The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Bulldozer engulfed in flames at Wallsend tip

Emergency services were called to a machinery fire at Summerhill Waste Management Centre on Minmi Road at 6am.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 10, 2023

Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people evacuated homes downhill from California’s wildfire burn scars amid atmospheric river storms drenching the state in early January 2023.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023

Paisley friends left devastated after raging inferno destroys home

Cameron Pollock and Ian Scot watched their council flat on Chapelhill Road go up in flames last Thursday, January 5. Now they are looking emergency living accomodation and a chance to rebuild their lives

Glasgow Live · Jan 10, 2023

Met police hunt arsonists who set four London buses on fire in less than a week

Officers say it was ‘sheer luck’ that passengers were not injured in the four fires

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023

Investigation after freight train fault sparks Albury grassfire along Hume Highway

The large grassfire, sparked by a mechanical fault on a freight train, sent smoke over the border city and caused significant delays to traffic on the Hume Highway.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Residents warned to flee WA bushfires

Bushfires are threatening homes near two Western Australian towns, with residents told to evacuate or find shelter.

AAP · Jan 10, 2023

Renewed fire emergency for South West WA on second day of fighting lightning-sparked blazes

Emergency crews are battling a fire in Preston National Park after a night working to contain multiple blazes sparked by electrical storms.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Home destroyed in southern Qld bushfire

A house and several sheds have been destroyed by a bushfire in southern Queensland, which is threatening more homes in three communities.

AAP · Jan 10, 2023

Houses, sheds and cars destroyed, multiple firefighters require treatment in Millmerran bushfire

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services confirmed the property losses and Superintendent Wayne Waltisbuhl said crews are working to access more properties to assess the damage.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Person dies and another seriously injured after e-bike battery causes 'devastating' house blaze

An investigation has revealed the fire was accidental and caused by an e-bike left charging overnight

Manchester Evening News · Jan 9, 2023