A lithium ion battery is the cause of a dramatic fire in Bondi on Friday. Four visitors from South America were asleep inside a unit when the blaze broke out just before 4am.
The 45-year-old man suffered severe burns after a blaze broke out following reports of an explosion in a Meadowbank unit on New Year’s Day.
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The death of Michael Kidd at a home north-west of Sydney will not become a “cliche”,the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner vowed in an emotional funeral on Friday.
Father-of-two Michael Kidd has been remembered as a kind and selfless man,who gave his life trying to keep others safe.
The early morning blaze at Hunters Hill engulfed a Tesla and a Lamborghini parked in the garage.
And fireys are a crack outfit.
Engineers are expected to work into the night to stabilise the home with fears it could collapse onto adjoining properties.
Sustained showers will be a welcome addition to firefighting efforts in Queensland and NSW as baffled crews search for two stolen fire trucks and a Perth man was charged with lighting fires.
The Great Western Highway is partially closed after a blaze that took more than 100 firefighters to bring under control forced emergency services to close the road.
There has been a string of fires caused by faulty or misused e-bike chargers,with fire crews called to three incidents within 24 hours last week.