Chippendale residents smelled smoke and heard popping noises from inside the e-bike rental shop.
Australia’s most remote ski resort is scrambling to come up with a plan to open to the public before the season starts and roads close for the winter.
A fire has destroyed the sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass. Footage:Fire and Rescue NSW.
Fire investigators have confirmed an e-scooter caused the New Farm unit fire on Saturday that has left a man and a woman in a critical condition.
Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.
Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.
A 2022 cyberattack that hobbled the fire service’s dispatch system delayed crews rushing to burning buildings and forced them to use a manual back-up scheme for eight months.
Emergency crews rushed to a fire in Alkimos around 10.35pm on Monday,with firefighters extinguishing the blaze.
A couple has been rushed to hospital with burns after a barbecue catches fire at a Bunnings sausage sizzle in Adelaide.
A NSW woman has been fined for failing to install legally required and compliant smoke alarms after a fire killed a father and five children at a Queensland property.
Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said it was a testament to firefighters’ efforts that no lives were lost.