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Romania

Bucharest nightclub blaze – has enough been done to prevent another tragedy?

USA

Dramatic scenes as plane engine catches fire in the US

Watch footage from inside the plane as passengers exit via the emergency slides after it ground to a halt at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

France

Calais 'Jungle' camp clearance finished, prefect says

French authorities have finished clearing the shanty town known as the “Jungle” outside Calais, saying were confident of dispersing the last of its inhabitants around…

India

Hospital fire in eastern India kills 23

Dozens of firefighters battle with a blaze at a hospital in eastern India.

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Business Series

Samsung gives latest cost estimates for Note 7 disaster

Samsung says will take a hit to its operating profit of about 2.7 billion euros in the next two quarters from scrapping the Note 7 smartphone.

Business Series

Samsung abandons production of Note 7

In a statement, the company says it has made a "final decision" to stop making its star product. It comes in the wake of reports of devices spontaneously catching fire.

South Korea

Samsung announces total halt in production of Galaxy Note 7

Samsung halts production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and urges users to turn off the device amid renewed reports of fires.

South Korea

Samsung suspends production of Note 7 - reports

News comes after reports of fires in replacement devices. Sources have not specified if specific problems identified or when production was halted.

USA

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on plane

A replacement model of the fire-prone Samsung Note 7 smartphone began smoking inside a US plane on Wednesday.

Russia

Russia: eight firefighters die in Moscow warehouse fire

Eight firefighters have been killed in a major fire in Moscow, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.

Greece

Thousands flee and fire destroys Lesbos migrant camp

Police say thousands of people fled a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday night.

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Cuzco's San Sebastian church gutted by fire

The historic San Sebastian church, in Cuzco, Peru has been gutted by fire.

USA

Orlando gunman mosque is set ablaze

Police in Florida are investigating a fire at the mosque where the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen used to pray.

France

Arson suspected as wildfire leaves trail of destruction in southern France

Arsonists are being blamed for a trail of destruction on the doorstep of Marseille.

United Kingdom

London burns as 1666 model commemorates Great Fire

A model of the 1666 City of London has been set ablaze on the Thames to commemorate the great Fire of that year that destroyed nearly 80% of the capital.

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.

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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…

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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…

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.

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…