Fifty people evacuated after fire at Sydney e-bike store

Fifty people evacuated after fire at Sydney e-bike store

Chippendale residents smelled smoke and heard popping noises from inside the e-bike rental shop.

  • byBen Cubby

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Popular NSW ski resort forced to close weeks ahead of season

Popular NSW ski resort forced to close weeks ahead of season

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.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Fire destroys sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass
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Fire destroys sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass

A fire has destroyed the sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass. Footage:Fire and Rescue NSW.

E-scooter battery sparked New Farm blaze,two people remain critical
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E-scooter battery sparked New Farm blaze,two people remain critical

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.

  • byCloe Read andCourtney Kruk
Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment:Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art
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Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment:Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art

Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.

  • byJan Olsen
Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?

Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?

Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.

  • byBianca Hall
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Hack attack sparked months of delays for firefighters

Hack attack sparked months of delays for firefighters

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
Man found dead in Alkimos house fire

Man found dead in Alkimos house fire

Emergency crews rushed to a fire in Alkimos around 10.35pm on Monday,with firefighters extinguishing the blaze.

  • byHeather McNeill
Couple rushed to hospital after barbecue catches alight at Adelaide Bunnings
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Couple rushed to hospital after barbecue catches alight at Adelaide Bunnings

A couple has been rushed to hospital with burns after a barbecue catches fire at a Bunnings sausage sizzle in Adelaide.

Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island

Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island

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.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
Three homes lost as fire tears through bushland in WA’s south
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Three homes lost as fire tears through bushland in WA’s south

Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said it was a testament to firefighters’ efforts that no lives were lost.

  • byDaile Cross andHeather McNeill