Home firebombed,man severely injured and two men on the run

Home firebombed,man severely injured and two men on the run

A man in his late 60s is fighting for his life after suffering serious burns in a house fire allegedly set by two men who remain on the run.

  • byNigel Gladstone

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Battery fires in waste prompt call to extend controls on vapes,toys

Battery fires in waste prompt call to extend controls on vapes,toys

Waste centre fires have increased dramatically in NSW as waste managers warn more needs to be done to prevent a catastrophe.

  • byAmber Schultz
Twenty centimetres or $130 million:The fire safety conundrum facing Sydney Metro
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Twenty centimetres or $130 million:The fire safety conundrum facing Sydney Metro

Fire and Rescue NSW is at odds with Sydney Metro over the height and width of emergency walkways for two underground lines.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Ebikes and scooters keep catching fire. What can be done about it?

Ebikes and scooters keep catching fire. What can be done about it?

Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry warn of the dangers of an unregulated market of bikes and untested safety equipment.

  • byMary Ward
‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

Five employees of the RFS will head to the Supreme Court in a case that will have an impact for hundreds of their colleagues.

  • byMax Maddison
E-bike blaze destroys Bondi unit,residents escape through window

E-bike blaze destroys Bondi unit,residents escape through window

A faulty e-bike battery left to charge overnight is to blame for a destructive North Bondi fire,with the four occupants losing all their belongings.

  • byJessica McSweeney
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Lithium battery causes fire
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Lithium battery causes fire

A lithium ion battery is the cause of a dramatic fire in Bondi on Friday. Four visitors from South America were asleep inside a unit when the blaze broke out just before 4am.

Man dies after apartment fire in Sydney’s north

Man dies after apartment fire in Sydney’s north

The 45-year-old man suffered severe burns after a blaze broke out following reports of an explosion in a Meadowbank unit on New Year’s Day.

  • bySarah McPhee andChristopher Harris
‘We could not hold it’:Can you fight fire with fire?

‘We could not hold it’:Can you fight fire with fire?

In the age of global warming,how are firefighting agencies learning from past catastrophes to combat bushfires?

  • byHarriet Alexander
‘Not something we just accept’:Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled

‘Not something we just accept’:Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled

The death of Michael Kidd at a home north-west of Sydney will not become a “cliche”,the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner vowed in an emotional funeral on Friday.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Firefighter killed at Hawkesbury blaze identified
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Firefighter killed at Hawkesbury blaze identified

Father-of-two Michael Kidd has been remembered as a kind and selfless man,who gave his life trying to keep others safe.

  • byJessica McSweeney andLaura Chung