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FIRE TRAGEDY: Family home destroyed days before Christmas

FIREFIGHTERS believe the blaze was caused by an electrical fault in the air conditioning unit.

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24th Dec. 2018 6:12 AM

BRUTAL SHOCK: A house was destroyed by fire last night at Koonorigan.

660 reasons not to be a butt-head

Think before you flick otherwise you could end up in court

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20th Aug. 2018 3:08 PM

Cigarette butts can cost you more than the packet from whence they came.

Advice to help you smoke out the problem

Coughing, clothes, pets and exercise are all things to take into consideration on hazy Clarence days

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20th Aug. 2018 12:08 PM

Smoke blankets the Grafton Bridge earlier this month. There are some simple ways to reduce the health risks of smoke inhalation.

'Stretched beyond our limits': Fires under investigation

ALLOWING your burn-off to escape a containment line could cost you up to $110,000 in fines or five years in jail.

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31st July 2018 7:07 AM

FIRE INVESTIGATIONS: The NSW Rural Fire Service is sending two fire investigators to the Northern Rivers to assist in identifying the point of origin of several bushfires.

Highway closed as grassfire burns out of control

Firefighters kept busy today as at least 33 fires burn in northeast of New South Wales.

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20th July 2018 6:07 PM

Emergency services officers at the scene of a fatal crash involving two vehicles on the Sunshine Motorway approximately 1.5km north of the Coolum roundabout.

Photo Darryn Smith / Sunshine Coast Daily

VIDEO, PHOTOS: House destroyed by fire

A WOMAN in her 50s is being treated by paramedics after a house fire near Lismore this morning.

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07th May 2018 10:05 AM

Fire destroyed a home at Howards Grass this morning.

Uki's ready to fight fires

Uki Rural Fire Brigade has welcomed funding from the NSW Rural Fire Service Association grant scheme

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29th Jan. 2018 4:01 PM

Uki Rural Fire Brigade volunteers Will Ambrose, Carolyn Jones and Bill Jacobi.

Fire crews continue to monitor Kings Forest blaze

Firefighters will remain on the ground at Kings Forest after a vehicle fire spread into bushland on Tuesday. Video: Liana...

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24th Jan. 2018 1:01 PM