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China

China PX chemical plant blast injures one person

China state media said an explosion rocked a PX chemical plant on Monday. The blast happened at a chemical factory in the eastern city of Zhangzhou

06/04/2015

Germany

Protests in German town after suspected arson at asylum shelter

Residents of an eastern German town held a protest on Saturday, in solidarity with refugees following a suspected arson attack on a building intended

04/04/2015

USA

Fire destroys General Electric centre in Kentucky

A fire erupted on Friday morning (April 3) at General Electric’s (GE) Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, shutting down production at the

03/04/2015

USA

Huge fire consumes General Electric factory in Kentucky

03/04/2015

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Deadly air strike destroys a dairy factory in Yemen

01/04/2015

France

Smoke seen rising from skyscraper in Paris' La Défense business district

18/03/2015

Russia

Russia: Five dead and up to 25 missing in shopping centre blaze

A fire at a shopping centre in Russia has killed at least 5 people, with up to 25 more feared trapped under the rubble. But as emergency crews

12/03/2015

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South Africa: Homes destroyed in raging Cape Town wildfires

05/03/2015

USA

USA: Almost 9,000 gallons of petrol go up in smoke

A petrol tanker carrying nearly 9,000 gallons of fuel has crashed and caught fire on a motorway in New Jersey, USA. The driver managed to escape from

23/02/2015

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80 people injured in gas explosion in Honduras

23/02/2015

United Arab Emirates

Dubai: Hundreds forced to flee fire at 'The Torch' skyscraper

Hundreds of people in Dubai have been evacuated from one of the world’s tallest residential buildings after fire swept through The Torch, a 79-storey

21/02/2015

USA

Blast rips through refinery in Los Angeles

An explosion and fire has ripped through a gasoline processesing unit at an Exon Mobil refinery near Los Angeles. Four workers were injured although

19/02/2015

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Warsaw's Łazienkowski bridge goes up in flames

16/02/2015

France

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

18/01/2015

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Probe ongoing into Norman Atlantic ferry fire

05/01/2015

Italy

Italian investigators in second inspection of burnt-out Norman Atlantic ferry

A prosecutor in Brindisi boarded the vessel on Saturday in another inspection of the ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic.

03/01/2015

Italy

Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi

The Norman Atlantic car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday has been taken to the Italian port of Brindisi. Investigators will

02/01/2015

Italy

New footage as mystery remains over how many died in ferry fire tragedy

New footage has emerged of the ordeal suffered by passengers on board the fire-hit ferry Norman Atlantic which is due to be towed to the Italian port

02/01/2015

Greece

Dramatic phone footage of car ferry blaze, rescue

Dramatic footage of the burning Norman Atlantic ferry emerged on Wednesday from two passengers who filmed the rescue operation on their mobile

31/12/2014

Belgium

Brussels New Year Eve fireworks to take place despite “very worried” fire brigade department warnings

31/12/2014