Fireball erupts in Melbourne’s fifth underworld arson attack in a week

Fireball erupts in Melbourne’s fifth underworld arson attack in a week

Exploding fireworks woke neighbours in the early morning attack and helped fuel the intense blaze in Craigeburn,which spread to a nearby home.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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Lives and homes threatened in Chittering bushfire emergency
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Lives and homes threatened in Chittering bushfire emergency

The fire was reported at 9.31am on Saturday.

  • byHamish Hastie
Firefighters relied on a printed map to find a dying woman. They went to the wrong house

Firefighters relied on a printed map to find a dying woman. They went to the wrong house

A Victorian coroner has recommended changes to Fire Rescue Victoria’s policy after a woman in a wheelchair died when firefighters went to the wrong house.

  • byEmily Woods
Heatwave warning issued for WA as Marble Bar on track for new record

Heatwave warning issued for WA as Marble Bar on track for new record

The Pilbara town has sweltered through 23 consecutive days of temperatures at or exceeding 43ºC and this weekend looks set to be even hotter.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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
Indian Ocean Drive reopened after bushfire threatened small town of Leeman

Indian Ocean Drive reopened after bushfire threatened small town of Leeman

A bushfire warning has been downgraded after firefighters contained a blaze that was reported on Monday afternoon north of Jurien Bay.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Meadowbank unit fire

The fire engulfed a top-floor unit in a block on Angas Street in Meadowbank.

Man badly injured in Sydney apartment building fire

Man badly injured in Sydney apartment building fire

Eight fire trucks,multiple ambulances and a CareFlight helicopter rushed to the scene of the top-floor blaze in Meadowbank.

  • byChristopher Harris
Chemical poured on fire sparked Mill Park explosion

Chemical poured on fire sparked Mill Park explosion

A man is fighting for life after a garden fire in Mill Park,an illegal firework exploded in a woman’s face in Altona and a flare set a home alight on the Mornington Peninsula.

  • byLachlan Abbott andCaroline Schelle
WA bushfire threat to remain across Christmas

WA bushfire threat to remain across Christmas

Authorities warn of more “difficult” days ahead after multiple bushfires raged through the state.

  • byAaron Bunch andKathryn Magann
‘Incredibly intense’:Parkerville fire started with a tree falling on powerlines

‘Incredibly intense’:Parkerville fire started with a tree falling on powerlines

The next three to four days will be testings times for firefighters as gusty winds and high temperatures show no sign of abating.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt