Fire
Fifty people evacuated after fire at Sydney e-bike store
Chippendale residents smelled smoke and heard popping noises from inside the e-bike rental shop.
- by Ben Cubby
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Popular NSW ski resort forced to close weeks ahead of season
Australia’s most remote ski resort is scrambling to come up with a plan to open to the public before the season starts and roads close for the winter.
- by Catherine Naylor
Fire destroys sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass
A fire has destroyed the sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass. Footage: Fire and Rescue NSW.
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City life
E-scooter battery sparked New Farm blaze, two people remain critical
Fire investigators have confirmed an e-scooter caused the New Farm unit fire on Saturday that has left a man and a woman in a critical condition.
- by Cloe Read and Courtney Kruk
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Copenhagen
Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment: Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art
Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.
- by Jan Olsen
Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?
Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.
- by Bianca Hall
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Emergency services
Hack attack sparked months of delays for firefighters
A 2022 cyberattack that hobbled the fire service’s dispatch system delayed crews rushing to burning buildings and forced them to use a manual back-up scheme for eight months.
- by Rachel Eddie
Man found dead in Alkimos house fire
Emergency crews rushed to a fire in Alkimos around 10.35pm on Monday, with firefighters extinguishing the blaze.Â
- by Heather McNeill
Couple rushed to hospital after barbecue catches alight at Adelaide Bunnings
A couple has been rushed to hospital with burns after a barbecue catches fire at a Bunnings sausage sizzle in Adelaide.
Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island
A NSW woman has been fined for failing to install legally required and compliant smoke alarms after a fire killed a father and five children at a Queensland property.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
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Bushfires
Three homes lost as fire tears through bushland in WA’s south
Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said it was a testament to firefighters’ efforts that no lives were lost.
- by Daile Cross and Heather McNeill