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Two dead after ship sinks off Romania following fire
CCTV footage and mobile phone videos show flames spreading from the terrace of the adjacent building to Koder House. Officials suspect a short circuit in an AC unit may have sparked the blaze, but a detailed scientific examination is needed to establish the exact cause.
A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.
The incident exposes alleged lapses in firefighting mechanism in Fort Kochi, prompting Fire dept. to initiate steps to strengthen safety infrastructure in the area; proposal to be submitted to District Collector highlighting need for installing dedicated firefighting equipment, including water hydrants, at strategic locations to prevent similar incidents in future
A family of four was sent to hospital on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Sha Tin, prompting the evacuation of around 140 residents. Police received a report at 6.48am as thick smoke poured from a mid-rise flat in Yan Chuen House at Shui Chuen O Estate. The family tried to put out the fire, which started at their TV stand, but failed to do so, and subsequently escaped, police said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire at around 7.10am. All four...
No casualty has been reported yet. Fire and Rescue Services units from Mattancherry were trying to douse the fire.
Residents of Sai Kasturi Enclave run to safety when smoke fills their flats; party leaders promise a new generator
A fire erupted aboard the vehicle ferry Blue Carrier 2 north of the Greek island of Mykonos, prompting a major emergency
The blaze broke out when workers were uninstalling steel frames of the facility as part of relocation
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that a fire occurred on the day at its idled Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan. The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said. Around 10:40 a.m., a worker spotted a small fire in a control panel in a building for power disconnection and connectio...
A fire in La Bota, northern Quito, burned from 3pm Monday until midnight. Twenty-three families were evacuated as a precaution. The post Quito Fire Forces 23 Families From Homes in La Bota appeared first on The Rio Times.
Two members of the family are undergoing treatment for injuries
Victims of a deadly fire and stampede at a school in Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been laid to rest. Relatives and members of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group gathered to pay tribute.
The fatal fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on December 6, 2025, claimed 25 lives and left several others injured
A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.
The facility had faced fines and enforcement proceedings over regulatory violations since 2019.
Ten people were evacuated from the home in Araucanía region in central Chile.
A fire at a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 28 students and destroyed homes across a neighbourhood