Fire reported in seventh-floor apartment
Residents were evacuated after a balcony fire reportedly spread inside an apartment. Six Queensland Fire Department crews attended.
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Smoke alarm wakes residents during garage fire
Fire and Rescue NSW reported that a smoke alarm woke a resident, who alerted three others. About 60 e-bikes and batteries were stored in the garage where the fire was believed to have begun; the cause was still being investigated.
Open incident fileDeep-seated fire in storage facility
Fire and Rescue NSW reported a large fire contained within a storage facility but still burning at the time of its 25 June update. Structural collapse hampered crews. The cause was then unknown.
Open incident fileLacrosse Docklands
Fire spread rapidly up the façade of a Melbourne apartment building. The fire analysis and subsequent Victorian audit exposed the need to identify the actual cladding system and its compliance evidence across existing buildings.
Open investigationWest Terrace, Bankstown
A fire that originated on an apartment balcony trapped two residents. The NSW coroner examined missing sprinklers, post-occupation alterations, fire safety statements and unresolved orders. The coroner could not determine the ignition cause on the balance of probabilities.
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