France France: 1,200 firefighters deployed to tackle southeastern wildfire "The fierce struggle will continue throughout the night to bring the population to safety and protect homes," the fire service said on Twitter. 04/08/2020
no comment Dozens swim to safety after floods trap cars in Palermo underpass Mud and water swept away the vehicles and left them blocked in a highway underpass. 16/07/2020
no comment Brazil firefighter lifts spirits through music during the lockdown Brazilians won't want lockdown to stop at this rate. 07/04/2020
no comment Yangon: Scores of people rescued from a blazing building Around 60 fire trucks raced to the 12-storey apartment block as smoke and flames spread through the building. 20/02/2020
no comment French firemen scuffle with police during Paris protest They were demanding better working conditions. 28/01/2020
no comment 'A decent guy': Funeral of firefighter killed in Australian fires A funeral service was held on Tuesday in Sydney for a volunteer firefighter who died battling blazes in Australia. 07/01/2020
Australia Australia calls up 3,000 reservists as 'terrible' wildfires worsen Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 23 people have now died in the wildfires so far this summer. 04/01/2020
no comment Unprecedented wildfires continue to rage in Australia A giant wall of smoke and flames hovers over the Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne, as Australia endures one of the worst days of its months-long bushfire crisis. 31/12/2019
Australia Australia's biggest forest fire ever rages on near Sydney New South Wales where Sydney lies remains under a state of emergency as around 2000 firefighters struggle to limit around 100 wildfires. But there's no way to put them out completely, only rain could do that. 21/12/2019
no comment Nigeria: Dramatic pix of building fire in Lagos market area A massive fire broke out at a shopping complex in the Nigerian city of Lagos on Tuesday The blaze engulfed the top section of a building in the popular Balogun Market 05/11/2019
Nigeria Huge fire engulfs market in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos Goods were thrown out of windows to save stock while men on the roof of neighbouring buildings tried to put out the flames using buckets of water. 05/11/2019
Italy Turin firefighters handle blaze at UNESCO site Cavallerizza Reale A portion of the roof collapsed after catching fire, firefighters said on Twitter. 21/10/2019
no comment Firefighters rescue boy dangling from fourth-floor window in China In order to prevent him from falling, the rescuers quickly fastened a security rope around his chest, while residents from the building held out quilt below. 09/10/2019
