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Spain

Toxic cloud warning lifted in Madrid

02/09/2017

Spain

Toxic cloud unleashed over Madrid after fire

A pile containing 40 tons of magnesium and aluminum shavings caught fire in Fuenlabrada.

02/09/2017

Kenya

School dormitory fire kills seven in Kenya

A fire burned down a boarding school dormitory in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least seven teenage girls.

02/09/2017

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El Salvador’s annual fireball festival

Hundreds of participants threw rags drenched in gasoline at each other at the yearly event.

01/09/2017

Brazil

Multiple pile-up leaves two dead in Brazil

Flames engulf two lorries after crashing on Sao Paulo motorway bridge causing 36-vehicle pile-up

31/08/2017

Azerbaijan

Mysterious fire rips through Azeri ammunition dump

An ammunition dump in Azerbaijan has mysteriously caught fire and exploded.

27/08/2017

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Firefighters near Athens contain raging wildfire

Firefighters today managed to contain a wildfire close to Athens that had been burning out of control for nearly four days.

16/08/2017

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Wildfire brought under control in Croatia

07/08/2017

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A second fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper

For the second time in two years a fire has ripped through Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper, one of the world's tallest residential towers.

04/08/2017

United Arab Emirates

Fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper for second time

The incident may revive questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of high-rise buildings across the world.

04/08/2017

Spain

Barcelona festival fire sees 22,000 evacuated to safety

Flames engulfed the main stage at the Tomorrowland Unite event after a decoration caught fire.

30/07/2017

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Fires continue to spread across the Mediterranean island of Corsica

Around 1800 hectares of land has been destroyed by fires that have spread across the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

25/07/2017

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Forest fires hit southern France.

Firefighters are struggling to contain an outbreak of forest fires in southern France and Corsica that have destroyed around 1,400 hectares of forest and woodlands

25/07/2017

China

Gas explosion rips through China restaurant

An explosion on Friday at a busy restaurant in the Chinese city of Hanghzou killed two people and injured 55, according to local authorities.

21/07/2017

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Firefighters battle to control forest blazes in Portugal

18/07/2017

USA

At least 3 dead, 12 injured in Hawaii tower block blaze

At least 3 dead, 12 injured in Hawaii tower block blaze

15/07/2017

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Watch Mongolia Warrior Games opening ceremony – wrestling, archery and horse-racing.

Mongolia's most important festival of the year is underway

12/07/2017

United Kingdom

Grenfell remains recovery operation could take four more months

Metropolitan Police calls for patience over victim identification process

12/07/2017

United Kingdom

Fire hits London's Camden Market - again

About 70 firefighters brought it under control by dawn and no one was injured, but dozens of stalls are thought to have been destroyed.

10/07/2017

United Kingdom

Fire engulfes Camden Lock market

The blaze spread quickly at the popular north London tourist spot

10/07/2017