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Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire

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Major fire breaks out at British army barracks

The fire is believed to have started in the "Gaza Barracks," the home of the Light Dragoons light cavalry regiment. Firefighters had brought the blaze under control by early Friday morning.

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Mass funeral in Bukavu for 26 children killed in DR Congo school blaze

Bukavu held a mass funeral on Monday, 14 September, for 26 children killed in a school fire and subsequent stampede three days earlier, as UNICEF and local authorities called for an investigation into the disaster.

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Major fire tears through Marseille market near Saint-Charles station

A major fire tore through Marseille’s Marché du Soleil, with firefighters battling the blaze at the market near Saint-Charles station.

China

25 killed after international cargo ship docked in China catches fire

A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 17 of them were safely evacuated, state media reported.

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Philippines

At least five dead and 86 missing in Philippines ferry fire

At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a popular tourist destination in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.

Pakistan

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns, officials say

Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.

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Warehouse burns near St Petersburg as Ukraine targets Ozon sites

Firefighters tackled a blaze at a logistics centre next to an Ozon facility on the outskirts of St Petersburg, as Ukraine said it was expanding its drone campaign against Russian e-commerce warehouses.

USA

Tens of thousands evacuated as US wildfire nears western city of Reno

No deaths have been reported, but at least six people have been injured, including three first responders, with several mountaintop houses destroyed, according to local media.

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Owner of Swiss bar in deadly blaze held for domestic abuse, media say

French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti have been the focus of intense scrutiny since the fire ripped though their bar Le Constellation, in the Crans-Montana ski resort in the early hours of 1 January.

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Two Swiss apartment block fires leave five missing and 19 injured

Around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, where crews were still working to extinguish the fire on Friday morning.

India

At least nine killed and six injured in hotel fire in eastern India

Some of the victims are believed to be Bangladeshi nationals who had travelled to Kolkata for medical treatment, according to a member of West Bengal’s ruling party.

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Large fire breaks out at recycling centre in southeast London

A large fire breaks out at a recycling centre in Deptford, southeast London, as 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters tackle the blaze.

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Rescue ladder too short, woman jumps from 11th floor blaze in Berlin

The video shows how the woman made the two-storey drop and land safely in the basket of the ladder next to a firefighter.

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Fires rage in Europe as Belgium sees biggest blaze in recorded history

The fire in eastern Belgium doubled in size over 24 hours by Sunday morning. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated on Saturday, with three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft arriving from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

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Swiss police seek witnesses over fire started near Romanian embassy

An employee from the embassy managed to put out the fire, before the Bern fire brigade deployed as a precaution and set up a fire watch at the scene.

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Europe in flames: Wildfire contained near Athens, evacuations in Spain

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.