Tag: Industrial fires
Fire damages Nyrstar smelter
Fire has caused $200,000 damage to the Nyrstar smelter at Port Pirie overnight, destroying the laundry.[MORE]
Tea towel combustion blamed for factory blaze
Authorities say spontaneous combustion of tea towels started an Adelaide factory fire.[MORE]
Chemicals may have started Moorabbin blaze
Firefighters believe a factory fire in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin may have been caused by a flammable chemical. [MORE]
Melbourne firefighters contain factory fire
Firefighters have contained a blaze in a furniture factory in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin.[MORE]
Fire crews battle paint factory fire
Sixty fire fighters are trying to contain a fire in a Moorabbin furniture factory.[MORE]
Quick thinking stops building blaze spreading
Fire crews say a quick response to an electrical fire at a commercial building on the Gold Coast this morning may have saved the complex.[MORE]
Residents evacuated after fire in Berrimah
Darwin police say two people were seen running away from a fire which they believe was deliberately lit in Berrimah overnight. [MORE]
Warehouse evacuated over fire
A Laverton warehouse had to be evacuated this morning after fire broke out in a stack of pallets behind the building.[MORE]
Police continue masonic lodge fire probe
Detectives investigating a suspicious blaze at the Maffra Masonic Lodge on the weekend are awaiting the results of fingerprint and DNA tests. [MORE]
Teen 'deliberately lit school fire'
A teenage boy has been charged with intentionally lighting a fire at a school in Sydney's south-west last night.[MORE]
Auto shop destroyed in blaze
Police are appealing for information after a fire destroyed a business in Sydney's west overnight. [MORE]
Transformer fire leaves Doonside in the dark
The Sydney suburb of Doonside has been without power for much of the night, after an electrical transformer was destroyed by fire.[MORE]
Blaze empties Melbourne hotel
More than 20 firefighters were needed to bring a fire under control at the Victoria Hotel in inner Melbourne.[MORE]
Salvage yard fire damages trucks
Arson is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged two trucks at a salvage yard in Edwardstown early this morning.[MORE]
Hotel destroyed by suspicious fire
Fire has caused about a million dollars damage to the Diggers Rest hotel.[MORE]
Restaurant blaze appears suspicious
Fire investigators say it appears a blaze which severely damaged an Alice Springs restaurant overnight is suspicious.[MORE]
Million dollar damage bill from factory fire
The damage bill for a boat factory destroyed by fire in Melbourne's south-east is expected to top a million dollars.[MORE]
Blaze destroys hair salon
Fire has destroyed a hairdressing salon in Bourke in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
Crews fight fire under Westgate
Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) crews are at the scene of a large timber fire under the Westgate Bridge.[MORE]
Wandilo compost factory ablaze
Firefighters are battling a blaze in a compost factory in South Australia's south-east. [MORE]
Woman rescued from Melbourne building fire
A woman has been rescued by firefighters after a blaze at the back of a solarium in South Melbourne.[MORE]
Firefighters battling Welshpool blaze
Firefighters are battling a blaze at a livestock feed facility in the Perth suburb of Welshpool.[MORE]
Another fire at Melbourne department store
A fire broke out at a construction site at the Myer department store in the city last night.[MORE]
