Laurence Karacsony

2 months ago | skynews.com.au | David Wu |Laurence Karacsony

Fire authorities are investigating whether there was a working smoke alarm following a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of a woman and six-year-old girl. Emergency services were called to St Johns Road in the south-west Sydney suburb of Heckenberg to reports a house was alight on Wednesday about 12:40am. Fire and Rescue NSW crews arrived within five minutes and found the "small" property "fully involved", meaning all rooms were at one stage on fire.

Jan 16, 2025 | skynews.com.au | Laurence Karacsony |Tyrone Clarke

Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a deal to secure hostages held by Hamas in Gaza has been reached. The Israeli Prime Minister made the announcement after Israeli, US and Qatar negotiators met with Hamas representatives in Doha to sign the historic deal. Mr Netanyahu then confirmed the deal would now go to his security cabinet and the broader Israeli government for approval.

Jan 12, 2025 | skynews.com.au | Andrea Margolis |Laurence Karacsony

California authorities announced on Sunday that at least 24 people have died as a result of the recent wildfires. The previous figure was 16. According to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner's (DME) website, many of the decedents are John or Jane Does. "The DME cannot confirm human remains until after the DME processes them at our facility," the agency noted. The number of deaths can be seen here. Some 200,000 people have been displaced.

Jan 8, 2025 | skynews.com.au | Laurence Karacsony |Adriana Mageros

A motorcycle rider is dead after a crash in Melbourne's south-west in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash in Manor Lakes, near Eppalock Drive. Emergency services were called to the scene following reports a motorbike had crashed on Armstrong Road about 1am. The male rider was located dead at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified.

Jan 7, 2025 | skynews.com.au | Bryant Hevesi |Laurence Karacsony

A man has been arrested at a train station after a "suspicious" fire engulfed a grandstand of the Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne's south-east. Emergency services were called to the Station Street venue after the blaze broke out at about 6.25am on Tuesday. Detectives then arrested a 51-year-old man at Mordialloc railway station, about 18km away, more than seven hours later. The arrest, which occurred about 1.45pm, came after a number of grass fires were reported in the area.