Man to front court over hospital fire
A 52-year-old man is expected to face court charged in relation to a fire at the Cairns Base Hospital on Thursday night.
View ArticleFire severely damages Mossman hotel
A historic 1930s hotel at Mossman, north of Cairns in far north Queensland, has been severely damaged by a large fire.
View ArticleCouncil approves rebuilding outback pub after fire
The Burke Shire Council has approved plans to rebuild the Burketown Pub in Queensland's Gulf Country, after the century-old building was gutted by fire earlier this year.
View ArticleNeon sign sparks Cairns backpacker hostel blaze
A backpacker hostel in Cairns' CBD in far north Queensland was evacuated overnight after a fire started in a neon light.
View ArticleCrews douse fire at old Babinda sugar mill
There was a fire at a decommissioned sugar mill south of Cairns in far north Queensland overnight.
View ArticleFire damages Portsmith factory
A fire has damaged a propeller factory in the Cairns industrial area.
View ArticleBlaze destroys far north Qld roadhouse
Authorities are yet to determine the cause of a fire that has destroyed the Mount Carbine Roadhouse, north-west of Cairns in far north Queensland.
View ArticleRavenshoe cafe explosion: Another burns victim transferred to Brisbane for...
Ten people are now being treated in Brisbane for injuries sustained in Tuesday's cafe blast in the far north Queensland town of Ravenshoe.
View ArticleRavenshoe cafe blast 'bigger than Bali bombings' for Queensland burns...
The head of Queensland's skin bank describes the Ravenshoe cafe explosion as a bigger disaster for Queensland burn specialists than the Bali bombings.
View ArticleRavenshoe blast survivor Di Hodges endures wounds but regards herself 'lucky'
Di Hodges cannot use one of her hands and will undergo more skin grafts this week but says she is one of the lucky ones.
View ArticleRavenshoe cafe explosion survivors struggle to cope with memories
A cafe explosion in the far north Queensland community of Ravenshoe one year ago remains so powerfully painful for some survivors that they have left town for the anniversary.
View ArticlePetrol tank explosion in Cairns metal recycling plant 'blew the blinds off'
Authorities will spend the night trying to extinguish an industrial fire caused by an exploding petrol tank in Cairns, urging people to avoid the area due to smoke.
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