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Azerbaijan

Mysterious fire rips through Azeri ammunition dump

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

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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.

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Wildfire brought under control in Croatia

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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Firefighters battle to control forest blazes in Portugal

USA

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

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

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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

United Kingdom

Grenfell remains recovery operation could take four more months

Metropolitan Police calls for patience over victim identification process

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.

United Kingdom

Fire engulfes Camden Lock market

The blaze spread quickly at the popular north London tourist spot

Lebanon

Deadly fire hits Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon

Deadly fire hits Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon

At least one person was killed and several others injured in the blaze in the Bekaa Valley

United Kingdom

Grenfell Tower supply firm withdraws cladding from sale

Arconic is reported to have pulled global sales for high-rises of the panels used in the tower block destroyed by fire.

Pakistan

Pakistan oil tanker blast kills more than 140 people

Most of the victims died while trying to siphon fuel from stricken lorry

United Kingdom

UK: 34 tower blocks fail fire safety tests

Britain’s housing safety scandal is getting worse by the hour as more tower blocks fail the fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell tower blaze.