WAtoday17d
The plan to tackle WA’s ‘intensifying’ bushfire threat
The incident control centres came as part of a response to the devastating Wooroloo bushfires of 2021.Credit: Getty Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said the incident control centres ...
CNN23d
Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured
The fire service was alerted to the fire which began inside the plane just before 10:30 p.m., it said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said it began in the plane’s tail.
The Australian Financial Review24d
‘Just exploded’: bushfire destroys wedding venue in national park
That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. These were some of the main stories: Bushfire destroys property in Victorian national park: An out-of-control bushfire has ...
The Australian24d
‘Too late to leave’: residents told to seek shelter as bushfire threatens Victorian town
An out of control bushfire is threatening the town of Dimboola in Victoria’s west, with residents being told to seek shelter and that it is too late to leave. Dry lightening strikes ignited a ...
Couriermail24d
‘Blood red skies’: Bushfires continue ripping through western Victoria
A warning issued Dimboola and Wail just before 6am on Tuesday urged residents to take shelter immediately, as an out-of-control bushfire at Little Desert National Park travelled in an easterly ...
Sky News Australia24d
Victoria’s Little Desert National Park bushfire rages out of control, Dimboola and Wail residents told it’s too late to evacuate
The fire, near the South Australian border, is travelling from Little Desert National Park in an easterly direction, threatening lives and homes in Dimboola and Wail. In just a few days ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer25d
Extreme fire danger grips Australia’s southeast amid heatwave
SYDNEY — Australia’s southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state. The extreme ...
CNN25d
Video of sparks points to Eaton Fire’s origins, lawsuit says
Video from a gas station security camera shows what a new filing in a lawsuit alleges is the start of this month’s deadly Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area – electrical sparking at a utility ...
CBS News25d
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.
Los Angeles Times26d
Electric vehicle fire forces evacuations in Ojai
Residents of several dozen homes in Ojai were briefly ordered to evacuate or shelter in place Saturday morning after a hybrid electric vehicle caught fire, sending billowing smoke toward the ...
KUTV27d
WATCH: Massive fire erupts at Ogden building; heavy flames, smoke seen in videos
OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — A massive fire erupted at a five-story apartment building. The Ogden Fire Department responded to the fire on 22nd Street, between the blocks of Grant and Lincoln Ave., ...