WorldRangoon school blaze claims 13 livesThirteen people, including children, have been killed after a fire broke out in a Muslim school in Rangoon because of a suspected electrical fault, police in Burma's main city say.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandChoppers, crews battle Wairarapa fireSix helicopters with monsoon buckets and seven ground firecrews battled a rapidly moving pine forest fire on Pahaoa Rd, east of Martinborough, yesterday that had engulfed 30 hectares by midday and was still burning.01 Apr 11:21 PM
New ZealandBurn victim may have put petrol on backyard fireA 50-year-old Warkworth man suffered burns to much of his body after a backyard fire exploded.30 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandInfant falls into fireA one-year-old boy is in intensive care and due to have surgery for serious burns after falling into a fire.29 Mar 09:50 PM
New ZealandChristchurch fire may have been deliberately litA fire in an empty house in Christchurch overnight is believed to have been deliberately lit.27 Mar 05:57 PM
New ZealandStudents blame police after firesDrunk university students who set couches alight after being turfed out of parties are blaming police for inflaming tensions.25 Mar 01:17 AM
New ZealandMan may have been saved twiceIt appears the 54-year-old man saved from his burning Dunedin flat on Monday night may have been rescued twice, by different people.20 Mar 07:08 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle boat blaze at Auckland marinaFirefighters were this morning fighting a boat on fire at an Auckland marina.19 Mar 11:59 PM
New ZealandJudge: Desire for vengeance led to arsonAnger and a desire for vengeance, combined with alcohol, probably led a Mosgiel man to light fires causing $100,000 damage to his former partner's home, a judge says.19 Mar 06:49 PM
New ZealandFire hero hailed for saving neighbourA Dunedin woman is being hailed as a hero after running into a burning City Council flat to pull a 54-year-old man to safety.18 Mar 09:30 PM
New ZealandScout hall damaged in arson attackA "mindless" arson attack on a Scout hall in Wellington could have jeopardised children's Easter camping plans, the local Scout leader says.17 Mar 02:31 AM
New ZealandArson latest attack on kidsThe head teacher at a Northland kindergarten has made a plea to the community to help catch the culprits who are destroying their playground with vandalism that now includes an arson attack.12 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandFirefighters battling scrub fire in rural WaikatoFirefighters are battling a scrub fire in a remote part of rural Waikato this morning.09 Mar 08:48 PM
New ZealandFire, evacuation at Albany mallTwo 14-year-old girls are being spoken to by police after a scrub fire which forced the evacuation of a shopping mall on Auckland's North Shore.09 Mar 01:36 AM
New ZealandScrub fire near Wanganui AirportThe fire was covering at least 1 hectare of tussock grass between the ocean and the airport. It was windy and the fire spreading fast, a Fire Service spokesman said.08 Mar 11:57 PM
New ZealandNelson vehicle testing stations damaged in fireA fire has significantly damaged two vehicle testing stations in a Nelson commercial building.08 Mar 06:46 PM
WorldTwist in deadly fire case 40 years onForty years after 15 people died in the firebombing of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub, controversy and conspiracy theories still surround what was until the Port Arthur massacre, Australia's worst mass murder.08 Mar 04:30 PM
