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Firefighters deal with a number of deliberate fires in space of just a few days in Wales

'Not only is this a crime, for which they will be prosecuted, but it also places unnecessary pressure on front line services.'

Wales Online

Dad left with skin 'like melted cheese' after being caught in freak fire

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT AND DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE. Stuart Cooper has been left with 66% of his body covered in burns after waking in the middle of the night to the inferno in his home

Daily Mirror

NSW coronial inquiry hears back-burning strategy was 'appropriate' response to Currowan fire

The NSW bushfire inquiry hears the use of back-burning was an appropriate fire containment strategy despite claims spotting from the fires may have destroyed homes and killed three people.

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Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia

Canadian officials say scattered rains and even smoke cover have cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend

The Independent UK

Alberta wildfire fighters hope rain, cooling bring relief

Alberta authorities hope cooler temperatures and showers forecast for the coming week will help firefighters battling blazes in the oil-rich Canadian province, although storms could complicate efforts.

Reuters

Major fire tears across mountain close to people's homes

The fire spread across the mountain for several hours

Wales Online

Fire crews made it to the Loafers Lodge fire in minutes, but one truck with a 32-metre ladder was out of action

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, residents of Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington were jolted awake by thick smoke and flames licking the walls. As they tried to escape, one crucial fire truck was broken down.

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Wildfire risk spurs Alberta park closures ahead of holiday weekend

Authorities in Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta have closed some parks and campgrounds, and are urging residents to avoid activities that could enrage wildfires to avoid straining firefighting resources over the holiday weekend.

Reuters

Alberta wildfires hit gas flow out of Canada to US, spiking prices

Alberta officials on Thursday warned more wildfires could spread in next few hot and dry days, even as firefighters make progress in tackling widespread blazes that have slowed the outflow of natural gas from Canada into the United States, spiking prices.

Reuters

France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season

The Independent UK

RFS captain tells Black Summer bushfire inquest back-burn was a 'foregone conclusion'

A Blue Mountains fire brigade captain tells a NSW coronial inquest the decision to conduct a back-burn that later broke containment lines was a "foregone conclusion" by the time she found about it.

ABC News

As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

British Columbia and Alberta are on fire. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate in Alberta, while much of B.C. is already experiencing higher-than-usual wildfire risk. With more than 150 fires currently burning across the two provinces, a hazardous haze is blanketing Calgary and affecting air quality as…

The Conversation

Black Summer inquest hears air attack supervisor raised back-burn concerns with RFS

Chris Banffy tells the NSW coroner that he had his plane land so that he could speak directly to RFS personnel after seeing signs that a back-burn was threatening to jump containment lines.

ABC News

GHMC asks Red Category establishments to shut shop

The GHMC has served notices on a number of establishments that are potential fire hazards asking them to relocate to industrial areas.

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Manchester Evening News

Man 10 yards from bin caught dropping cigarette on moors in height of summer

Council bosses said his actions 'could have had far-reaching consequences'

ABC News

RFS defends Gospers Mountain back-burn decision at Black Summer coronial inquest

A Rural Fire Service commander tells an inquest into the 2019-20 bushfire disaster that he did not ignore concerns raised by a supervisor about the decision to conduct a back-burn that jumped containment lines when the weather changed.

Wales Online

Warning to hoarders after 10 deaths and 186 injuries in a year

Emergency services have been called to more then 1,000 incidents

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Loafers Lodge hostel fire was raging, with no sprinklers to stop it, by the time help arrived

Emergency services teams begin work to assess the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, determined to understand how the tragedy occurred.

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Nottingham academy fire could have had 'devastating effects'

The fire started in the nursery office

The Guardian - AU

Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read our full story on the fire here:

Al Jazeera

Trudeau visits military personnel fighting Alberta wildfires

Widespread blazes mark an intense start to wildfire season in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta.

Daily Mirror

New Zealand fire: Six dead and 30 guests missing after horror blaze rips through hostel

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

The Independent UK

Dorset streets ‘like a warzone’ after a dozen vehicles set alight overnight

“I went out to find it was like a warzone with three cars ablaze and bangs going off”

Reuters

Chile's firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of goats.

Reuters

Canada's Alberta faces more wildfires amid hot, dry weather

Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta faces an upsurge in wildfire activity as western Canada swelters in hot, dry weather and blazes keep thousands from their homes.

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