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One of the cars is believed to have ignited in the building.

Passengers saw and smelled smoke in the cabin and coming from the cockpit, and were left frustrated by handling of the incident on the ground.

Fire and Rescue crews tangled with an "unusual" hazardous materials situation on the weekend.

Thousands of homes have been burnt down and hundreds of people remain missing in central Chile.

Authorities are now urging residents to evacuate as a wall of flames moves quickly towards more homes.

'Behind every drowning is a family and it is extremely tragic.'

Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm has said he is 'numb' following the deadly crash.

Six people were forced out of their house when the living room floor in their home in Miami's Little Havana neighbourhood collapsed, authorities said.

The chartered flight had been en route to a Rio Tinto mine when it went down.

Tremors were felt as far away as the neighbouring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

The day after the deadliest US wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn't stop.

It came after young woman, believed to have been on her honeymoon, died in Sydney.

More than 200 firefighters have been battling to contain three large bushfires in parts of Gingin, Bindoon and Chittering, about an hour from Perth.

Residents have undergone respiratory checks after the eruption in West Sumatra.

It took more than two hours to find the woman inside a burning home after she called for help. By then, she was dead.

Several passengers have been captured by the terror group in Somalia.

Police experts are today investigating how the suspicious blaze started.

The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the subcontractor that made the fuselage and installed a panel that blew out leaving a gaping hole in an Alaska Airlines plane last week.

Slovenia's rescuers on Monday successfully extracted five people who had been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels.

Rivers have peaked after parts of the state copped three months' worth of rain within 24 hours.

The eight-year-old boy along with other beachgoers tried to save the man, but he was unable to be revived.

Two children have died after being pulled from Perth's Swan River on New Year's Eve.

Authorities believe flood-hit towns north of Cairns have lost access to running water, sparking a late-night emergency alert.

The festive period in New South Wales has come with tragedy as the water claims four lives and injures multiple others.

Two properties were claimed by a fire in Perth's south, the DFES has confirmed.

Some survivors sheltered on ledges of the building during the massacre.

Family and friends gathered at St Monica's Catholic Church in Richmond to honour Kidd, who was known as a pillar of his community and a veteran firefighter.

The blaze south of Narrabri has already ripped through more than 80,000 hectares, with some residents told it's too late to leave.

The Bureau of Meteorology has officially cancelled the severe weather warning that was in place, however a "significant risk" of showers and storms remains.

Almost 40,000 households and businesses remain without power in Far North Queensland today after Cyclone Jasper made landfall as crews plan to assess the damage in coming hours.

The cyclone switched gears as it dawdled towards the coastline, some in its path saying the rain is so mighty "it hurts us when it hits".

The upgrade brings the possibility of destructive wind gusts up to 140km/h as the system crosses the coast this afternoon.

Officials are worried the cyclone could intensify and hit on the predicted king tides, which would cause significant flooding.

Several firefighting tools were inside the truck when it was taken.

The 25-year-old man who fell into a hole and was buried in sand on a Queensland island has been described as a "vibrant and adventurous soul" as he continues to fight for life in hospital.

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at a popular Perth beach.

A new report pinpoints the communities at greatest risk of devastating bushfires this summer.

It's a stunning result for families whose loved ones were trapped for a gruelling 17 days and fed through narrow steel pipes.

The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days.

FIRST ON TODAY: When Arnold Dix got the call to fly to the Himalayas to help rescue 41 stranded workers, he didn't hesitate.

The 90-year-old was lying down in her bedroom ceiling caved in on top of her, covering her in plaster and debris.

Dozens have homes in Western Australia have been damaged or completely destroyed by fire as authorities warn residents to remain alert.

At least 10 homes have already been lost, with hundreds without power and more being told to prepare.

The first images of dozens of men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel have emerged, as a complex and frustrating operation to free them enters its 10th day.

A woman has been winched off a yacht and rushed to hospital in Queensland after she reportedly fell from the vessel.

Workers have been trapped in the collapsed tunnel for one week, and some are suffering health issues.

Families have been forced to flee their homes in the Darling Downs area of Queensland as a fast-moving bushfire races towards properties.

As many as 40 workers in India are confined behind a pile of rubble with little oxygen and water.

Locals have been warned that embers, smoke, and ash may fall on the road.

Hundreds of thousands of people are on high alert after a wave of earthquake activity triggered the response.