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Child, 5, may have sparked deadly US fire

A fire that killed 12 people at an apartment block in Philadelphia may have been started by a five-year-old child playing with a lighter, investigators believe.

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Investigators are looking into the possibility a deadly apartment-block fire was started by a child.

WA fire contained, warning downgraded

A bushfire southeast of Bunbury in Western Australia has been contained, prompting authorities to downgrade an emergency warning.

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Residents have been told to leave if the way is clear with the bushfire threatening lives and homes.

One person dead in Victorian house fire

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One person has died after a house fire in Melbourne's outer east.

Cape Town parliament fire suspect in court

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Firefighters in South Africa are fighting a re-ignited fire at parliament in Cape Town.

Boat erupts in flames at Melbourne home

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Fire crews were called after a boat has erupted in flames in Melbourne's southeast.

Two still missing after Colorado wildfire

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The rare urban wildfire erupted on the northern outskirts of the Denver metropolitan area.