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Lithium battery fire on truck shuts down Hume Highway in NSW due to health risk

Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions

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Flames leap 15 metres into the air in huge factory fire

A huge blaze at the site of a chemicals factory is being tackled by about 200 firefighters, with flames being sent as high as 15 metres into the air.

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October heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the norm

Birdsville sets new high as BoM forecasts more record hot weather, with heatwave warnings in place in some states

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Three People Dead After Light Plane Crash Near Wollongong

Three people have died after a light plane crashed moments after take-off from Shellharbour Airport, south of Wollongong.

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Man dead in house fire amid search for younger relative

Intense flames and a roof collapse have forced firefighters to retreat during a battle to extinguish a blaze at a home where a man was later found dead.

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Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Investigators say an overcharged e-bike battery was likely the cause of a house fire that killed a man in the western suburbs of a capital city.

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‘Fastest-growing fire risk’: why do lithium batteries keep exploding across Australia?

Fire and Rescue NSW responded to 272 battery-related fires last year, while Victoria and Queensland authorities say they happen almost every day

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Firefighters contain huge industrial blaze in Sydney

A huge industrial fire in southwest Sydney has been contained, with more than 100 firefighters called to the scene.

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Firefighters confront bus collision, casualties in realistic scenario

The details of the simulation were secret until services arrived.

Newcastle Herald

Police comb scene of fire after home 'extensively damaged'

Neighbours said the residents weren't home at the time.

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Water In Sydney Harbour Looks Like Forbidden Green Gatorade Right Now & Can I Take A Sip?

“It boggles the mind,” said superintendent Adam Dewberry.

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Building destroyed in suspicious fire, police investigate

The blaze took multiple crews more than two hours to extinguish.

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Derelict house alight, police treat as suspicious

Emergency services were called just after 6am this morning.

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'Oh my god, it's gonna blow': garbage truck blaze a scary wake-up call

A resident has described the moment the truck burst into flames.

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Car engulfed by flames, police investigate arson

Fire and Rescue NSW were late on Saturday August 10.

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Tributes laid for teenager lost in Cessnock house fire

'He didn't deserve this.'

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Cars destroyed in suspicious fire at Hunter hospital, building saved

Fire crews worked to prevent the fire spreading to the building.

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Police Are Investigating A House Fire As A ‘Domestic-Related Homicide’ After 3 Kids Were Killed

A 28-year-old man has been arrested at the scene in Lalor Park.

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Man cut free from wreckage after crash in the Hunter Valley

Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on Cessnock Road.

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Resident suffers burns as fierce fire destroys Hunter house

Three people evacuated the burning home.

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Mother ‘devastated’ as daughter’s body found in rubble of Sydney home that collapsed after explosion

Rescue teams had worked around the clock looking for Mhey Yumol Jasmin after the blast in Whalan on Saturday

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'Taps, noises': Crews comb rubble for missing resident

Fire crews and police are searching for a missing resident feared trapped in rubble after a townhouse collapsed in Sydney's west following a large explosion.

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'Uninhabitable': fierce fire rips through disability support building

It took firefighters an hour to bring the blaze under control.

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Two narrowly escape harm after car smashes into shop

It is believed the driver lost control of the vehicle.

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