The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Every state has been put on alert for a heightened bushfire risk over summer with metropolitan areas among those under threat.

Families are being urged to act out a fire escape plan with their kids

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Firefighters battling a destructive fire that has destroyed 18 homes in the Perth metropolitan area are confronting a new blaze amid heatwave conditions.

Authorities say it will take at least another three to four days to bring blaze in city’s north-east under control

In August, wildfires in Evros killed a group of people, including children, passing along a well-trodden migration route. Locals and politicians made the victims scapegoats for the disaster

A large bushfire in Perth's north has destroyed at least 10 homes and is not expected to be under control for days, authorities say.

A dangerous 12% annual spike in fire accidents in Bengaluru has shifted the spotlight back on the need for stringent enforcement of fire safety regulations. An accelerated vertical push, symbolised by the mushrooming high-rises across the city has injected a sense of urgency. This, when blatant violations in building plans…

Queensland firefighters battling blazes in the state's southeast are set to receive some assistance with showers forecast for the rest of the week.

Aroen Kishen posted a picture of his daughter smiling broadly to the camera

About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year