Fire
How Victoria’s aerial firefighting fleet saved a tiny Grampians town
On December 12 2024, Victoria’s 54-strong aerial firefighting fleet was unveiled at Avalon Airport. Within days they were all needed.
- Lachlan Abbott and The Visual Stories Team
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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
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
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- Bushfires
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.
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
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
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- Aviation
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
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.
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
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
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