Tag: fire
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FIRE DAMAGES BERKELEY VALE FOOD FACTORY
A Berkeley Vale factory has been damaged by fire. Firefighters were called to Life Health Foods around 7 o’clock last night – monitoring smouldering debris for several hours. Investigators returned today, piecing together just how the blaze started outside the Corella Close business. “It was an accidental fire,” Fire and Rescue’s Inspector Mark Delves said.…
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FIRE TEARS THROUGH CENTRAL COAST HOME
A Central Coast man has been left homeless, after flames tore through his Booker Bay property early this morning. Thankfully no one was injured. Police are now investigating the cause.
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RETIREE ESCAPES FIRE AFTER SMOKE ALARM TAKEN DOWN
A Central Coast man has suffered burns, after his home was destroyed by fire early this morning. Firefighters were called to a retirement village at Halekulani just before 3 o’clock. The flames so hot, they damaged several other cabins at Bevington Shores. A 73-year-old resident was taken to Wyong Hospital with minor burns, and smoke…
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WOLLONGBAR HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
To other news now – a Northern Rivers family has been left homeless after their house was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning. The incident, a timely reminder to make sure you every household has an evacuation plan.
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15-YEAR-OLD BOY CHARGED WITH STARTING A BUSHFIRE
A teenage boy has been accused of lighting a fire during yesterday’s Total Fire Ban on the Central Coast. Witnesses say the small blaze spread quickly, with bystanders doing their best to stop it reaching nearby bush land. Sarah Iuliano reports.
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FIRE PARTIALLY DESTROYS ALSTONVILLE HOME
A house went up in flames on Alstonville’s Main Street this morning… destroying the entire second floor of the building. Fire crews were on the scene within minutes, stopping the blaze from spreading to neighbouring properties.
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GOSFORD HOUSE RUINED BY FLAMES
An early morning fire has destroyed an abandoned house in Gosford. Emergency services were called to Hills Street just after 1 o’clock on Thursday, to find the structure well alight. Firefighters contained the blaze but neighbouring properties were damaged, with the heat cracking windows. It’s understood squatters had frequented the building, on a lot which…
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FIRE TEARS THROUGH UMINA HOME SECOND TIME IN A WEEK
Investigators have spent the day combing through the charred remains of a Umina Beach home after a fire broke out on Monday. Fortunately no one was inside as a second inferno, in the space of a week, tore through the property.
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FIRE TEARS THROUGH DERELICT GOSFORD BUILDING
Fire has ripped through an abandoned building in Gosford this afternoon. Orange flames burst through the windows of the derelict Beane Street building, as black smoke billowed into the sky. More than a dozen people were evacuated from neighbouring buildings. Fire and Rescue Crews were decontaminated for asbestos, after extinguishing the blaze in less than…