Tag: fire
Major blaze at factory belonging to recycler
A blaze has broken out at a warehouse belonging to a trouble-plagued Melbourne recycler, in what is at least the tenth major factory fire...
Laverton North fire
More than 30 firefighters attended a suspicious fire at a vacant factory in Sayers Road, Laverton North this morning.
The MFB has issued a statement...
Three rescued from fire
Police helped save three people and a dog from a house fire in Werribee on Tuesday.
Detectives from the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit were on...
Planned burn-offs ready to fire
If you see a lot of smoke around Little River early next month, don’t be alarmed.
Wyndham council’s controlled burn program is starting on April...
Father praised after rescuing son in Spotswood house fire
A father has been praised by firefighters after rescuing his son in a dramatic house fire in Spotswood overnight.
The Hudsons Road home became engulfed...
Mother and daughter killed in Footscray fire shared ‘enormous’ love
A mother and daughter killed in a fire in Footscray this week had an “enormous” love for each other, according to distraught family.
Tanya and...
Man charged with murder over fatal Footscray factory fire
A 52-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder over a fatal fire in an abandoned Footscray factory on Wednesday night.
Senior Constable Alistair...
Three die in suspicious Footscray factory blaze
Police are treating a suspicious fire at an abandoned factory in Footscray overnight as a possible triple homicide.
Emergency services were called the blaze at...
Fire tears through Little Saigon
More than 70 firefighters have taken more than six hours to contain a blaze that has devastated Little Saigon Market in Footscray.
A blaze tore through...
Fire tears through Station Hotel kitchen
Firefighters have contained a fire that tore through the kitchen of Footscray’s Station Hotel on Monday, just days after a suspicious blaze destroyed a...
Man charged over Newport heritage rail fires
A Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer charged with derailing a train on the Hurstbridge line and a string of other arson and sabotage...
Epping wildlife on the mend
By Samantha Walker
Sunny, a 15-month-old eastern grey kangaroo, is on the mend after suffering burns to his feet during a grassfire at Epping on...
Air quality concerns after West Footscray fire
Police are investigating a fire at a West Footscray rubbish dump that has sent smoke billowing across Melbourne.
Firefighters were called to the blaze on...
Residents’ fears realised as squat house fire spreads
Police are hunting for an arsonist who destroyed a home in Braybrook on Thursday night, severely damaging another.
The empty Hancock Street house was torched...
Yarraville man rescued from burning bungalow
Firefighters have rescued a man caught in a flaming bungalow in Yarraville.
Fire crews were called to the Roberts Street property about 4pm Tuesday after...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
