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Climate activists break into chemical plant near Lyon

Climate protesters said they wanted "to condemn the pollution of the environment and the poisoning of residents by the chemical compounds produced by the industrial site".

France

French interior minister visits scene of fire tragedy

France's Minister for the Interior says the death toll from an apartment block fire in Lyon could have been higher but for the heroism of firefighters

France

Five children among 10 killed in French apartment block blaze

A major emergency operation was declared in the eastern suburb of France's third largest city after fire engulfed a 7-storey residential block, causing numerous victims.

Russia

One dead after fire ravages one of Russia's biggest shopping centres

Videos posted on social media showed a massive fire as people fled a burning building towards a parking lot.

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Los Escobazos: Take a look at Spain's broom burning festival

Los Escobazos: Take a look how and why Spaniards burn brooms to celebrate the Immaculate Conception

China

Dozens killed in industrial facility blaze in Chinese city of Anyang

China has a history of industrial accidents caused by lax regard for safety measures fueled by rising competition and abetted by corruption among officials.

Germany

German far-right extremist on trial over 1991 fire at refugee centre

The blaze in Saarlouis has remained unsolved for more than 30 years.

World News

Watch: Oil tanker explosion causes havoc in Nigeria

At least 12 people were killed when a petrol tanker crashed on a major road and then exploded in Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi State, according to police.

Turkey

Eight children among Syrian refugees killed in Turkey house fire

Investigators believe the blaze was caused by a stove heater.

Turkey

At least seven dead after a bus collides with two trucks in Turkey

The accident also left 11 people injured, two of them in serious condition.

Russia

At least 13 dead after 'drunken man' fires 'flare gun' in Russian bar

Authorities said the flare gun was fired at the dancefloor during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Turkey

Blaze at a 24-story skyscraper in Istanbul brought under control

The fire quickly climbed up the building via the exterior cladding, but the building was quickly evacuated. No injuries were reported.

World News

Four inmates killed in blaze and riots at Tehran prison, officials say

At least four people died, and 61 were injured after a blaze broke out at a Tehran jail notorious for housing political prisoners. No detainees escaped, according to authorities.

Poland

Fire at state-owned Orlen oil plant in Poland kills two people

Orlen said the blaze broke out in one of the furnaces before firefighters extinguished it.

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France: 400 hectares burned in Saumos as firefighters battle to control blaze

French firefighters are battling a fire that has spread through at least 400 hectares of vegetation and forest in Saumos, Gironde and has forced residents to evacuate from their homes.

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Fire crews fight chemical blaze on Milan outskirts

At least six people were injured in a chemical fire at a plastic factory on the outskirts of the Italian city of Milan.

Sweden

Rescue operation launched after fire breaks out on ferry near Sweden

Around 300 people were onboard the ship when the blaze broke out.

Green News

Hungarians protest looser logging rules to tackle energy crunch

The government has said that logging will only be ramped up in the case of an emergency.

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Spanish firefighters battle10,000 hectares blaze

Firefighters continued to battle a blaze in the eastern coastal province of Alicante which has burned nearly 10,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people.

Egypt

Egypt church inferno kills 41, including 18 children

At least 41 people have died - including 18 children - and 14 others were injured after a fire ripped through a Coptic Church in Cairo during the Sunday morning service.