a church in north-east Victoria overnight. [MORE]
Man spent $17k on Abernethy fire investigation, inquest told
A coronial inquest has heard a Cessnock man spent $17, 000 conducting his own investigation into the fatal Abernethy fire in 2002.[MORE]
Fire still a risk for sacred Indigenous site
Mopping up continues today after fire threatened a significant Aboriginal cultural site on the New South Wales far south coast.[MORE]
FESA warning of an early start to fire season
The Fire and Emergency Authority has warned Perth could be in for a worse than average bushfire season.[MORE]
Deadly bushfires rage across California
One person was killed and thousands were evacuated as a series of wind-driven wildfires swept across California, forcing firefighters onto the defensive as they scrambled to halt the flames.[MORE]
Landcare arson attack angers Mayor
Lake Macquarie Mayor Greg Piper says he is appalled by another senseless arson attack on an important community facility in the city.[MORE]
NSW fire practices 'dangerous'
A fire safety engineer says New South Wales is following outdated and dangerous practices by evacuating residents from high-rise buildings in the event of a fire.[MORE]
Suspicious blaze destroys part of Gulgong school
A major fire, which has destroyed part of the Gulgong High School is being treated as suspicious.[MORE]
Workers accidentally started fire at recycling yard
Qld firefighters say two workers accidentally sparked yesterday's fire in a Brisbane car recycling yard.[MORE]
Fire at recycling car yard under control
Queensland firefighters say it will take hours to extinguish a blaze burning in a car recycling yard at Pinkenba in Brisbane.[MORE]
Pub patron saves men from burning building
A pub patron, an off-duty policeman and another officer have rescued two men from a burning block of flats at Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Two children killed in WA blaze
Two children have died in a fire in Western Australia's north.[MORE]
Four injured in restaurant blast
Four people had to be treated for minor burns in hospital after an explosion at a restaurant in Melbourne's east last night.[MORE]
Firefighters fear 'people in' burning house
Firefighters are concerned people may be inside a house that has gone up in flames at Kingsville in Melbourne's inner-west.[MORE]
Five charged over Rosebud house fire
Five men have been charged over a Rosebud house fire last week, that left a man with serious burns. [MORE]
Fire causes minimal damage at Taroona High
Taroona High School, in Hobart's southern suburbs, will be open tomorrow as usual even though a small fire caused an evacuation this afternoon.[MORE]
Housefire damage bill near $200k
Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at Cardross, near Mildura.[MORE]
Teenager charged over Sunshine Coast blaze
Police have charged a teenager over a fire that destroyed about 1,000 hectares of parkland on the Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Farmers warned of hay storage fire danger
The Country Fire Service is warning farmers about the dangers of storing hay, as they start cutting it from failed crops.[MORE]
Fears worse bushfire season looming
The Qld fire service says bushfires in Noosa National Park could be the start of a worse than normal fire season.[MORE]
Wide Bay on fire alert
Firefighters in the Wide Bay Burnett area are on a heightened alert due to hot and windy weather conditions.[MORE]
Actor Nolte injured in house fire
Actor Nick Nolte injured while trying to extinguish a blaze at his Malibu mansion.[MORE]
Fire crews control Gold Coast blaze
Rural fire crews are trying to extinguish a grass fire at Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
