Coffs Coast Advocate

Winter weather brings increased risk of house fires

Firefighters urge Central Highlanders to check their winter warmers to prevent accidents.

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02nd June 2020 5:06 AM

Temperatures to plunge to a low of four degrees across the Central Highlands.

Electrical fire sends smoke through major furniture store

Part of a major Sunshine Coast furniture and homewares store is closed to customers after an electrical fire broke out...

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21st March 2020 1:03 PM

An electrical fire broke out at Domayne Maroochydore this morning.

Solar panels spark electrical fire at Sunshine Coast home

UPDATE: A solar panel that caught fire has sparked an emergency response in a Sunshine Coast suburban street.

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08th May 2018 11:05 AM

Firefighters are on the scene of an electrical fire in Parrearra.

Crews called to electrical fire at hospital

EMERGENCY crews are at the scene of an electrical fire that broke out at the Hervey Bay Surgical Hospital on Tuesday...

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13th Feb. 2018 9:02 PM

Emergency crews on the scene of an electric fire at the Hervey Bay Surgical Hospital on Tuesday night.

Firefighters praise service station staff after fire

FIREFIGHTERS have commended a local service station attendant for "quick thinking” after an electrical fire broke out...

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22nd Dec. 2017 3:12 PM

QUICK THINKING: The Woolworths Caltex on Takalvan St, where an electrical fire broke out early this morning.

Power mostly restored: Essential Energy brings in generator

POWER has been restored to most customers affected by this morning’s power outage caused by an electrical fire just metres...

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09th Oct. 2017 10:10 AM

ON SCENE: NSW Fire and Rescue crews extinguish an electrical fire at the Sapphire Beachfront Estate where the old Pelican Beach Resort was located.

Emergency crews called to fire at Bundy aged care home

BUNDY emergency crews were kept busy with a fire in an aged care home, a boatie who dislocated his shoulder and a briefly...

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08th Oct. 2017 8:10 AM

HOT FOOD: The fire at Riverlea started in a bain marie.

Fire destroys garage full of memories

"EVERYTHING that was too important to throw out or to sell was in the garage in boxes ready to go (to storage) so we have...

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11th July 2017 12:07 PM

NO TIME TO CHANGE: Grace Stuart and Jonathon Gibbons raced back home after news their house was on fire.

Crew called to fire at house in Granville

A fire crew was tasked to the scene in Oxley St just after 3.30pm after a fire started in an electrical appliance.

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14th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM

QFES, Fire, Fire TruckPhoto Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

All safe after small electrical fire at Cooinda

Staff and residents of Cooinda Aged Care Centre were briefly evacuated last night when a small electrical fire broke out in...

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06th Oct. 2016 8:10 AM

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