Fire
Police file five murder charges over deadly NZ hostel fire
More than 100 people were staying at the four-storey Loafers Lodge hostel when the fire tore through the building soon after midnight on May 16.
- by Nick Perry
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Body search delayed by demolition of Surry Hills fire building
Homeless advocate Cat Delaney said the building was known to regularly house rough sleepers, and she would not be surprised if a body was found later.
- by Olivia Ireland
‘Very poor’ air quality: Winds push smoke into Brisbane CBD
The weather bureau is forecasting the winds will push the smoke from the hazard reduction burn into the southern suburbs.
- by Cloe Read
Demolition crew to inspect fire rubble with view to bringing down walls
Fire and Rescue NSW is working on orders to demolish the burnt-out warehouse walls, which could come down as soon as Monday.
- by Abby Seaman
Third boy, 12, comes forward after Surry Hills fire
The boy handed himself into police on Saturday morning as it emerged that the building’s owners failed to file annual fire safety paperwork with the council this year.
- by Nigel Gladstone, Andrew Taylor and Ben Cubby
‘It’s all just ended’: Surry Hills blaze scorches family’s $38 million hotel dream
Those dreams were reduced to a smouldering pile of rubble by Friday, as firefighters extinguished the final flames and police investigating the blaze as suspected arson questioned two teenagers.
- by Megan Gorrey, Sarah Keoghan and Olivia Ireland
Two children hand themselves in to police after Surry Hills fire
Two 13-year-old schoolchildren are assisting police with their inquiries after a massive fire tore through two heritage-listed buildings in Surry Hills on Thursday.
- by Olivia Ireland and Sarah Keoghan
Drone footage of the Surry Hills fire
Fire and Rescue NSW have provided aerial footage of the collapsed building near Central Station, Sydney.
As it happened: Fire engulfs Surry Hills building; neighbouring residents evacuated
A major fire has broken out near Central Station in Sydney. Emergency services are on the scene.
- by Christopher Harris
‘I watched the whole building go up’: CBD building collapses after being engulfed in fire
A huge fireball could be seen just moments before a major wall section exploded outwards, showering the street near Central Station in bricks, concrete and other debris.
- by Sarah Keoghan and Angus Thomson
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Melbourne
‘Could have exploded’: Two men rescued as boat gutted by fire in Port Phillip Bay
The pair were pulled from the water after their boat went up in flames and sank about three kilometres off St Kilda beach.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan