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Suspicious blazePremiumArson Squad investigating cause of bushfire

A bushfire that threatened lives and homes in Koondoola and Ballajura on Wednesday is being considered suspicious, with the arson squad now investigating.

Brianna Dugan

Watch and actAlert issued for bushfire burning in Koondoola, Ballajura

The fire jumped Alexander Drive, but firefighters have managed to bring the blaze under control.

Staff Writer

‘Ember attack’FIRE ALERT: Authorities fight to control blaze

A bushfire ‘watch and act’ alert was issued for a suspicious fire in Perth’s north, but authorities have since controlled the blaze.

Staff Writer

Changing conditionsWarning issued for Gnangara bushfire

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued the warning just after 5pm on Saturday.

Staff Writer

BushfiresCSIRO warns of more 'mega fire' years

CSIRO scientists say climate change is the "overwhelming driver" of increased fire activity in Australia, adding more mega fire years are likely.

Tracey Ferrier

BushfiresFire crews slammed by grieving Vic father

The grieving father of four children killed in a fire at a Melbourne home has lashed out at fire crews for taking too long to arrive.

Melissa Meehan

BushfiresNine dead in Bulgaria nursing home fire

Investigators are determining the cause of a fire at a nursing home in Bulgaria which has claimed the lives of nine people.

Tsvetelia Tsolova

garage gets upgradeCommentsPremiumPrepare now for fire season

In the lead-up to bushfire season the Uduc Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade has received a much needed update to its garage, with two new light tankers.

Kasper Johansen

BushfiresFire guts 100 huts in Pakistan slum

Ten fire trucks took several hours to extinguish a fire in a southern Pakistan slum which has destroyed about 100 huts.

AAP

BushfiresAncient backburning is the green choice

Australia is helping African nations reinstate ancient fire management techniques in a way that is both ecologically and commercially profitable.

Katelyn Catanzariti

Bushfires'Mourning with you': twins killed in fire

Neighbours have left flowers at the entrance of a property in northern NSW where four-year-old twin girls have died following a house fire.

AAP

BushfiresWA prisoners recruited for bushfire season

A group of 23 inmates from a prison south of Perth have volunteered to help reload water bombing aircraft ahead of bushfire season.

Nick Gibbs

BushfiresShip containers on fire off Canadian coast

Shipping containers are on fire aboard a ship carrying mining chemicals off Canada's Pacific coast, with most crew evacuated amid concerns for the environment.

AAP

BushfiresHigh country huts to rise from ashes

A series of historically-significant graziers' and miners' huts dotted throughout the NSW Snowy Mountains will be rebuilt after being destroyed by bushfires.

John Kidman

BushfiresRussian explosives factory blast kills 17

Russian authorities say a blast at an industrial explosives production facility has killed at least 17 people.

Christian Thiele, dpa

BushfiresRussian gunpowder factory blast kills 16

A fire that broke out in a gunpowder factory in western Russia has left 16 people dead, officials say.

AAP

BushfiresBushfire safety a mystery to some: SA CFS

South Australia's Country Fire Service says the concept of bushfire-safer places remains a mystery to many people living in bushfire prone areas of the state.

Tim Dornin

BushfiresKuwait refinery fire causes injuries

Several people have been injured in a refinery fire in Kuwait but operations and exports have not been affected.

AAP

BushfiresTaiwan's leader visits inferno survivors

Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen pays respect to the 46 people who died in a building inferno this week, and visits the survivors in hospital.

AAP

BushfiresCause of deadly Taiwan fire probed

A number of leads are being pursued into the cause of a fire in a rundown building in Taiwan's port city of Kaohsiung in which 46 people died.

Huizong Wu

BushfiresMassive tyre fire at Tasmanian mine

Some 1500 car and truck tyres have caught alight in a gully of the Mount Lyell mine at Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast.

Ethan James

BushfiresPremiumFire kills 14 people in southern Taiwan

A building fire in southern Taiwan has killed 14 people and injured 51.

AAP

BushfiresNew Vic agency to help disaster survivors

A dedicated emergency recovery body will be created to help Victorian communities get back on their feet after catastrophes like the black summer bushfires.

Callum Godde

Sticky situationPremiumBeekeepers fear burns could stifle jarrah honey flow

Prescribed burning in the jarrah forests while trees are in bud or flower means many beekeepers will lose significant income from premium honey, and the State will lose export markets.

Jenne Brammer