FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

Footage shows e-bike factory engulfed by flames

More than 50 firefighters have battled a blaze in a small e-bike factory on a suburban Sydney street.

AAP · Jan 5, 2024

Support branch for defence veterans now fighting fires

The RSL has revived a sub-branch established a century ago to support defence veterans who take up the fight against bushfires.

AAP · Dec 24, 2023

Firey who died in house blaze made 'ultimate sacrifice'

A funeral service has been held for Michael Kidd, a veteran firefighter who was "bloody good" at his job and made the ultimate professional sacrifice.

AAP · Dec 22, 2023

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Firefighters and scientific experts have been called in to deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a NSW plant producing blocks that sit at temperatures of 600C.

AAP · Oct 6, 2023

Backpackers caught in suspected faulty e-bike battery explosion in Sydney hostel

One person injured and 70 evacuated during the Darlinghurst blaze which is believed to have been sparked by a lithium battery

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

Rural Fire Service warns residents to get ready for upcoming season and not be complacent after three wet years

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2023

Safety fears as Sydney Metro considers ‘squeezeways’ for emergency access on new train lines

80cm-wide walkways, proposed for Metro West and Western Sydney Airport lines, requires users to squeeze along the side of a train stuck in a tunnel

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2023

Mother dies in NSW house fire that hospitalised two children in Orange

Police say a man escaped the blaze but suffered burns when he tried to re-enter the property.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2023

Dogs to search for human remains after walls of fire-damaged Surry Hills building are demolished

Two people among 15 sleeping rough in the former hat factory the night before blaze remain unaccounted for, as crime scene officers prepare equipment

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2023

Bridget McKenzie praises Victorian Nationals’ vote against Indigenous voice; third teenager comes forward over Surry Hills fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2023