German police detain suspect after fire engulfs Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
No injuries were reported at the building, while police said a ‘suspicious person’ had been taken into custody.
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No injuries were reported at the building, while police said a ‘suspicious person’ had been taken into custody.
A man has been arrested after a fire broke out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, on Friday night.
The incident reportedly occurred while diesel was being poured into the truck from the tipper
A fire in the Semu-Salomé district of Malabo killed six relatives on Wednesday 21 October while much of the city had no power, local news site AhoraEG reported. The post Equatorial Guinea Fire Kills 6 in a Family appeared first on The Rio Times.
Body of the third victim is expected to be brought home on Friday night
An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has submitted its final report to the government, with a source saying the document spans more than 10 chapters and singles out four government bodies for accountability. The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26, 2025, killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. The judge-led panel said on Thursday that it had submitted the final report to Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. “With the evidence and...
There are around 15 non-biodegradable waste management companies empanelled by the Suchitwa Mission, including the one which was gutted in fire, while several unauthorised firms also operate in the secto
A fire on a LATAM jet halted flight LA2302 to Piura at Lima airport on 19 October. Everyone got off, nobody was injured, and the cause is not yet explained. The post Peru LATAM Jet Fire Halts Flight on 19 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.
An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed a water jet and a breathing apparatus team to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm. A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to...
An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed two water jet and breathing apparatus teams to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm. A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu...
Four soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a fire at a military base in Alberta province, one of the worst peacetime tragedies to hit Canada's armed forces on home soil, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.
The blaze that killed four men and injured dozens of others spread with alarming speed, accounts suggest.
A brief No 2 alarm fire broke out at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday, leaving a contractor injured after she received an electric shock. The Fire Services Department said it received a fire alarm at the venue at 11.23am. When firefighters arrived three minutes later, the fire had already been extinguished. “After investigation, a female staff member was found to have been injured in an electric shock accident,” a department spokesman said. The worker was taken to Queen...
Almost a year after a catastrophic fire tore through Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, 11-year-old Jackey* still remembers the home he lost. “I sometimes think of Wang Fuk Court and the things I left behind there,” the Primary Six pupil said. “I wanted to go back and get them, including the gifts my mum gave me.” Now living with his parents in a transitional housing flat, Jackey turns to the two calm-down bottles he made himself: transparent containers filled with water, glue and glitter. When...
Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable".
Four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people hospitalised after a fire broke out during military training at a base in Alberta on Saturday, officials said. Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that at least 19 patients were in critical condition, with some suffering severe burns requiring prolonged intensive treatment.
Offices at the Supreme Court in Tirana were set ablaze as anti-government protests continue.
At least four people are confirmed to have died after a huge fire swept through the base.
Hong Kong authorities have said lifts at 74 more private buildings installed by Taizoom Elevator are missing crucial door frame components, taking the total of affected properties to 152. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department provided the updated figures on Sunday night as citywide inspections of all lifts handled by Taizoom were carried out. The door frame components help protect lift occupants against flames and smoke in the event of a fire, an expert earlier explained. According...
The accidental fire was started by a short circuit, police said. There was no one present in the shop when the fire broke out
Defence Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured, but provides no figures or cause of fire.
Defence Minister David McGuinty says there are casualties in what the prime minister called a "serious incident".
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that a “serious incident” caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta. “A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta,” Carney said in a social media post. “Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected,” he said. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described the fire as “significant and tragic” and said it was affecting many military personnel. Defence Minister David McGuinty said there were...
Ten people, including six members of the same family, were killed in a fire at a beach resort in Bangladesh.
At least 10 tourists have been killed in a fire at a seaside resort in the southeastern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar, the country’s largest travel destination, officials said on Saturday. Dolon Acharya, an officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence department, said the fire broke out in the morning at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Patuartek beach. The flames gutted the entire facility. The scene is located more than 320km (199 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka. Acharya said...
A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds burned at least six homes in Southern California on Friday, engulfing expensive coastal properties and prompting thousands to evacuate.
The office functioned out of the first floor of Yasoram Victoria Towers.