Towns in Victoria’s south-west face a nervous wait overnight as some bushfires continue to burn out of control,even as a coming cool change is expected to bring wild winds and heavy rainfall.
An elderly Forest Hill woman has died in a house fire on Wednesday night,believed to have been started from clothing being dried in front of a heater that ignited.
Sami Alsabag discovered the damage this morning,after CCTV footage captured two suspects fleeing overnight.
Fire investigators are working to determine if an e-scooter battery started a blaze that ripped through a New Farm unit.
Police said two people were taken to hospital and advised residents nearby to remain indoors while urging there was “no nuclear risk” to the community.
Independent tests have linked PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains to the site of a 1992 petrol tanker crash.
A Geelong school has been forced to close after a fire with 60-metre flames ripped through overnight,one day after students returned from school holidays.
An eight-year-old who loved shopping and socialising and whose family nicknamed her “Turtle” has died in an inferno east of Brisbane.
The owner of the Woolloongabba wedding venue has revealed she had no fire insurance before a massive inferno destroyed the heritage-listed building.
Karigiannis was honoured by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley AC QC.
The heritage-listed hall was so badly damaged investigators may never determine the cause of the fire. And,for now,there are nuptials to reorganise.