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Four people have been left temporarily homeless after a man set his apartment ablaze trying to kill a spider with a blowtorch.

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with intentionally starting a fire which led to the evacuation of dozens of residents on a street in Melbourne.

Twelve fire engines tackled the fire at a 12-storey apartment block in Joiner Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Demi Pearson, 14, Brandon, 8, and sister Lacie, 7, died in the fire on Jackson Street in Walkden, Salford, with 5 people now arrested in connection with the suspected arson attack.

The boy is said to have sustained more than 50% burn injuries but is currently out of danger.

Milcamps waffle factory in the south Brussels region was destroyed by fire on 23 November, but thankfully no-one was injured. People mocked the incident for being a Belgian cliche.

A fire breather accidentally turned himself into a human torch on Belfast street as he performed "the most dangerous trick you can do with fire".

Nathan's Perry son Blade died after a fire at their home in Weranga, Australia on Tuesday (14 November). His other son, Jeremy, is suffering from serious burns.

Jordan Marin-Doan had previously threatened to kill everyone in the family's house, according to the husband of the deceased.

Engine caught fire upon landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Twitter users shared dramatic footage from the scene.

A lorry caught fire on the M1 motorway in Leicestershire this afternoon causing major disruption to traffic in both directions.

Craig Procter, 40, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, has been jailed for the murder of Ellia Arathoon, with a glass in his home, before he set fire to her body on the Wirral.

Six-year-old Tafaoul Fadoul died in hospital two days after her mother Zainab Adam died following the fire in Stoke-on-Trent. A six-month-old baby is currently fighting for life.

25 fire engines raced to the scene of the major fire at a warehouse in north London.

Police said around 30 residents were ushered away after man set light to 'unknown items' in the early hours.

More than 40 firefighters are battling to control the blaze amid water pressure problems.

Blair Logan set alight his younger brother, Cameron, after a punch brought their four-year family feud to boiling point..

Emmy was saved after she was found hiding under a TV cabinet.

Four firefighters have been injured as wildfires rage along the French Riviera and on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

The driver wasn't hurt.

A nurse put out the fire.

Sir Martin Moore-Bick, a retired Appeals Court Judge, will head up a public inquiry.

Emergency services have been called to a fire at an electrical substation.

Costs could spiral even higher if further evacuations are needed.

Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy said recovering bodies could take months, and admitted there was a risk not all would be identified.

The pop singer claimed in a Channel 4 News interview that the death toll was much higher than reported.

One video shows terrified residents knotting together ropes from bed sheets and blankets to hang from their windows.

Residents had warned that only a "catastrophic event" would expose the "ineptitude and incompetence" of KCTMO.

Flammable moisturisers containing paraffin and petroleum can seep into cloth and act 'like a wick'.

At least nine people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes in the worst winter storm in 30 years.