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Jerusalem: Woman sets petrol pump on fire in dangerous dispute

30/04/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine blaze 'under control' near Chernobyl

Ukrainian fire fighters have now managed to contain a huge forest fire which was headed for the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

29/04/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: massive forest fire threatens abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant

Emergency crews in Ukraine are trying to stop a massive forest fire from spreading towards the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Prime

29/04/2015

Spain

Mediterranean passengers rescued from blazing ferry near Mallorca

Fire on board a Spanish ferry in the Mediterranean has forced more than 150 passengers and crew to abandon ship. Despite the flames and smoke

28/04/2015

Netherlands

Man held over British Embassy fire in The Hague

A 32-year-old man has been detained in connection with a fire at the British Embassy in the Hague. Emergency services in the Netherlands say no-one

21/04/2015

USA

Residents flee Los Angeles wildfire

Fast moving brushfire east of Los Angeles has forced the evacuation of more than 200 homes. Authorities in Riverside, California, say the fire has

19/04/2015

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Huge fire in Paris

18/04/2015

France

Paris warehouse fire still raging

Firefighters are still battling a warehouse fire outside Paris that has been raging since Friday afternoon. Roads and train lines were closed for

18/04/2015

Russia

Russian nuclear submarine fire put out, 'no threat' to environment

Firefighters have reportedly put out a blaze on a Russian nuclear submarine which was undergoing repairs at a northern shipyard. The state-owned

07/04/2015

China

PX chemical fire reignites at Zhangzhou plant

One of three containers that caught fire at a chemical plant in China’s eastern city of Zhangzhou burst into flames again on Tuesday evening. The

07/04/2015

Russia

Russian nuclear submarine catches fire while undergoing repairs

A Russian nuclear submarine reportedly caught fire in a shipyard in the north of the country on Tuesday. News agencies say the vessel was undergoing

07/04/2015

China

China PX chemical plant blast injures one person

China state media said an explosion rocked a PX chemical plant on Monday. The blast happened at a chemical factory in the eastern city of Zhangzhou

06/04/2015

Germany

Protests in German town after suspected arson at asylum shelter

Residents of an eastern German town held a protest on Saturday, in solidarity with refugees following a suspected arson attack on a building intended

04/04/2015

USA

Fire destroys General Electric centre in Kentucky

A fire erupted on Friday morning (April 3) at General Electric’s (GE) Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, shutting down production at the

03/04/2015

USA

Huge fire consumes General Electric factory in Kentucky

03/04/2015

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Deadly air strike destroys a dairy factory in Yemen

01/04/2015

France

Smoke seen rising from skyscraper in Paris' La Défense business district

18/03/2015

Russia

Russia: Five dead and up to 25 missing in shopping centre blaze

A fire at a shopping centre in Russia has killed at least 5 people, with up to 25 more feared trapped under the rubble. But as emergency crews

12/03/2015

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South Africa: Homes destroyed in raging Cape Town wildfires

05/03/2015

USA

USA: Almost 9,000 gallons of petrol go up in smoke

A petrol tanker carrying nearly 9,000 gallons of fuel has crashed and caught fire on a motorway in New Jersey, USA. The driver managed to escape from

23/02/2015