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As fire accidents soar, it is back to safety basics

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…

The Hindu

Rain set to assist as bushfires continue to burn

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

AAP

Father who survived housefire that killed whole family pays tribute to daughter who died in fire

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

The Independent UK

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PG&E bills will go up by more than $32 per month next year in part to pay for wildfire protections

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

The Independent UK

Billion-dollar climate disasters add up

Fossil fuels pollute to the tune of hundreds of billions in health care costs and swipe an average of two years of life expectancy from each of us, a reader from Los Angeles says.

Chicago Sun-Times

How big are the fires burning in Australia’s north? Interactive map shows they’ve burned an area larger than Spain

La Niña, invasive grass and land management practices are all factors in the larger-than-average fires burning across northern Australia

The Guardian - AU

Tributes paid to children killed in Hounslow house fire

Five people who died including three children are believed to have been members of the same family

The Guardian - UK

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Québec's summer 2023 wildfires were the most devastating in 50 years. Is the worst yet to come?

After a summer of exceptional wildfires, the return of cooler temperatures and snowy conditions will provide Québec’s forests a brief respite.

The Conversation

Fire is consuming more than ever of the world's forests, threatening supplies of wood and paper

A third of the world’s forests are cut for timber. This generates US$1.5 trillion annually. But wildfire threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing, and the threat is far greater than most people realise.

The Conversation

There's another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu

A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people

The Independent UK

Grenfell commission proposes permanent memorial to replace tower

Report proposes memorial to tragedy should emphasise ‘height and visibility’ but says tower remains cannot stand forever

The Guardian - UK

Bengaluru Urban DC indiscriminately granted licences though he had no power to allow storage of crackers beyond 600 kg: Karnataka High Court

Court: DCs held accountable for mishaps if they grant licences beyond 600 kg of firecrackers/sparklers; DCs must exercise caution when granting licences; petitioner's premises unlocked for licenced business activities with restriction of storing only 600 kg.

The Hindu

Can goats and sheep stop wildfires? This shepherdess is rallying the flock

A rancher in California is training a new generation to fight fires – and foster deeper connections to the land – with farm animals

The Guardian - US

After a record year of wildfires, will Canada ever be the same again?

Unprecedented blazes tore through boreal forest unleashing vast carbon emissions in what may be a permanent change of state

The Guardian - US

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Virginia's governor declares a state of emergency over wildfires

The governor's office singled out two wildfires of particular concern: The Quaker Run Fire, near and inside Shenandoah National Park; and the Tuggles Gap Fire, in southern Virginia's Patrick County.

The Independent UK

5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most of the northern California town

AAP

More relief on way for bushfire-hit Queensland

Bushfires continue to burn across Queensland but more relief is on the way for people hit hard by blazes.

The Independent UK

How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?

Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs

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The Independent UK

Five years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most of the northern California town

The Guardian - US

A town re-emerges from the ashes of a devastating wildfire. But five years on, is Paradise for all?

A deadly blaze in 2018 leveled the area, but now residents are dreaming of a different future in the rapidly developing community

The National (Scotland)

How to celebrate Bonfire Night at home safely - firework and bonfire tips

This is how you can celebrate Bonfire Night safely at home in your garden when it comes to lighting bonfires and fireworks - follow these tips.

The Guardian - AU

Wet weather relief for NSW and Queensland firefighters while blazes encroach south of Perth

Rainfall is expected to fall on Saturday either side of the border after a torrid week of fires claimed more than 60 homes

The Guardian - AU

The smoke in the NSW air feels like the bushfires of 2019 – but the alerts on my phone signal a change

Tenterfield is burning again. At least this time we have real-time updates that do not stop at the NSW-Queensland border

The Independent UK

Firefighters battling to contain Southern California wildfire though many homes remain threatened

More than 1,200 firefighters are attacking a big Southern California wildfire, and fire officials say that effort has made inroads in containing the flames

The Guardian - AU

Fires in Queensland tropics – as it happened

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