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The 2023 Darling Downs fires was an Australian bushfire that began on 23 October 2023 after emergency warnings were issued for multiple bushfires in the Darling Downs region but particularly concentrated in the Western Downs Region and in Milmerran Woods. More than 40 fires burned across Darling Downs, with two fatalities in the town of Tara ...
Australia suffered a catastrophic series of wildfires in 2019-2020 known as "Black Summer", which destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people, the majority in New South Wales.
On 22 November 2023, news articles stated that Western Australia should be prepared for a five-day heatwave throughout the state, reaching over 40 °C (104 °F) from 22 November 2023. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined. [5] At that stage, no foul play or arson was suspected by state police. [6]
On Saturday the 8th, the fire swept into the suburbs of Como and Jannali where more than 100 buildings would be destroyed, including two schools a church and a kindergarten. [7] [8] The Como/Jannali fire burnt 476 hectares and destroyed 101 houses - more than half of the total homes lost in New South Wales during the January emergency period. [9]
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The fires have destroyed at least five homes and injured several people, including firefighters which were responding to one of the fires in the Perth Hills. The firefighters had their truck roll over, with two of the firefighters hospitalized. [73] 26 December a firefighter died while fighting a fire near Esperance, Western Australia. [74]
Nine News Sydney is the local news bulletin for the Nine Network station in Sydney, airing across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory each night. Like all Nine News bulletins, the Sydney bulletin runs for one hour [1] from 6pm every day. It covers the day's latest local, national and international news, as well as sport, weather ...
A Boeing 737 that was converted into a fire-fighting aircraft, crashed while conducting operations to control a fire near Hopetoun. While the plane was destroyed, the two pilots on board managed to walk away with only minor injuries. This was the first ever hull loss of a Boeing 737 to occur in Australia. [10]