Deadly factory fire ‘a mistake’ accused teen claimed
Two teens applying for bail after being charged over a fire that killed two people were allegedly paid $4000 by a prisoner for the job, a court has been told.
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Gasps in court as accused teen arsonists freed on bail
Two 19-year-old men charged over a large fire that left two men dead have been granted bail and must abide by a night time curfew.
Gasps in court as teens freed on bail over fatal fire
Two 19-year-olds charged over a fire that left two men dead have been granted bail but a magistrate warned it could be revoked if they are caught out at night.
Three children dead, four in hospital after house fire
Three children have died and four others are lucky to be alive after a house fire in Sydney's west. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
Baby among three children dead after DV house fire
Three children have died and four others are lucky to be alive after their father allegedly tried to stop people trying to rescue them from their burning home.
Three children dead after rescue attempts ‘frustrated’
Three children are dead and four others are lucky to be alive after their father allegedly tried to stop people trying to rescue them from their burning home.
Man who murdered partner in house fire loses appeal
A man who murdered his partner by setting fire to her house and then watched as she tried to escape has lost an appeal.
Man involved in Old Parliament House fire avoids prison
Bruce Shillingsworth Jr has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence for his role in a fire at Old Parliament House that caused $5.2 million in damages.
Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness
A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.
‘Puppets’ charged over tobacco trade firebombings
Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.
Heat on fire bug wanted over 12 Queensland blazes
An image has been released of a man wanted over a dozen suspicious fires in Queensland's Western Downs region.
Police super squad to tackle clans behind arson attacks
Three Victoria Police task forces have united to target warring organised crime syndicates behind at least 11 arson attacks in Melbourne.
Police super squad to tackle gangs behind arson attacks
Three Victoria Police task forces have united to target warring organised crime syndicates behind at least 11 arson attacks in Melbourne.
Teen starts fire at mum’s unit after sleep assault
After being assaulted while he slept, a teenager started a fire in his mother's apartment that forced her to relocate and destroyed his brother's ashes.
Demolition job begins on Sydney building gutted by fire
A burnt-out former factory in central Sydney is slowly being demolished as police speak with a fourth teenage boy about the devastating blaze.
Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze
Police and fire investigators say the site of a massive inner-city building fire in Sydney remains an exclusion zone, with demolition crews assessing risks.
Two children assisting police after Sydney blaze
A "once in a decade" fire has destroyed two buildings in inner Sydney as two children hand themselves into police over the massive blaze.
Bouncy castle king jailed for burning down rivals
An "obsessed" aspiring bouncy castle tycoon who orchestrated arson attacks on rival businesses and then fled interstate could spend over a decade in prison.
Hunt for ‘dangerous’ armed gunman enters fourth day
Queensland Police are calling for the surrender of an accused drug trafficker allegedly involved in three separate violent incidents in Brisbane on Thursday.
Home where girl was allegedly tortured burnt down
The Queensland home where a girl was allegedly tortured has been gutted by fire after firebomb threats and "racially-motivated" material spread in the region.
Woman jailed for torching car after alleged shooting
Isabella Mary Beatrice McLeod has been jailed for helping set a stolen car alight to destroy evidence after an alleged shooting in Brisbane's south.
Arsonist jailed for ‘terrorising’ apartment building
A serial arsonist started lighting fires at houses and apartments in Brisbane's inner south the day after being released from a lengthy jail term.
Mother says she had to choose which child to save first
A Queensland man has been sentenced to six years in jail after starting a blaze that destroyed a home and forced a mother to choose which child to save first.
Woman starts fire to remove tenant, kids
After weeks of growing animosity, Sharon Lee Coghlan started a fire in a bid to get rid of a tenant and her kids from a rental property north of Brisbane.
Man ‘tried to save’ woman from house fire
A neighbour has fought back tears as he told Brisbane Supreme Court the moment he tried to save Alexis Parkes from her burning home in February 2020.
Qld man set unit alight to ‘alert police’
Daniel Terrence Brooks set his Brisbane apartment alight in a bid to get the police's attention after becoming convinced that people were trying to kill him.
Family devastated by Hayes arson sentence
The family of a young couple and baby who died in a house fire say they are devastated after Jenny Hayes was handed an eight-year minimum sentence.
Family killed 19 days after daughter born
Abbey Forrest and Inderpal Singh planned to have four children, but they and their 19-day-old daughter died in a deliberately lit fire in December 2020.
Four charged with Laidley stabbing murder
Queensland police have charged the quartet with murder, attempted murder and arson after a 48-year-old man was stabbed to death at a home west of Brisbane.
Inquest into Qld bus driver’s fiery death
A mentally ill man who lit flammable liquid and threw it onto a Brisbane bus driver had been discharged from community mental health services months before.
Qld murder accused freed after new info
Police have dropped charges against a man arrested over the deaths of a couple whose bodies were found after a house fire south of Brisbane.