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Mother died trying to save her daughter from horror Sydney house fire

Neighbours say a woman managed to escape the fire before going back to save her child, with the pair becoming trapped in the burning house.

  • Kayla Olaya, Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter

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Tangey had a knack for make-up and photography.

Melbourne’s tobacco war claims the life of ‘completely innocent’ house sitter

A woman who died trapped in a burning home became the first civilian fatality in the gangland war over control of Melbourne’s illicit tobacco trade.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Marta Pascual Juanola
A firefighter surveys the blaze at the Petersham boarding house on Saturday morning. E-bike batteries in the area fuelled the fire’s intensity.

‘Jet-like flame’: E-bike batteries fuel Sydney boarding house fire

Investigators are looking into whether lithium e-bike batteries were the cause of a fire that led to 20 people evacuating a boarding house in Sydney’s inner west.

  • Penry Buckley
Father of five Damon Howes.

‘Outgoing, loving’ father of five killed in Maryborough house fire

Damon Howes was the type of person who loved a joke, spending time with his children, and never hesitated to help others.

  • Alexander Darling
Police at the scene of a fatal house fire in Maryborough on Thursday afternoon.

Man dead, toddler fighting for life after house fire in central Victoria

A man has died and a two-year-old child has been admitted to the Royal Children’s Hospital after a blaze in Maryborough, about 60 kilometres north of Ballarat.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at a Kedron business in Brisbane on January 30, 2025.

Probe continues after crime scene declared at site of blaze

Investigations are continuing after a business in Kedron went up in flames on Thursday afternoon.

  • William Davis
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A factory fire in Cheltenham has sent plumes of smoke across neighbouring suburbs.

Factory fire sends smoke across Melbourne, intensifies dispute about ageing firefighting fleet

The firefighters union said pumper-tanker failures seriously hampered firefighting efforts “and the result could have been catastrophic”.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Firefighters were left with no water to douse this blaze after the pump failed on their truck.
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Chaotic scene greets firefighters at Truganina house fire

Firefighters were left with no water to douse this blaze after the pump failed on their truck.

Firies have spent the night attending to 100 power pole fires across the state.

Four homes lost in bushfires and thousands without power as ‘extreme weather’ impacts WA

Bushfires in WA’s south-west have claimed four homes, while power pole fires cut electricity supply to nearly 40,000 homes across the state.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Firefighters and water bombers are on the scene fighting the blaze.

Bull Creek residents on watch for ember attack to remain alert

A bushfire advice warning is current for residents in Perth’s south as firefighters remain in place to mop up.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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