Bangladesh Fire razes hundreds of homes at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh Reports say fire services were delayed in arriving at the scene and took two hours to bring the blaze under control. 14/01/2021
Lebanon Lebanon: Syrian refugees taken to hospital after camp set on fire Several people were taken to hospital in Lebanon after a fire at a Syrian refugee camp that state media said was started deliberately 27/12/2020
no comment Iraqi firefighters put out oil well fire 'started by Islamic State' Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field which has been raging for a week. 17/12/2020
no comment Recycling plant engulfed by large fire in Brisbane Plumes of smoke billowed across the Australian city of Brisbane as firefighters fought a blaze at a recycling plant. 16/12/2020
no comment Scuffles, flares and tear gas at protest over French security bill Police fired tear gas at protesters in Paris during a rally against a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France. 28/11/2020
USA Colorado wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in western US Thousands of people in the US state of Colorado are fleeing a wildfire that hasn't stopped burning since mid-August. 18/10/2020
no comment Aerial shots of Lebanon forest fires in the Metn district Army helicopters were dispatched on Saturday to help douse the fire, the state-run National News Agency reported. 10/10/2020
no comment About 300 firefighters try to control fires in Cordoba, Argentina Some 300 firefighters tried to put out two large forest fires that are still active in a mountainous area of Córdoba province, in central Argentina. 05/10/2020
no comment Orange skies in San Francisco's Bay Area as smoke blocks out the sun Skies were so dark at times that it appeared more night than day. 10/09/2020
SriLanka Tanker fire off Sri Lanka now under control, says navy Sri Lankan officials have warned massive environmental damage is possible if the MT New Diamond vessel leaks or explodes. 05/09/2020
Sweden Two freight train collision near Gothenburg spurs emergency operation One of the trains was loaded with dangerous materials, including flammable gas and a corrosive substance. 01/09/2020
no comment Intentional fires are destroying the Amazon rainforest A year ago, "Fire Day," a day to intentionally light fires, sparked international concern when the number of forest fires in the Novo Progresso region, a city in the Amazon region of Pará, spiked massively. 17/08/2020