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BushfiresCalifornia fire threatens 500 homes

A wildfire in Northern California has forced evacuations as it threatens about 500 homes and other buildings.

Staff Writers

BushfiresSA fire chief quits to return to the UK

South Australia's Country Fire Service boss Mark Jones has quit the organisation to return to the United Kingdom.

Tim Dornin

BushfiresWoman's body found after Vic caravan fire

Emergency crews attending a caravan fire in Melbourne's southeast have discovered a woman's body inside, with investigations now underway.

Cassandra Morgan

BushfiresS. Korea office fire kills at least seven

A fire that spread through an office building in South Korea's Daegu city has left at least seven people dead and dozens of others injured.

Staff Writers

Bushfire Warning Forrest Highway fire: paddock fire now under control

An out-of-control property fire has caused a section of the Forrest Highway to be temporarily closed while emergency services use machinery to rebuild the firebreaks

Kasper Johansen

from the ashes PremiumContainers for Change “thriving” after Bridgetown fire

Just months after it was ravaged by a bushfire, Bridgetown’s Containers for Change facility has risen from the ashes and is eager to continue its fundraising efforts.

Kasper Johansen

BushfiresDozens killed in Bangladesh depot fire

At least 49 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a massive fire broke out at a container deport near a port city in Bangladesh.

Julhas Alam

BushfiresSenegal in mourning after 11 babies die

Police were on guard at a Senegal hospital where parents and residents stood mourning for 11 newborn babies killed in a hospital fire.

Cheikh Sy and Babacar Dione, Associated Press

BushfiresFire guts former Melbourne strip club

Police are investigating afte a large fire tore through a former strip club in Melbourne's CBD.

Cassandra Morgan

BushfiresOzzy's daughter escapes deadly studio fire

Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Aimee is one of two people who have survived a recording studio fire in Hollywood that has claimed one life.

Staff Writers

Long wait PremiumTime running out for prosecutors in Wooroloo fire case

Prosecutors have been warned they have just weeks to finalise their brief of evidence against the man accused of causing the Wooroloo bushfire which destroyed 86 homes and scorched more than 10,000ha.

Tim Clarke

BushfiresMassive New Mexico wildfire grows

More people in New Mexico are being warned they might have to flee as the largest wildfire in the United States heads towards mountain resort towns.

Susan Montoya Bryan

BushfiresMelbourne kindergarten gutted by fire

Fire crews have contained a large fire that swept through a kindergarten in Melbourne's south.

Tara Cosoleto

Horror blazeMore people flee US's largest wildfire

Authorities have ordered more evacuations as the US's largest wildfire continues to burn a swathe across northern New Mexico.

Andrew Hay and Adria Malcolm

BushfiresFireys honoured for Black Summer efforts

More than 300 volunteer firefighters and CFA staff have been honoured for their efforts during the Black Summer bushfires.

Mibenge Nsenduluka

Health warning CommentsSmoke haze blankets Perth as Kings Park burn gets underway

Perth and surrounding suburbs have been blanketed in a haze of smoke this morning, with authorities warning it may reduce visibility on roads and cause health problems for people with pre-existing conditions.

Sarah Steger

BushfiresRaging US bushfires force evacuations

Strong winds are fanning a massive bushfire in New Mexico that has destroyed hundreds of properties and caused residents in dozens of villages to evacuate.

Andrew Hay

BushfiresLargest US wildfire rages out of control

Thousands of people are preparing to flee as strong winds fuel the spread of the US's largest wildfire, which crews are struggling to bring under control.

Andrew Hay

BushfiresThousands ready to flee fierce US blaze

Strong winds are fanning a massive wildfire in New Mexico that's destroyed scores of homes and has thousands of residents preparing to flee.

Staff Writers

BushfiresMan dies in Sydney house fire

A man in his 30s has died in a house fire in Sydney's southwest overnight.

Staff Writers

BushfiresHigh winds drive wildfires across US

Crews battling wildfires across the US have made the most of a break in the weather as dry conditions and high winds fuel blazes from Arizona to Florida.

Staff Writers

BushfiresEarly bushfires sweep through US southwest

Thousands of people have been forced to flee mountain villages in the US southwest, as wind-driven bushfires have destroyed property in the parched region.

Andrew Hay

BushfiresUS crews batting dozens of wildfires

Destructive US Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona as flames chewed up wide swaths of tinder dry forest and grassland.

Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya

BushfiresBody found after central Qld house fire

A body has been found by Queensland emergency services after a house fire in Rockhampton.

Marty Silk