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Guatemala

Death toll from Guatemala children's home rises to 39

Protesters focus their anger on the President over the tragedy and are calling on Jimmy Morales to step down.

Guatemala

Grieving families seek justice for girls killed in Guatemala shelter fire

Funerals for 37 girls burnt alive in a fire at a state-run home begin, amid mounting criticism of the shelter.

Guatemala

Guatemala in shock after fire horror at children's home

The country has declared three days of national mourning after at least 22 young girls died in a fire at a home for vulnerable teenagers and children. Police are investigating claims of arson.

Guatemala

Guatemala children's home blaze leaves 19 dead

A fire at a scandal-hit children’s home in Guatemala has left 19 people dead, at least 17 of them teenage girls.

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Italy

Italy: two migrants die in 'Great Ghetto' fire

Two African men die in a blaze in southern Italy's 'Great Ghetto' migrant camp.

Brazil

Fire sweeps through Sao Paulo slum

Fire engulfs wooden homes in favela on the outskirts of Brazil's most populous city . Hundreds of people are forced to flee

Sweden

Residents injured in fire at asylum shelter in Sweden

Up to 20 people have been injured in a fire at a centre for asylum seekers in Sweden.

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Nigeria fire: blaze rips through Lagos suburb

A fire has ripped through a local suburb in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos.

Iran

Tens of thousands in Tehran for firefighters' funeral

Tens of thousands of Iranians paid their final respects on Monday to 16 firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed in Tehran earlier this month.

Iran

Five more bodies found after Tehran building collapse

At least 20 firefighters were killed when the 17-storey building collapsed after being engulfed by fire.

Chile

Chile's President Bachelet visits wildfire victims

Chile’s president has visited one of the areas hit by the country’s worst forest fires in 50 years.

Chile

Wildfires threaten areas in Chile under state of emergency

A heat wave and high winds are fueling the flames, which have already scorched 50,000 hectares of land

Romania

Panic as fire breaks out in Bucharest nightclub

One person is in a serious condition and more than 40 have been treated for smoke inhalation and hypothermia after a fire broke out in a nightclub in Bucharest.

Iran

Tehran building collapse: search for missing firefighters

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of a collapsed building in Tehran, Iran, looking for as many as 25 missing people including firefighters.

Iran

Iran: rescue work continues into night after Tehran building collapse

Rescue operations continued late on Thursday in the Iranian capital Tehran following the collapse of a shopping centre which had caught fire.

Iran

Tehran comes to terms with Plasco tower collapse

A huge search and rescue operation is ongoing in Tehran, following the collapse of the Plasco tower.

Iran

High-rise horror as Tehran building collapses killing dozens of firefighters

A shopping mall collapses in central Tehran killing dozens of firefighters

Iran

Iran: at least 20 dead after Tehran's iconic Plasco tower collapses

Dozens are reported dead after Tehran's iconic Plasco building collapsed as firefighters battled a blaze inside.

Iran

Dozens die as Tehran's blazing Plasco tower crumbles in seconds

Tehran’s iconic Plasco building has collapsed as firefighters battled a blaze inside.

Chile

Valparaiso counts the cost

Residents have begun assessing the extent of the damage from a wildfire that swept over the hills outside the Chilean port city.