Tag: Residential fires
Arson suspected in house fire
Tasmanian police have questioned a person over an arson attack in the state's north.[MORE]
Resident dies trying to retrieve possessions from fire
The MFB says an elderly man died after going back into his burning house to try and retrieve his possessions.[MORE]
Blaze destroys Salisbury house
A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after his house at Salisbury in Adelaide's north caught on fire.[MORE]
Arson victims have 'nowhere to go'
A teenager who was inside a house set alight at Paralowie in Adelaide says the family has nowhere to go.[MORE]
Arson causes Paralowie house fire
Police say it is possible that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Paralowie house that was destroyed by fire this morning.[MORE]
Suspicious house fire
Police in Hobart are investigating a suspicious fire which tore through a Glenorchy house that is being renovated.[MORE]
Blaze claims Lindenow South house
Investigations have begun into the cause of a house fire in Lindenow South this morning, that caused $200,000 damage. [MORE]
Pair escape Sun Coast house blaze
Two people had a lucky escape from a house fire in the Sunshine Coast hinterland overnight.[MORE]
Resident charged after house fire
A Ballarat man has been charged over a fire which caused $10,000 damage to his house.[MORE]
Lucky escape from house fire
The fire service says a woman who escaped from a house fire at Kilkenny this morning was lucky to get out alive. [MORE]
Fireman injured in Melbourne house fire
A firefighter has been injured while trying to put out a house fire at Beaumaris, in Melbourne's south-east.[MORE]
Eight killed in north China fire: state media
At least eight people were killed and another 16 injured when a blaze erupted in a hotel in northern China, state press reported.[MORE]
Smoke alarm saves sleeping householders
Fire has caused about $80,000 damage to a house at Taperoo this morning.[MORE]
Teen awarded for house fire efforts
An Albury teenager has been recognised for his actions at a house fire in August.[MORE]
Salisbury Heights fire 'suspicious'
The fire service says a fire that caused $200,000 damage to a house in Salisbury Heights last night is being treated as suspicious.[MORE]
Mum, son flee unit blaze
A 39-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son escaped uninjured from a fire in their Mooloolaba unit on the Sunshine Coast last night.[MORE]
Firefighters set for victory against California blazes
Firefighters are on course for victory in their battle against a series of devastating California infernos, as victims begin sifting through the smouldering remains of their belongings.[MORE]
Blaze forces college evacuation
A fire at St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst overnight forced the evacuation of about 150 students.[MORE]
Calmer conditions aid Californian firefighters
Calmer winds are helping firefighters battle blazes that have destroyed 800 homes in southern California.[MORE]
Man in hospital after Goldsborough house blaze
A fire destroyed a house in Goldsborough, south of Cairns in far north Queensland, over the weekend.[MORE]
500 homes destroyed, thousands flee in California fires
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of residents were forced to flee as ferocious bushfires rage across California.[MORE]
Firefighters battle California blazes
Firefighters are battling to get a grip on a wildfire in an exclusive California enclave as a fresh blaze erupted on the outskirts of Los Angeles.[MORE]
Homes destroyed in California bushfire
Around 100 homes were destroyed as an out-of-control wildfire ripped through the exclusive California community of Montecito, forcing thousands to flee, officials said.[MORE]
Assault charge as fire scene hots up
A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer who was trying to stop people entering a burning house at Gagebrook in Hobart's northern suburbs.[MORE]
