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Louise Hunt (right) died in a house fire on April 15, 2025, with her husband Cameron charged with murder (domestic violence) and arson.

Husband charged with murder after wife’s body found in house fire

The 45-year-old man was arrested 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe after his wife’s body was found in the charred remains of their home.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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Benjamin Preiss during his firefighting experience.

The fiery training centre where CFA volunteers are put through the wringer

Ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a firefighter? An Age reporter geared up and faced the flames to find out.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Fire crews are balling the blaze in Woodvale.

Bushfire warning for Woodvale downgraded, but residents told to stay updated

DFES have downgraded a bushfire warning for Perth’s northern suburbs – but residents have been told to stay updated in case conditions change.

Fire Rescue Victoria’s Josh Smith says lithium-ion battery fires are an increasing concern.

Garbage trucks are catching fire. Your battery could be to blame

Victoria’s fire service has been responding to almost one fire each day caused by lithium-ion batteries. Firefighters fear the trend will worsen.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Queensland Fire and Emergency Service generic file images. Source: QFES

Investigations launched into two motel fires across south-east

A man suffered life-threatening burns in a Brisbane blaze overnight, while a crime scene was declared after a Toowoomba fire.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Authorities are looking into how a fire at a power station could shut down the world’s fifth-busiest airport.

British government wants rigorous probe into Heathrow’s 18-hour power shutdown

Flights resumed a day after a fire knocked out power and shut Europe’s busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.

  • Rob Harris
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London’s Heathrow Airport shut down due to ‘significant power outage’ after fire at nearby substation.

Flight chaos as ‘catastrophic’ fire cuts power to London’s Heathrow Airport

The fire at a nearby substation forced the world’s fifth-busiest airport to close for the day, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers as airlines cancelled or diverted flights.

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Video captures spark that triggered horror nightclub fire

Musicians performing on stage were among the 59 people killed when a pyrotechnic display went wrong in a packed nightclub in North Macedonia.

  • Konstantin Testorides and Boris Grdanoski
Residents evacuated after multiple fires break out early today at the Hilton Surfers Paradise hotel on the Gold Coast.

Hilton in flames at Surfers Paradise as ‘fiery explosion’ forces evacuation

More than 100 guests were standing by the roadside in the dark for at least an hour after the fire broke out.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Artwork for Rachel Eddie’s story on how almost 90 per cent of apartment buildings fail fire safety standards.

‘Not a big issue – until it is’: Almost 90 per cent of apartment buildings fail fire safety standards

Of the 964 fire safety inspections Victorian councils did at multi-storey apartments in 12 months, only 127 buildings continued to comply.

  • Rachel Eddie

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