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Two children critical after siblings die in shed fire

A community is mourning the loss of two children killed in a shed fire as their mother stays at the bedside of her two other critically injured children.

ACT bushfire season starts tomorrow

The ACT marks the start of the bushfire season this Sunday, 1 October. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) will enact Fire Danger Rating Signs and mandatory fire permits, and may declare...

ACT residents urged to prepare for summer bushfires

ACT residents are the Australians most concerned about bushfires, but are also the least likely to have prepared, according to the NRMA.

CCTV footage relating to suspicious Hackett fire

ACT Policing is releasing CCTV footage to assist in identifying a man who they believe may have information about a suspicious fire in Hackett on Sunday 17 September. 

ACT Policing investigate suspicious Hackett fire

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious fire at an administration building in Hackett on Sunday 17 September. 

Man charged with arson after fire at Braddon tattoo shop

A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson and other offences following a fire at a tattoo business in Braddon in June.

Police investigate suspicious Palmerston fire

ACT Policing is calling on information from the public regarding a suspicious fire in Palmerston on Tuesday 22 August.

Cause of deadly Queensland fire under ‘close scrutiny’

Police are investigating a fire that claimed the lives of five young boys and their father near Brisbane as potentially suspicious while authorities look into key events that led up to the blaze.

Queensland fire: bodies of 5 boys, father found

A 28-year-old woman has lost her husband and five young sons in a devastating blaze after fire crews found six bodies inside the wreckage of their home on Queensland's Russell Island.

41-year-old woman arrested after Gordon fire

Police arrested a 41-year-old woman this morning after a fire at the Gordon playing fields

Before you reach for the electric blanket Canberra, be fire safe

Every year when Canberra experiences a “two-dog-night”, ACT Fire & Rescue launches their winter home fire safety campaign – and every year they still see housefires caused by misuse of electrical appliances...

Canberrans should burn better this winter

Wood heater and firepit owners can reduce air pollution, improve their heating efficiency, and protect the environment this winter.

Witnesses and CCTV sought for Wright fire

ACT Policing are seeking any witnesses or nearby residents with CCTV footage that could help provide information about a fire at a property in Wright

Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze

A badly damaged section of the inner Sydney building mostly destroyed by fire moved 70mm overnight as police and specialist firefighters warn it could collapse at any moment.

20-year-old man charged after Yass hotel fire

A man will appear in court today charged with arson after an old hotel was extensively damaged during a fire at Yass yesterday.

Appeal for information after Yass hotel fire

Investigators are appealing for information after an old hotel was extensively damaged following a suspicious fire at Yass overnight.

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