A fire caused by an e-scooter has injured two men, a woman and two teenage girls in Brisbane's southwest.

Total fire bans have been declared and firefighters are coming from interstate as Victoria braces for potentially catastrophic weather conditions.

Notre Dame Cathedral is reopening its doors in Paris five-and-a-half years after it was ravaged by a devastating fire that destroyed its spire and roof and brought the entire Gothic masterpiece within minutes of collapsing.

Police have confirmed five children and their father have died following a devastating fire that destroyed their home on Russell Island, south-east of Brisbane.

One person was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after two fires at a Melbourne hotel housing refugees and asylum seekers.

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Five sheep have got themselves into a woolly situation on top of a roof in the U.K.

Multiple people are dead after a "worst nightmare" fire at a 92-room hostel in New Zealand's capital.