A DFES spokeswoman said fire started in the home’s garage before it moved throughout the property.
Caleb Runciman
As Cyclone Alfred closes in on New South Wales and Queensland, an essential retailer has shared an update on closures, painting a grim image of the tropical system’s intense reality.
Max Corstorphan
Two people have been taken to hospital after intense winds from Cyclone Alfred brought an enormous tree down, crushing a home.
LIVE UPDATES: Cyclone Alfred’s has started intensifying, with winds begin to pick up even more speed, as it’s slow approach brings its devastating force to over four million Australians
Max Corstorphan, Matt Shrivell, Kellie Balaam and Elisia Seeber
Police said no patients were in the ambulance at the time
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued updated advice on Tropical Cyclone Alfred, warning those in the path of the entire system not to get complacent.
As millions of residents rise from a sleepless night ahead of Cyclone Alfred’s landfall, here is a list of critical alert information you need to know.
Matt Shrivell
Residents across Queensland and New South Wales are bracing for Cyclone Alfred’s landfall, now expected on Saturday morning, with videos showing its wild and destructive force.
A business has taken no chances trying to avoid another flood, gluing tarps to windows and even sealing toilets as Cyclone Alfred looms.
Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
Two sisters have taken very different approaches to preparing for a looming cyclone but have still made the perfect pair as they enjoy a "front row seat".
Savannah Meacham
The incident shut down both sides of King Road between Mundijong and Leipold roads.
Claire Sadler and Caleb Runciman
The daring adventurer did ‘at least 30 full flips’ as he tried to row his boat solo through the storm.
Harrison Reid
Residents in areas previously devastated by record floods are anxious as a tropical cyclone approaches, with thousands losing power as others are told to flee.
Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid
‘A’-Day is imminent and vast populations of the eastern seaboard of Australia are now bunkered in ‘safe’ spaces awaiting the arrival of Cyclone Alfred.
Alaska State Troopers say three skiers are trapped in the backcountry near the city of Anchorage after being swept up in an avalanche.
Staff Writers
Billions in damage and a flurry of insurance claims are expected to follow Cyclone Alfred, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident the industry is prepared.
Poppy Johnston
Sandbagging "chaos" erupted at sites in southeast Queensland as people prepared to bunker ahead of the first cyclone to hit the area in over 50 years.
The devastated family of a five-year-old boy who died after being hit by a four-wheel-drive in Broome say he is being remembered for his ‘laughter and love filling our hearts and home’.
A restaurant in the eye of a cyclone is losing tens of thousands of dollars after being forced to close but the bill may soar depending on flood or wind damage.
People are bracing for a tropical cyclone to hit their region for the first time in more than 50 years, triggering destructive winds and flooding.
Laine Clark
A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for Windy Harbour after a blaze — which has razed more than 28,000ha — escaped containment lines.
The charred tail of a water bomber plane involved in a 2023 crash that saw two pilots walk free may soon become a tourist attraction as the Shire of Ravensthorpe puts out a call asking for display ideas.
Melissa Sheil
The largest forest fire in Japan for more than three decades has left at least one dead and 84 homes and buildings damaged.
A truck driver in Bolivia has been arrested after a bus rolled 500 metres down a ravine following a collision, killing 31 people in the South American nation.
