A person is in a critical condition after a scooter battery exploded in a central Wellington apartment with enough force to crack glass and move furniture.
A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said.
A towering construction crane caught fire, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby building and plummet to the street as people ran for their lives on the sidewalk below.
She's on her way back to Australia while her friend is still on the island, playing to theatres doing double time as shelters for thousands of evacuees.
Authorities have said some of the wildfires currently sweeping multiple Greek islands could be the product of arson, as evacuations continue and Aussies were told to check if they should still travel.
Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring.
Four neighbours tried to force their way into a home to save an elderly couple after their home was engulfed in flames in Sydney's south-west early this morning.
A NSW fire station had no running water for almost two months, putting firefighters at risk and forcing them to shower outside on cold days, a union has claimed.
The commercial building on Fredrick Street, Logan caught alight at 1.15am today, destroying a tobacconist, tattoo shop, Chinese restaurant and a fourth business.
Specialist forensic officers and a cadaver detection dog will enter the building to further investigate how the fire started, and if anyone was killed in the fire.
The mother-of-three is fighting for her life and suffered burns to nearly 40 per cent of her body when her blue Commodore caught alight in Mount Helena, about 6.30pm last night.