The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

'I've spent a lot of time thinking about that day': Ric's fire-resistant rebuild

Ric Hingee has built a fire-resistant house after being burnt out of his home in 2003.

The Canberra Times · Jan 16, 2023

Surviving the hellish fireball in the nation's capital

As the Prossers realised that they and their home was in danger, they prepared for the worst, filling the bath and any vessel which would hold water.

The Canberra Times · Jan 16, 2023

'Bag of screws' sparks office evacuation near Lowry Hotel in security scare

An office block was evacuated as nearby residents were reportedly told to remain indoors

Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023

Three people taken to hospital after 'substantial' flat fire in North Shields

Emergency services are at the scene on Vicarage Street following the outbreak of a fire at a home in the early hours

Chronicle Live · Jan 16, 2023

Family who lost home to bushfire near Donnybrook in WA tell of lucky escape

A South West family who lost their home in a bushfire say they had 10 minutes to escape.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Bedridden motorcyclist dies in house fire

NAKHON PHANOM: The charred body of a man who had been bedridden since a motorcycle accident was found in the debris of a wooden house which burned down on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 16, 2023

Fires at Kadnook, Powers Creek remain burning as more dangerous weather predicted in Victoria

Warnings for the fires at Kadnook and Powers Creek have been downgraded but high fire danger ratings are expected tomorrow, worrying authorities.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Elderly couple seriously injured in Little Italy house fire

Firefighters responded to a call of a fire about 1:15 a.m. Sunday at a two-story building in the 800 block of South Bishop Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 15, 2023

20 years on: Ceremony held to commemorate Canberra bushfires

The ceremony will pay tribute to the families of the four people who lost their lives and the many more who lost their homes when fire tore through Canberra's western suburbs on January 18, 2003.

The Canberra Times · Jan 15, 2023

Fire rips through top floor flat in Fife

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Lothian Terrace just after 3pm on Sunday afternoon.

Daily Record · Jan 15, 2023