Tag: Residential fires
Lightning may have sparked Lockyer house blaze
Police say a lightning strike could have caused a fire that badly damaged a house in the Lockyer Valley.[MORE]
Hostel owner airs fire threat fears
A Bundaberg hostel owner says he thinks there is more than 20 illegal hostels in the region that are not complying with fire safety standards.[MORE]
Arson suspected in home unit fire
Firefighters says a fire that caused $70,000 damage to a home unit at Plympton this morning may have been deliberately lit.[MORE]
Hay fires sparks safety reminder
The Country Fire Service (CFS) says spontaneous combustion was the cause of a hay shed fire at at a property at Kybybolite, north of Mount Gambier, yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Smoke alarms save four from house blaze
Four people escaped a fire in their Gold Coast home this morning.[MORE]
Arson charge after house fire
A man from New Norfolk has been charged with arson after a house fire in Tasmania's north.[MORE]
Woman escapes Lake Tyers house blaze
Fire destroyed a weatherboard house at the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust in East Gippsland last night.[MORE]
Arson suspected in house fire
Tasmanian police have questioned a person over an arson attack in the state's north.[MORE]
Resident dies trying to retrieve possessions from fire
The MFB says an elderly man died after going back into his burning house to try and retrieve his possessions.[MORE]
Blaze destroys Salisbury house
A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after his house at Salisbury in Adelaide's north caught on fire.[MORE]
Arson victims have 'nowhere to go'
A teenager who was inside a house set alight at Paralowie in Adelaide says the family has nowhere to go.[MORE]
Arson causes Paralowie house fire
Police say it is possible that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Paralowie house that was destroyed by fire this morning.[MORE]
Suspicious house fire
Police in Hobart are investigating a suspicious fire which tore through a Glenorchy house that is being renovated.[MORE]
Blaze claims Lindenow South house
Investigations have begun into the cause of a house fire in Lindenow South this morning, that caused $200,000 damage. [MORE]
Pair escape Sun Coast house blaze
Two people had a lucky escape from a house fire in the Sunshine Coast hinterland overnight.[MORE]
Resident charged after house fire
A Ballarat man has been charged over a fire which caused $10,000 damage to his house.[MORE]
Lucky escape from house fire
The fire service says a woman who escaped from a house fire at Kilkenny this morning was lucky to get out alive. [MORE]
Fireman injured in Melbourne house fire
A firefighter has been injured while trying to put out a house fire at Beaumaris, in Melbourne's south-east.[MORE]
Eight killed in north China fire: state media
At least eight people were killed and another 16 injured when a blaze erupted in a hotel in northern China, state press reported.[MORE]
Smoke alarm saves sleeping householders
Fire has caused about $80,000 damage to a house at Taperoo this morning.[MORE]
Teen awarded for house fire efforts
An Albury teenager has been recognised for his actions at a house fire in August.[MORE]
Salisbury Heights fire 'suspicious'
The fire service says a fire that caused $200,000 damage to a house in Salisbury Heights last night is being treated as suspicious.[MORE]
Mum, son flee unit blaze
A 39-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son escaped uninjured from a fire in their Mooloolaba unit on the Sunshine Coast last night.[MORE]
Firefighters set for victory against California blazes
Firefighters are on course for victory in their battle against a series of devastating California infernos, as victims begin sifting through the smouldering remains of their belongings.[MORE]
