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Spain tyre dump blaze sends black smoke sky high

Spanish authorities on Friday ordered residents to stay indoors and shut windows in parts of a central town as a fire at a major tyre dump spread a

Spain

Sprawling tyre dump ablaze in Spain

A spectacular fire broke out in the middle of the night in a sprawling tyre dump in Spain, about 35 kilometres south of Madrid. An emergency has been

Afghanistan

Scores killed as buses and fuel tanker collide in Afghanistan

At least 73 people are known to have died in a road accident on a busy highway in Afghanistan, according to the country’s health ministry. Scores

Canada

'The Beast' wildfire burns out of control in Canada

It has been raging for a week and is utterly out of control. The Canadian wildfire that has forced tens of thousands to people to flee for their

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Canada

'It's like something out of a movie', residents flee mammoth Canada wildfire

Firefighters have nicknamed it ‘the beast’. An out-of-control wildfire in Canada which has been raging for almost a week, and could double in size by

Canada

Canada wildfire 'could double in size'

Canada’s monster wildfire could double in size, officials are warning – meaning there is no time to lose for those still caught in its path. Fleeing

Canada

Canada: Alberta wildfire threatens communities south of Fort McMurray

Canadian officials have warned that tens of thousands of residents in the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta will not be able to return home any time

Canada

80,000 flee as inferno threatens Canadian oil hub

A vision of climate armageddon in Canada as the abnormally dry arboreal forest ignites and threatens a remote city of 80,000 people, the centre of Canada's tar sands industry

India

India: Five detained over deadly temple fireworks display

Police in India were questioning at least five people on Monday over this weekend’s deadly fireworks display at a Hindu temple, captured on camera in

India

Indian officials launch inquiry into deadly temple fire

A judicial inquiry has been ordered by the Indian authorities into an explosion and fire at a Hindu temple in Kerala that killed at least 110 people

India

Indian PM visits area where temple fire killed 100 Hindu devotees

A fire in the southern Indian state of Kerala has killed about 100 people gathered at a temple for a fireworks display marking the start of the local

India

India temple fire kills more than 100 worshipers at Hindu New Year event

A huge fire has killed more than 100 people and injured over 200 others gathered for a fireworks display in India. It happened in Kollam in the

Russia

Huge fire rips through Russian Defence Ministry building

A massive fire at a former headquarters of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow was finally brought under control Sunday evening after sending

Nigeria

Three die in Nigerian pipeline explosion

At least seven people have been injured in the blast near Olugboboro in Bayelsa state

United Arab Emirates

Fire rips through high-rise residential tower in UAE

Flames have ripped through a high-rise residential tower in the United Arab Emirates. The blaze, in the Ajman emirate, is the latest in a string of

Thailand

Eight dead in Thailand after bank fire system malfunctions

Eight people have died in Thailand after an accident during repairs to a fire system in a bank. Authorities say a fire retardant chemical appears to

Russia

12 dead in suspected arson attack in Moscow

A criminal investigation is underway after fire crews found 12 bodies in the wreckage of a burning building in Moscow. Arson is suspected after the

Libya

Libyan officials struggle to control ISIL-induced oil terminal blaze

Emergency services are struggling to control a blaze at an oil terminal in Libya. ISIL militants attacked the facility on Thursday, January 21. Five

France

Putting out the Ritz blaze brakes out glitzy hotel in Paris

A major fire has broken out at the prestigious Ritz hotel in Paris.Breaking: Fire breaks out in the Ritz Hotel in Paris via pfroissart</a> <a

Brazil

Dozens hospitalised after chemical explosion of toxic gas at Brazilian port

Dozens are hospitalised, a terminal closed and homes evacuated, following a huge chemical explosion at Brazil's biggest port.