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Fire services inundated with calls reporting neighbours having barbecues.

Emergency services were called to the car fire on Mokauiti Rd about 6am.

The fire broke out at Hoyts Cinemas Botany Downs at around 10am.

France is experiencing some of the worst forest fires in its history amid heatwaves.

Fires threatened homes and hotels in the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka.

West Midlands Fire Service said 10 people have been injured by multiple blazes.

The El Niño is expected to be the strongest in recorded history.

Eight of 17 incidents in the space of one hour occurred in areas affected by the strike.

Crews were called to the Te Kūiti property about 7.30am.

The vehicle was completely ablaze when firefighters arrived.

The fire broke out around 4pm with shoppers evacuated from the large Auckland precinct.

LynnMall was evacuated as black smoke filled the sky.

Moscow has significantly upped its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months.

Crews were called at 3.35pm after multiple emergency calls.

Fire Emergency NZ division commander Dale Tawa is part of a six-person team heading to Canada to fight the wildfires that have driven thousands from their homes.

The two helicopters were battling a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens.

NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Saturday, August 1, 2026. There are concerns illegal immigration is being used to stir political division. The wildfires in Europe rage on.

Three fire engines attended the blaze on Greenville St.

Fires near Bordeaux and Madrid are contained as others flare up in UK, Greece and Turkey.

The Brignoles blaze burned 130ha and forced more than 600 people to leave.

NY Times: A warming planet and shift away from farming set the stage for larger fires.

Seven people died when a Bell 412 helicopter crashed in San Juan.

The woman later told police she could set 'set fire to whatever she wants'.

Spain and France have been ravaged by the worst fires in decades.

Dozens were feared trapped after a 7.1 quake hit Kumamoto.

Three Mangu Kaha gang members are accused of arson and Ian Moller's murder.

Fire crews from eight towns were called to the blaze overnight.

Karen Crescent fire is being treated as active according to Hamilton Station manager Colin Kleener. Video \ Tom Eley

Fire clouds can form above volcanoes, large-scale wildfires, and nuclear explosions.