Industrial Fires

There are concerns a blaze which destroyed parts of an agricultural supplies warehouse may stretch fertiliser and chemical supplies thin for farmers across Western Australia ahead of the seeding season.

Authorities issued a hazmat warning for several suburbs in southern Perth after a warehouse storing agricultural supplies went up in smoke.

A factory fire in Perth's heavy industrial complex has seen a toxic smoke warning issued for more than 40,000 people living in nearby suburbs.

The cause of a fire that destroyed a wind turbine north of Adelaide today is set to be investigated, with the cost of the damage estimated at $2.2 million.

A vehicle loaded with gas explodes, setting off an inferno which burned homes and warehouses in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

The Croydon factory was completely destroyed by the blaze, no one on site was injured, but heavy smoke filled the area.

Fire authorities have contained a factory fire on Plummer Road in Laverton North.

The Environmental Protection Authority in Victoria has started using drones to monitor industrial waste and prevent fires.

The EPA launches hundreds of drones across Victorian industrial zones to check for potential fire risks over the summer, but some residents say it's not their only concern.

The arrival of an explosives manufacturer next to a bushfire-prone paddock in Bogan Gate has locals on edge, as regulators and industry debate how to store ammonium nitrate safely.

A body has been recovered by police following a large factory fire that burnt for about nine hours on Friday.

Plumes of smoke can be seen rising from a paint factory blaze in Dandenong South, and a Watch and Act warning has been issued.

A blaze in a factory in Melbourne's south-east is now under control but firefighters continue to fight the blaze and have not been able to enter the building.

Disposable vapes are causing a spike in fires at recycling plants with industry experts saying they're battling at least five fires a day in Queensland alone and an increasing risk in other states due to lithium-ion batteries.

The agreement will put an end to a three-month long industrial action during which actors refused to film and promote projects.

Fire crews battling a massive haystack blaze in northern Victoria faced windy conditions and ember attack through the night, with a veteran fire captain saying it was the "worst fire I've ever witnessed".

Commander Mick Burns says firefighters were called to the fast-food restaurant in Tuggeranong just before 9am, with reports of a fire in the oil fryer.

One person is dead, and dozens have been evacuated from factories after a chemical explosion in Melbourne's west.

Dozens of firefighters have extinguished a major blaze that was burning across several industrial sites in Adelaide's south, sending thick smoke over the surrounding area.

A crime scene is established at the scene of an early morning fire in Bundaberg.

An exclusion zone has been set up north of Newcastle due to the threat of an explosion inside an energy plant.

Emergency services earlier feared conditions could worsen and residents may have had to leave.  

A fire has broken out overnight at a tesla battery facility in Bouldercombe, central Queensland, causing hazardous smoke to spill out into the immediate area. Crews were called to the large-scale battery storage site around 7:45pm on Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning the fire had been contained to a single battery. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Witnesses have reported loud bangs, "multicoloured" flames and a plastic smell after a Tesla battery caught fire at one of Queensland’s first large-scale renewable energy storage sites.

Four of the victims are firefighters after two explosions, 20 minutes apart, at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan, causes part of the building to collapse.