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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Austin building fire leaves 1 dead

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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

A man was tackled to the ground by two officers

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

AAP

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.

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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.

ABC News

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Edinburgh 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.

Glasgow Live

Arsonists destroy Santa's grotto for a second time at Lanarkshire ASN school following community effort

The cabin in the grounds of Firpark School was burnt down again at the weekend

Daily Record

Man found dead in burned house

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man was found dead in his house after it burned down early Tuesday morning, police said.

Bangkok Post

Carwoola bushfire class action fails to ignite

The NSW Court Of Appeal on Monday dismissed an appeal by Warrnambool lawyers.

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Wales Online

Phone charger fire warning issued after blaze destroys home

Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) responded to the Tyneside blaze last week

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire pensioner's house fire death 'not suspicious'

An investigation has taken place after the man in his 80s died at the scene

Irish Mirror

Fire alarm had been silenced at Irish hospital as patient died after horrifying ward fire

A cigarette was lit near an oxygen cylinder in his ward

Newcastle Herald

Electrical fire at Chifley Apartments: 250 people evacuated

Emergency services were called to the apartment block just before 2am, when an automatic alarm was activated.

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Glasgow Live

Car catches fire on sixth floor of Glasgow city centre car park as fire crews rush to scene

Fire crews rushed to Q-Park on Sauchiehall Street after the alarm was raised at around 5.50pm this evening. Scottish Fire and Rescue Services extinguished the blaze, with the area cordoned off.

Daily Record

Car bursts into flames in sixth floor of Glasgow city centre car park

Fire crews raced to the Q-Park on Sauchiehall Street after the alarm was raised at around 5.50pm on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

Massive fire breaks out at building in Glasgow as area taped off

A FIRE has broken out at a building in Glasgow city centre.

ABC News

Illegal firewood collecting in Tasmania not only an eyesore but potentially fatal

Wood hooking, the practice of illegally collecting timber to sell or use as firewood, is rampant in Tasmania — with authorities trying but failing to put a stop to it.

Daily Record

Fire in Scots shop lead police to discover cannabis farm

Emergency services were called to Queen Anne Street in Dunfermline, Fife, after the alarm was raised at around 1.05pm on Sunday.

Manchester Evening News

Elderly man who died in tragic house fire named

Firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze on Rishworth Rise in High Crompton in Shaw on Sunday 11 December

Daily Mirror

Police stumble across eerie snow-covered 'stolen car graveyard' in hidden woodland

Off-road bike police officers were patrolling Buck Wood near Sheffield when they found a car graveyard with burnt-out vehicles covered in snow.

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