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United Kingdom

Model set ablaze to mark Great Fire of London

A floating model of 17th century London was set alight on the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, on Sunday evening.

05/09/2016

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El Salvador: fireballs battle with the devil

Locals in the town of Nejapa in El Salvador have gathered, to hurl fireballs at one another in honour of a huge volcanic eruption in 1922 which forced all of the residents to abandon the…

02/09/2016

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Iraq: More than 70 tents burned down in refugee camp

More than 70 tents were destroyed by fire in the refugee camp of Yahayawa, near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, but no one was injured, the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR…

30/08/2016

Russia

At least 17 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: Russian ministry

At least 17 migrant workers died after a fire broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said.

27/08/2016

USA

Firefighters gain ground against Southern California wildfire

Firefighters in Southern California have been gaining ground against a wildfire in a mountain pass that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their…

20/08/2016

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Puerto Rico: 105 injured in fire on cruise ship

More than 500 passengers and crew evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico’s north coast, with many requiring medical care, though there were no reported fatalities or life-threateni

19/08/2016

Portugal

Fierce battle against raging wildfires continues in Portugal

Wildfires continue to rage across Portugal. Thousands of firefighters have been battling at least 300 blazes. Twelve of those have been classified as major or large.

11/08/2016

Iraq

12 babies die in Iraq hospital fire

The blaze broke out late on Tuesday inside the maternity unit at the Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in the west of the Iraqi capital.

10/08/2016

France

France: explosion in Rouen bar kills 13, wounds six

A fire in a bar in Rouen, France, has left at least 13 people dead and six injured, one seriously, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

06/08/2016

Indonesia

Indonesian police detain seven following temple fires

Seven people have been detained in Indonesia in connection with fires at a number of Buddhist temples in the north of Sumatra island.

30/07/2016

USA

Firefighters battle fast-moving California wildfire

Burning for more than three days, the Sand Fire in California has grown to cover more than 13,000 hectares.

25/07/2016

Taiwan

Two dozen Chinese tourists killed in Taiwan coach crash

A tour bus carrying people from China has crashed on a highway in Taiwan, killing all 26 people on board according to local media reports.

19/07/2016

France

Wildfires brought under control in southern France and Spain

In the south of France, 3,000 holidaymakers in Torreilles were evacuated on Wednesday after strong winds whipped up a wildfire and more than 20 bungalows were…

14/07/2016

France

France: deadly fire engulfs chemical plant near Lyon

A body has reportedly been found in the rubble of a fire at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Lyon, in south eastern France.

28/06/2016

France

Deadly apartment block fire in Paris

At least five people have been killed when a fire broke out in a block of flats in the north of Paris.

07/06/2016

Greece

Greek detention centre burns in riot between Afghans and Pakistanis

More than 70 refugees have been injured and hundreds left without shelter after a huge fire and clashes broke out at a detention centre in Greece between Pakistani and Afghan…

02/06/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine nursing home fire kills 17

In Ukraine, 17 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home for the elderly near Kiev.

29/05/2016

Thailand

Young schoolgirls killed in Thai school dormitory blaze

At least 17 schoolgirls have been killed in a fire that ripped through a dormitory in northern Thailand.

23/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil: huge fire ravages Sao Paolo favela

A huge fire has caused much damage in a poor district of Brazil’s largest city Sao Paolo. The authorities said at least 120 houses were destroyed

15/05/2016

Canada

Canada PM Justin Trudeau tours wildfire-ravaged Alberta

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the scale of the wildfire in Alberta did not hit him until he visited the area on Friday. Two weeks

14/05/2016