Fire
Father weeps for son at start of London's Grenfell Tower fire inquiry
"I held my son in my arms, hoping it was all a bad dream, wishing, praying for a miracle, that he would open his eyes," Marcio Gomes said, weeping as he spoke.
- by Estelle Shirbon
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WA man dies after saving son from fire
A man in his 70s has died after saving his son from a fire in rural WA.
Toowong
The photo that made three Brisbane students 'numb' on a night out
The trio has lost everything after fire ripped through their Toowong share house during the early hours of Saturday.
- by Toby Crockford
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Fears for theatre after fire rips through Carlton's La Mama
The much-loved Melbourne theatre partially collapsed after fire ripped through the Carlton building.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
Cladding fire risk for 12,000 Queensland buildings
The taskforce was set up by the state government in the wake of the 2017 disaster, which killed 71 people including two Australians.
Canberra
Man taken to Canberra Hospital with burns after car fire
Firefighters arrived to find a car well alight in Narrabundah on Monday night, with one man hospitalised suffering from burns.
Fire
Police investigate suspicious Fisher house fire
An investigation is underway after a suspicious house fire in Fisher on Sunday night.
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Roads
Fire emergency: Perth brewery goes up in flames
Flames broke out at Billabong Brewing on McCoy Street in Myaree about 7.15pm.
- by Kate Hedley & Hannah Barry
Fire
War medal delivered to Brisbane veteran after house fire
A decorated World War II veteran who was saved from a fire that destroyed his Brisbane home has been awarded a replacement medal of France's highest military honour.
- by Sonia Kohlbacher
Caboolture
Body found after house fire north of Brisbane
Seven fire crews extinguished the flames within 30 minutes, but the Caboolture street remained closed as investigators looked into the cause.
- by Toby Crockford
Hope Island
Gold Coast home destroyed and resident hospitalised with burns after 'explosion'
People were seen running from the burning house after the explosion, with police appealing for information to help determine the cause.
- by Toby Crockford