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A boy and his boat help Chile firefighters combat blazes

As his parents fought wildfires threatening their home in southern Chile, 13-year-old Lucas Cespedes decided to take action, ferrying firefighters across the local river in a small yellow rowing boat to help them put out the flames.

Reuters

Total fire ban for regions surrounding ACT on Saturday

The fire ban will not apply to the ACT.

The Canberra Times

Chilean wildfires destroy hundreds of homes, endanger world's smallest deer

Forest fires across south-central Chile that have left 24 people dead and swallowed up hundreds of houses spread into new areas on Wednesday after raging overnight, burning up the habitats of vulnerable woodland animals.

Reuters

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Fire hazard warning over five items you wouldn't expect including oranges and flour

There are a number of common household items that are more flammable than you'd expect

Liverpool Echo

Seven fire crews battling blaze at Glasgow recycling centre

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) received a call around 2.35am, a spokesperson said. There are no reported injuries at this stage.

Daily Record

Koala extinction report shows bushfires may have wiped out marsupials in Shoalhaven

Not one koala has been seen in areas south-west of Nowra since the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, prompting concern for the marsupials' future.

ABC News

Chile heat wave could further fan the flames of deadly wildfires

Chilean authorities on Tuesday warned of a "very complex" situation as a new heat wave in the country's south-central region threatened to further fan the flames of dangerous forest fires that have already left 24 dead.

Reuters

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Scottish Government 'thoroughly considering' recommendations of Cameron House fire inquiry

Couple, Richard Dyson, 38, and Simon Midgley, 32, died in the fire on December 18, 2017.

Daily Record

Deadly Wildfires Continue To Rage In Chile

Chile is still experiencing deadly wildfires this weekend, and efforts to contain the fires have been hampered by the dry weather

Zenger

Pilots survive Boeing 737 water bomber crash while fighting bushfire in Western Australia

Investigators to examine wreckage and interview two pilots who were responding to a bushfire in the Fitzgerald River national park

The Guardian - AU

Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips

Chilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the deadliest blazes in the country's recent history.

Reuters

Fire crews remain at Milton home after garden structure erupts into flames

The Scottish Fire and Rescue service remains at the property, surveying the area to ensure that no further fires break out. No casualties have been reported as a result.

Glasgow Live

At least 24 dead as wildfires sweep through Chile

The government has declared a state of emergency in the southern region of Araucania, along with the Nuble and Biobio regions

Evening Standard

Fire damages Buddhist temple in Australian city of Melbourne

A Buddhist temple has been extensively damaged by fire in the Australian city of Melbourne

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The Guardian - AU

Buddhist temple in south-east Melbourne gutted by fire

Five-storey blaze at Springvale’s Bright Moon hall drew a crowd of onlookers, firefighters say

The Conversation

200 experts dissected the Black Summer bushfires in unprecedented detail. Here are 6 lessons to heed

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 were cataclysmic: a landmark in Australia’s environmental history. They burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly forests in southeast Australia. Many of our most distinctive, ancient and vulnerable species were worst affected.

Reuters

At least 24 dead in Chile as wildfires spread, driving many to flee for safety

Firefighters battled dozens of raging wildfires in Chile on Sunday, seeking to gain control of one of the country's worst natural disasters in years as the death toll rose to at least 24 with nearly 1,000 more injured.

AAP

Fire damages Buddhist temple in southeastern Melbourne

Eighty firefighters have battled a blaze that has damaged the Bright Moon Buddhist Temple in southeastern Melbourne.

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US Cargo Train Derails, Causing Huge Fire and Leaking Hazardous Gas

A cargo train derailed in the midwestern United States, sparking a massive fire and triggering the release of small amounts of vinyl chloride, a hazardous chemical, officials said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after around 50 cars of the 140-car train came off the tracks late Friday near…

Manchester Evening News

Moment man tries to extinguish BMW blaze on driveway before fire crews arrive

The flames looked to be in danger of spreading to a nearby wooden fence until firefighters got to the scene

The Independent UK

Chile wildfires spread amid heat wave as death toll rises

Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters continued to struggle to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives in the midst of a scorching heat wave that has broken records

Daily Record

Fire crews battle to quell huge gas cylinder barn blaze in rural Scots village

Three appliances were deployed to the "well-alight" bonfire in Faichem, near Fort Augustus, shortly before 5am.

Reuters

At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile

Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heat wave complicates efforts to control fires that have claimed at least 23 lives so far.

ABC News

Emergency warning issued for bushfire south of Perth, as shed lost in blaze north of city

An emergency bushfire warning has been downgraded for the suburb of Lake Coogee in Perth's south, while another blaze north of the city has burned through a shed.

ABC News

Denmark bushfire firefighter Murray Brooker reflects on 'intense and high speed' fire

Firefighters on WA's south coast knew they were in for a long night as wind took an approaching blaze over the top of them straight into the bush behind.

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