Showing posts with label fires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fires. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2026

MORE than 100 homes have been burned to ashes as a devastating fire rages in Norway

MORE than 100 homes have been burned to ashes as a devastating fire rages in Norway

Several hundred people were forced to evacuate on Friday as swarms of firefighters battled the biggest blaze the country has seen in a decade.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Greece declares emergency on Chios as fires burn

Greece declares emergency on Chios as fires burn

Greece has put the island of Chios under a state of emergency because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.

Monday, November 04, 2024

Indonesia: Volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption kills several

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki

A volcano erupted several times overnight on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores. Officials said that rescue teams were still searching for victims under the rubble of collapsed homes.

Monday, August 28, 2023

Greece battles wildfires, 146 arrests made for arson

Greece battles wildfires

Greek firefighters are battling wildfires on Andros island in the Aegean Sea and the Evros region in northern Greece on Sunday, according to the Fire Brigade.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

High Levels Of Chemical Irritant Found In Ohio Weeks After Train Derailed - Study

Chemical Irritant Found In Ohio

High levels of acrolein, a chemical irritant, were detected in the air in East Palestine, Ohio, several weeks after a train carrying hazardous chemical derailed, a study published on Wednesday in the Environmental Science and Technology Letters revealed.

Saturday, July 08, 2023

Two Dead, One Missing Following Fire On Pemex Platform, Company Says

Pemex Platform

At least two people died and another one is missing after an accident on the platform of the Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) state-owned oil company in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said in a statement.

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Saturday, March 04, 2023

14 killed, several injured as Indonesia's fuel storage station catches fire

Indonesia's fuel storage station

A fire broke out in Indonesia's fuel storage station in North Jakarta on Friday night, leaving 14 people dead and several others wounded, police and rescuers said.

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Fire In Iskenderun Port Completely Extinguished - Istanbul Mayor


The fire in the port of Iskenderun in southeastern Turkey has been completely extinguished, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Wednesday.

Sunday, August 07, 2022

China's 900-year-old wood arch bridge collapsed in fire

 

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17 missing, 80 injured after lightning sparks huge fire in Cuba, city of Matanzas, oil Tanks

 

1. A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said.

Friday, February 18, 2022

Greece ferry: Two trapped as hundreds rescued off Corfu - BBC News

Italian and Greek boats rushed to evacuate 290 people on board a ferry that burst into flames near Corfu in the Ionian Sea early on Friday.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Fires continue to hit Argentina hard

Fires continue to hit Argentina


Fires continued to ravage Argentina’s northeastern province of Corrientes on Monday, according to authorities.

Monday, January 10, 2022

More than a dozen killed in New York City apartment building fire | Al Jazeera

At least 19 people have been killed, including nine children, and dozens of others injured in an apartment building fire in New York City, according to city officials and US media.

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Hundreds evacuated from Honduran island of Guanaja as raging fire destroys homes - BBC News

Honduran island of Guanaja

A major fire on the Honduran resort island of Guanaja has been brought under control by authorities, after destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.

Monday, July 26, 2021

Over 1,500 evacuated on Italian island of Sardinia amid massive blaze

Sardinia as fires ravaged around 20,000 hectares

Over 1,500 people have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island of Sardinia as fires ravaged around 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of forestland, according to local media Sunday.