A family has been left homeless following a fire that destroyed their home in Toorak, Suva, last night.

The National Fire Authority is taking steps to boost female participation in its workforce, addressing infrastructure and workplace challenges in a traditionally male-dominated service.

Concerns regarding the adequacy of compensation for National Fire Authority firefighters were recently raised before the Standing Committee on Social Affairs.

Delayed fire reporting is costing lives and increasing property damage.

The National Fire Authority is seeking a nationwide expansion of municipal boundaries to address increasing fire incidents outside towns and cities.

Fiji recorded 186 property fires last year.

The National Fire Authority is urging the public to remain alert and take extra precautions to prevent fires following the first reported property fire of this year.

Two people have died in an early-morning house fire at Valemasima in Votualevu, Nadi.

A family home in Taci Village, Noco, Rewa was extensively damaged by a fire.

National Fire Authority Chief Executive Puamau Sowane has expressed deep concern and reiterated the Authority’s ongoing call for heightened public awareness and responsibility, particularly as the country approaches the festive season.

The fire at the Vunato landfill in Lautoka has continued to burn for nearly four days blanketing nearby communities in thick, toxic smoke and raising serious health and environmental concerns.

A tragic fire in Wainibokasi, Nausori, has claimed the life of a teenager early this morning just a day before Diwali celebrations.