A sudden wind shift turned 40-centimetre flames into a wall of raging fire and led to a life-or-death situation for firefighters battling to protect the Grampians town of Pomonal.
Residents in nine suburbs near the Kwinana industrial strip south of Perth were told to remain inside while a fire raged at a fertiliser warehouse on Friday.
A proliferation of fires associated with charging e-bikes and scooters has made strata committees rethink allowing them in buildings.
Police are investigating reports multiple people were seen fleeing the scene.
A vehicle loaded with gas caused the explosion in the early hours of the morning in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Two children escaped the house fire,but emergency crews later made the grim discovery of their mother’s body inside.
Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry warn of the dangers of an unregulated market of bikes and untested safety equipment.
A faulty e-bike battery left to charge overnight is to blame for a destructive North Bondi fire,with the four occupants losing all their belongings.
Exploding fireworks woke neighbours in the early morning attack and helped fuel the intense blaze in Craigeburn,which spread to a nearby home.
The fire was reported at 9.31am on Saturday.
A Victorian coroner has recommended changes to Fire Rescue Victoria’s policy after a woman in a wheelchair died when firefighters went to the wrong house.