Exploding fireworks woke neighbours in the early morning attack and helped fuel the intense blaze in Craigeburn,which spread to a nearby home.
The fire was reported at 9.31am on Saturday.
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.
The Pilbara town has sweltered through 23 consecutive days of temperatures at or exceeding 43ºC and this weekend looks set to be even hotter.
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.
A bushfire warning has been downgraded after firefighters contained a blaze that was reported on Monday afternoon north of Jurien Bay.
The fire engulfed a top-floor unit in a block on Angas Street in Meadowbank.
Eight fire trucks,multiple ambulances and a CareFlight helicopter rushed to the scene of the top-floor blaze in Meadowbank.
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.
Authorities warn of more “difficult” days ahead after multiple bushfires raged through the state.
The next three to four days will be testings times for firefighters as gusty winds and high temperatures show no sign of abating.