A fire truck on the way to a job has caught fire on a New South Wales highway, prompting a fresh wave of union calls for urgent fleet upgrades.

The death toll from the Palisades Fire rose to eight Sunday as beleaguered firefighters continued to ... including a stretch of Sunset, Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

Stuck elevator: 1:55 p.m. (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a person stuck in an elevator used department keys ...