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At least two people have died and at least four homes have been destroyed in the area.

A four-year-old boy who suffered extreme burns in a shed fire at Corio near Geelong has died in hospital this afternoon.

Everything from snow to fire is set to hit multiple Australian states this week.

The Kings Park blaze, previously rated as "watch and act", was downgraded after it became contained and controlled, authorities said.

A body has been found after a bushfire ripped through Tara, in Queensland's Western Downs region.

A heartbroken father said his family had experienced the worst two days of their lives, after their two youngest children died in the fire.

Firefighters in Adelaide's north have rescued a cat from a burning home.

Terrifying footage has captured the 'willy willy' leaving a trail of destruction across the St Georges Ranges in WA.

Detectives are keen to speak with the driver of a white ute with broken taillight spotted an hour before firefighters were called.

A bushfire in the Darling Downs region and another at Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs are at emergency level with locals told to evacuate immediately.

Firefighters have contained a grass fire in Penrith in Sydney's west.

A bushfire burning in a rural area near the NSW town of Grafton has been brought under control.

The four children were playing inside the shed when the fire broke out, trapping them inside in what police have described as "a horrific scene".

A woman has died following a house fire at Aldinga Beach this afternoon.

More than 40 firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze that was sparked at the Shepherds Hill Recreational park at 11.20 pm on Thursday.

A fire has torn through a gym in Melbourne's north linked to former Mongols bikie Sam Abdulrahim.

Fire crews are gaining the upper hand on a blaze in Queensland's Gladstone region.

The bloom can appear as a pink murkiness during the day but has the ability to become an electric blue colour at night.

A large and fast-moving fire is threatening a community in Queensland's Gladstone region where residents have been told to leave immediately.

The man's body was found by police, next to a bulldozer that was destroyed, about 30km west of Kempsey.

A fire at Willi Willi National Park near Port Macquarie, one at Springwood Park Road near Kempsey, and another near Byron Bay have been downgraded.

Firefighters are continuing to battle a large bushfire in Byron Bay, as shocked beachgoers share photos of black smoke billowing into the sky from the iconic location.

Queensland firefighters have brought a major blaze under control, which had earlier been threatening homes west of the Gold Coast.

The mercury is forecast to reach over 30 degrees for many parts of the state, ahead of changing, cooler conditions.

Forty firefighters battled overnight to extinguish the blaze.

A chemical warehouse fire at Bibra Lakes in Perth's south, has rocked residents living more than 35km away after the blaze triggered a massive explosion.

Fire crews took 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control, before the body of a 70-year-old woman was found in the kitchen.

It's a delicate situation for firefighters as they're unable to extinguish the blaze with water due to the risk of sparking an explosion.

"It's not just like a normal barbecue fire ... they're difficult to put out."

A fundraiser has been launched for an Army veteran who lost everything in a devastating house fire, including his three cats.

A family has been left "at breaking point" after their farm was devastated by a fire for the second time in several years.

Residents in Victoria's Gippsland region who have spent an anxious day sheltering from bushfires now face a new menace.

When Rob Saunders woke up in Victoria's Gippsland region on Sunday morning, he knew something wasn't right.

The fire started around 6am in the popular Teatre nightclub and quickly tore through the venue

Victoria has had its first test of bushfire season in the state's high country.

The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined, but investigators are treating it as suspicious.

Patients were wheeled out of the building in beds as a lone gunmen in a bulletproof vest opened fire.

Communities across Queensland's south-east and northern New South Wales have faced more wild weather, as powerful storms left homes without power and flights on the tarmac.

A fire at a wedding in Iraq has left at least 100 people dead and 150 others injured, according to the Iraqi state news agency INA citing local authorities.

Residents had been told to prepare to leave Flagstone yesterday afternoon.

Firefighters couldn't save the large family's home after what's thought to be a lightning strike set it on fire.

Police are investigating a bizarre series of events involving a burnt-out car with a body inside, a second vehicle driven off a jetty and the detention of a naked man acting erratically on an allegedly stolen boat.

About 1500 firefighters brought the industrial action, which left stations across the state understaffed this morning.

The blaze erupted in Canterbury in the city's south-west early this morning.

Some of the world's biggest polluters have been deliberately left off the speaking list at a major summit.

More than 50 firefighters have been called to a service station blaze at Fairfield in Sydney's west.

The temperature in Sydney soared to more than 15C above average, while parts of the NSW Far South Coast reached a "catastrophic" fire rating.

Fire and Rescue NSW said crews were deployed when a fire broke out in a villa on Maclaurin Avenue at about 3.15pm yesterday.

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