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Hotel blaze survivor tells of ‘horrendous’ impact on family

Hannah Munns and her family were staying at the Cameron House Hotel when a fire broke out in December 2017.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Police charge teenager with deliberately lighting fires that threatened homes in Griffith

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with deliberately lighting fires that led to two bushfires in southern NSW.

ABC News · Jan 12, 2023

Machinery set ablaze in Sutton shed fire

Machinery set ablaze in Sutton shed fire

The Canberra Times · Jan 12, 2023

Bushfire threatens lives in WA

A bushfire in Western Australia's southwest is a threat to lives and homes, the state's emergency service says.

AAP · Jan 11, 2023

Firefighters battling blaze at LaSalle chemical plant

Residents were told to shelter in place as firefighters responded to a fire that sent smoke plumes towering over the plant and prompted the plant’s evacuation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 11, 2023

La Salle residents told to shelter in place after possible explosion at Illinois chemical plant

Residents told to avoid green susbtance spotted in area near chemical plant fire

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Indianapolis flat fire: Baby and toddler among four children rushed to hospital

Fumes of an apartment fire left four children and a man in cardiac arrest and they are all hospitalised in critical condition in Indianapolis, US

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Fire crews battle blaze at Edinburgh garage as emergency services lock down scene

Emergency crews rushed to Jane Street in Leith at around 12.47 pm on Wednesday, January 11, after members of the public reported smoke billowing from a building.

Daily Record · Jan 11, 2023

Fatal fire that killed two men at Cameron House Hotel caused by 'multiple defects'

A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Simon Midgely and Richard Dyson ruled today that more could have been done to prevent the blaze that ripped through the Loch Lomond hotel.

Glasgow Live · Jan 11, 2023

Father and four children suffer cardiac arrest after apartment couch fire

All of the victims are in critical, but stable, condition

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023