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Fire as 'big as a sports field, as high as a factory' - and set to burn for days
The fire at a Coolaroo recycling plant could burn for another three days, the MFB says.
Emily Woods is a journalist at The Age.
The fire at a Coolaroo recycling plant could burn for another three days, the MFB says.
Firefighters could be battling a fire raging at a Coolaroo recycling plant – described as the "size of a sports field, and as high as a factory" – for three more days, as health concerns mount for nearby residents.
Eight hours after ash started pouring into Seema Khan's Dallas home, she and her family were evacuated. Why, she asks, did it take so long?
A Victorian man who trained his pet dogs to maul and kill wild animals will spend six months in prison.
Police say they are embarrassed a forensic bungle affected the investigation into the cold case murder of Melbourne mother Maria James.
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