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Thorneside House Burns
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST
A Thorneside house sustained significant damage after a fire started shortly after 6am Friday morning. Fire crews arrived at the Railway Parade address at 6.21am to find the well alight. A Queensland Fire and …
4 Patients Die In Australian Nursing Home Fire
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST
SYDNEY - Two fires raced through a Sydney nursing home Friday, killing four elderly people and critically injuring 14 as firefighters crawled through blinding smoke to rescue victims. Police were investigating …
Bayside House Damaged By Blaze
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST
Three fire crews took half-an-hour to contain a house fire that broke out in Brisbanes southeast this afternoon. A spokesman for the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the high-set …
Fire Billows Toxic Plume Across Australian Capital
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST
CANBERRA - Firefighters have gained control over a factory fire that billowed toxic smoke across Australia's national capital, Canberra. The plume closed many schools and two people required medical treatment …
Fire At Australian Factory Ignites Gallons Of Oil
Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST
Firefighters have brought a massive fire at a Melbourne petrochemical factory under control after it ignited tens of thousands of gallons (liters) of mineral oil. The blaze started Thursday on the outskirts of …
Teens Charged Over School Blaze
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST
Police have charged three teenage boys after an early morning fire destroyed parts of Wavell Heights State School in Chermside. Police said a 17-year-old Chermside man and 17-year-old Albany Creek man were …
Annerley 3rd Alarm Structure Fire
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST
A fire believed to be suspicious broke out at a three-storey building at Annerley damaging five shops and three apartments. The blaze broke out on the corner of Ipswich Road and Villa St. just before 5:30am. One …
Rioters Set Fire To Australian Detention Center
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST
Rioters at an Australian immigration detention center set fire to several buildings, climbed onto rooftops and hurled tiles at officials who were scrambling on Thursday to bring the chaotic protest to an end. Up …
Wildfire Destroys 41 Houses In Western Australia
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST
Firefighters battled two wildfires in Western Australia on Monday, water bombing them from above as they tried to stop their spread. One on the outskirts of Perth destroyed at least 40 homes and left a …
Wildfire Burns 35 Houses In Western Australia
Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST
Authorities say a wildfire on the edge of a major Australian city has burned 35 homes. There are no reports of injuries. The Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Authority says the fire raging Sunday on …
Australian Firefighters Flood Town Save
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST
Earlier this week members of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) in Victoria, Australia, helped save the north-west wheat-belt town of Warracknabeal from being devastated by floods. Currently one quarter of Victoria …
Floods Hit Empty Brisbane; 20,000 Homes In Danger
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST
Emergency sirens blared across Australia's third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping neighborhoods in what could be …
Flash Floods Kill 4 In Water Weary NE Australia
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST
Flash floods swept through an Australian city Monday, killing at least four people, trapping others in cars and leaving some clinging to trees as relentless rains brought more misery to a region battling its …