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Northam man accused of lighting fires in Western Australia facing five more charges

A 23-year-old man accused of lighting a string of fires that have burned through hectares of bushland in Western Australia's Wheatbelt has been handed five more charges.

ABC News

Second boy charged in relation to Glenroi Heights Public School fire causing $3 million in damage

A 13-year-old boy has been charged in relation to a fire at a primary school in the central west of New South Wales. Earlier in the week, a 12-year-old boy was also charged over the blaze.

ABC News

Neighbours hailed heroes after attempting to rescue father and daughter from devastating house fire

An inquest into the death of Paul and Mia Scott in May this year found neighbours smashed windows and climbed ladders in an attempt to rescue the pair

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Investigation launched after elderly woman dies in house fire during early hours in County Durham

Fire crews attended the scene on Shafto Way in Newton Aycliffe where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene

Chronicle Live

Boy charged over barn fire that destroyed £1 million worth of hay appears in court

Dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene to tackle the fire at the barn on Acre Hill Farm in Eynsham, Oxfordshire

The Independent UK

High rise flats evacuated after blaze breaks out in kitchen

Five fire engines were called to the scene on the edge of the city centre

Liverpool Echo

Ballymena home extensively damaged in petrol bomb arson attack

It happened in the early hours of Thursday morning

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Rural firies save Wieambilla good samaritan Alan Dare's property from suspicious bushfire

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services say it is too early to determine the cause of the blaze, but are treating the bushfire as suspicious.

ABC News

Dublin Port Tunnel fire: Specialist firefighters battled HGV blaze

After numerous Dublin Fire Brigade crews attended the incident, both directions have since been re-opened

Dublin Live

NSW facing decade-high bushfire risk

With New South Wales facing the riskiest bushfire season in more than a decade, firefighters are battling to prepare as months of rain hamper efforts.

AAP

Body found after Melbourne factory fire

A crime scene has been set up after a body was discovered following a factory fire at an industrial estate in Melbourne's north.

AAP

Emergency services race to house fire on Scots road as flames rip through home

Fire crews scrambled to Johnstone Park in Cowdenbeath after the alarm was raised at around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

Daily Record

In Jimmy Carter’s Plains, Ga., Christmas tree tradition lives on

PLAINS, Ga.—Early Tuesday morning, Ron Hobkirk, Brennan Morris and Henry Smith ventured out of the woods behind the old Jimmy Carter Boyhood Home carrying what would soon be a Christmas tree.

Tribune News Service

Austin building fire leaves 1 dead

The blaze erupted Wednesday morning in a two-story building in the 1600 block of North Mayfield Avenue.

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Evening Standard

Man, 30, arrested after Buckingham Palace front gates set on fire

A man was tackled to the ground by two officers

ABC News

CFA suffers net loss of nearly 2,000 volunteers in two years but operational capacity 'remains strong'

The Country Fire Authority's last annual report shows a net loss of 1,381 volunteers in the 12 months to June, but its chief officer says there are more than enough volunteers to respond to incidents this bushfire season.

ABC News

Boy, 12, arrested in relation to Glenroi Heights Primary School fire near Orange

Police allege the fire at Glenroi Heights Public School in the NSW Central West was deliberately lit.

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Managing fire the traditional way

Fire fighting methods used successfully for generations in Australia can help more communities globally counter the threat of wildfires.

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PG&E wildfire and catastrophe proposal may trigger higher monthly bills

OAKLAND, Calif. — Higher monthly bills might jolt PG&E customers due to the utility’s request that state regulators allow the company to collect more revenue for its spending linked to wildfires and catastrophes.

AAP

Father and daughter, 10, die in shed fire

A father due to get married next week and his 10-year-old daughter have died in a shed fire at a property in regional Queensland.

Evening Standard

1,300 people evacuated from workplaces near Fenchurch Street station after ‘gas main ruptures’

Around 1,300 workers in the City were evacuated from their offices and workplaces on Tuesday after a major gas pipe ruptured.

ABC News

Bodies found in burnt out shed in Biggenden believed to be Todd Mooney and his daughter Kirra

Police say the human remains are likely residents of the property, 54-year-old Todd Mooney and his 10 year-old daughter Kirra. Mr Mooney and his partner were due to be married next week.

Daily Mirror

Firefighters spark London mass evacuation after gas main rupture as 1,300 forced to flee

The London Fire Brigade was called to the City of London during rush hour after a 24-inch main ruptured - it is unclear when people will be allowed back

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Corsa torched overnight as police hunt suspect in dark clothing

Officers and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had raced to Glendevon Park in Winchburgh this week after the blaze was sparked in the residential street.

Glasgow Live

Parents raging as Santa's grotto burned to the ground by school vandals

Firpark Primary School in Motherwell has had its shed targeted by vandals twice within weeks who burnt down the building, currently being used 'Santa's Grotto' for pupils at the school.

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