Queensland fires
‘Obviously, you don’t have kids’: Father of killed boy berates court staff
While giving evidence at a coronial inquest, the man erupted several times, yelling “stop asking me stupid … questions”.
- Cloe Read
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Sisters die days after being pulled from massive house fire
The girls’ mother is a nurse who worked at the hospital where the children were treated this week.
- Julius Dennis
Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through north Brisbane backyard
Three sheds caught fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration. The PSPA has since been revoked.
- Dominique Tassell
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- E-Scooters
‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years
There were more than 200 fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries in Queensland in the first 11 months of 2025.
- Julius Dennis
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One person killed in house fire near Brisbane
Three people were assessed by paramedics outside a house fire that firefighters took hours to contain.
- Dominique Tassell
Man’s body found in burnt-out charity building
Hundreds of Christmas hampers were destroyed when fire ripped through the charity building in Brisbane’s south-west.
- Dominique Tassell
One dead, four fighting for life after early-morning blaze north of Brisbane
Two teenagers and two adults in their 30s suffered life-threatening injuries in the blaze, which also claimed a life.
- Julius Dennis
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- Crime
Woman charged with murder over fire that killed three
The woman – who was staying at the house and questioned on the day – will front court from bed.
- William Davis
Families of house fire victims speak out, ‘overwhelmed with grief’
“Our lives, and all those that loved and knew Jordana, Jordan and Chazz are forever changed.”
- Laine Clark
Woman, two boys killed in Queensland house fire, police declare crime scene
The top storey of the home collapsed, hampering firefighters’ attempts to search the house before the blaze was extinguished and the bodies found.
- Julius Dennis