Czech Republic Czech arsonist sentenced to life in prison for 2020 apartment fire Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August. 30/11/2021
Bulgaria Human error likely caused Bulgaria's deadly bus crash - investigators Officials say they have recovered the bodies of 45 victims from the scene. 25/11/2021
Russia At least 51 dead after accident in Siberia mine Rescue operations have been halted and the missing are thought to be dead at the mine in the Kemerovo region, local authorities said. 25/11/2021
Bulgaria Nine elderly residents killed in fire at Bulgarian nursing home The Interior Ministry said the blaze “started from the roof of the building” but the cause is not yet known. 22/11/2021
United Kingdom London house fire kills four, including two children Investigators are searching for the origins of a house fire in the Bexleyheath area of southeast London that killed two women and two children on Thursday evening. 19/11/2021
Romania Two dead after Romania's fourth fatal hospital fire in a year Romanian officials said the two victims were male patients in the 70s, while a nurse also suffered serious burns. 11/11/2021
Sierra Leone Fuel tanker fire kills more than 90 outside Sierra Leone's capital The explosion occurred after a large crowd had gathered to collect leaking fuel after a bus collided with the tanker late on Friday. 06/11/2021
Russia Eight people jailed in Russia over deadly Kemerovo leisure centre fire More than half of the 60 victims of the 2018 fire were children. 29/10/2021
Russia Sixteen people dead following blast at Russian gunpowder factory An explosion and fire at a gunpowder factory in Ryazan, western Russia, has killed at least sixteen people on Friday, regional officials said. 22/10/2021
Taiwan Dozens killed as fire rips through building in Taiwan The blaze started about 3 am local time and continued for hours overnight before rescue workers brought it under control. 14/10/2021
Spain La Palma volcano: Fresh evacuations as farmers warn of catastrophe The Cumbre Vieja volcano has continued to spew lava since it erupted three weeks ago. 12/10/2021
Republic of North Macedonia Fire at North Macedonia COVID-19 hospital caused by 'short circuit' Prosecutors say an electrical short circuit caused a deadly fire at a temporary COVID-19 hospital in North Macedonia last month. 05/10/2021
Romania Why has Romania suffered so many deadly hospital fires? Romania has suffered three deadly hospital fires in less than a year. 01/10/2021
Romania 'History is repeating': Romania hit by another deadly hospital fire It comes on the back of two other deadly hospital fires within the last year in Romania, raising concerns about the country’s ageing hospital infrastructure. 01/10/2021
no comment Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Windy Fire to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States. 23/09/2021
no comment Traders evacuate burning market in El Salvador Traders are evacuated and emergency services work at the scene as a huge fire burns at San Salvador's San Miguelito market. 23/09/2021
Spain Fire in southwestern Spain killes one and forces 1,000 to evacuate Strong winds have further complicated the battle for firefighters near the popular resort town of Estepona. 09/09/2021
Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonia: Health minister resigns over COVID hospital fire North Macedonia's health minister Venko Filipce resigned late on Friday after a fire killed 14 people in a COVID-19 field hospital. 09/09/2021
Indonesia Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalised A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early on Wednesday. 08/09/2021
Italy Milan building fire 'reminiscent' of Grenfell disaster, officials say Italian firefighters said they were continuing to search a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside. 30/08/2021
Kazakhstan At least 9 killed after explosion at ammunition depot in Kazakhstan According to the Kazakh Defence Ministry, a fire at the Soviet-era depot spread quickly to the ammunition, causing several detonations. 26/08/2021
Turkey Firefighting plane crashes in Turkey with at least eight on board A firefighting plane that was rented from Russia crashed on Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, state media reported. 14/08/2021
USA Dozens of California fires threaten thousands of homes and whole towns Around 21,000 federal firefighters - more than double the number of firefighters sent to contain forest fires at this time a year ago - are at work. 14/08/2021
Russia Russia expands state of emergency over wildfires in Far East Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires. 13/08/2021
Greece Site of first ancient Olympics at risk as fires rage in Greece The archaeological site of Ancient Olympia - where the first ancient Olympic Games were held - is at risk as fires continue to wreak havoc in Greece. 05/08/2021
Russia One worker dead and six injured after chemical factory fire in Russia One worker has died and six others are injured after a fire at the Kamenski chemical factory in Russia's Rostov region. 30/07/2021
