World News by Wild Rose

Residents in the rebel-controlled city of Bukavu have been reeling in the aftermath of a fire that tore through two schools and proved deadly.

At least 25 people were killed after a fire broke out aboard a ship at a shipyard in China.

Authorities say at least 14 school children have been killed after fire ravaged schools in the DR Congo.

A devastating fire has struck the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The blaze, which broke out in the densely populated Kadutu district, killed at least 24 schoolchildren and destroyed two schools as well as more than 300 homes, according to a provisional toll from local autho

Victims from the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.

Fire breaks out on ship being repaired in the port of Qingdao, eastern China.

President Xi Jinping has called for urgent search and rescue efforts.

A foreign cargo ship caught fire on Thursday morning while docked for repairs in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, causing heavy casualties, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The report did not mention the number of killed or injured. President Xi Jinping has given orders to find those missing in the fire. More to follow...

The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan.

At least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coastguard said on Thursday. The fire aboard the MV June Aster broke out on Wednesday evening about 2.2km (1.3 miles) offshore, the coastguard said, adding that five casualties had been brought ashore. Video shared by the coastguard on social media showed the vessel completely engulfed in flames. “Based on the data we have right now...

A brush fire sent smoke rising over the 405 freeway in Los Angeles on Wednesday, prompting evacuation warnings in the Brentwood and Bel Air areas and forcing the Getty Center to close to visitors and staff.

Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has filed 259 charges against two companies and four individuals over major renovation works at the inferno-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, after investigations found non-fire-retardant materials were used and safety obligations were not met. The department said on Wednesday that the charges included allegedly permitting or authorising the use of substandard materials or materials in breach of the Buildings Ordinance, as well as failing to properly supervise repair...

Assessment done by International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation on the vessel’s containers that fell into the sea in June 2025 incident

The fire broke out at around midnight in the Shyam Sangini textile market and affected shops located on its sixth floor, says officials

Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.

A fire broke out at a ski resort in Chile’s mountainous Nuble region.

A massive fire at a market in the Indonesia village of Babuda has claimed the lives of eleven people.

An Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames in a crash that sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky and forced the closure of all runways at one of the nation’s busiest airports. More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients. Officials had not yet released information on injuries...

Um incêndio de grandes proporções que começou na noite de sábado (5) atingiu 320 boxes do pavilhão MFE-A, onde são comercializadas frutas na Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo (Ceagesp).  O fogo começou por volta das 23h e foi combatido durante cerca de três horas e meia por 16 viaturas do corpo de bombeiros, além de funcionários do local. O incêndio foi considerado extinto no começo da manhã. Segundo a assessoria da Ceagesp, não houve vítimas. A companhia informou que o entreposto está aberto, incluindo o Varejão, feira que aos domingos. Somente as áreas próximas ao pavilhão afetado permanecem isoladas para o trabalho de rescaldo dos bombeiros e da perícia, que irá determinar as causas do incêndio. A área afetada armazenava frutas, principalmente melancias.  De acordo com a Ceagesp, a extensão dos impactos deve ser conhecida ao longo da semana, assim como as alternativas para que os comerciantes voltem a atuar. Segundo a Defesa Civil foram constatados “danos generalizados, com estruturas metálicas retorcidas e comprometimento de todo o quarteirão composto por galpões”.    

A terrifying moment unfolded aboard a Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney when flames erupted from its left engine.

Authorities have launched an investigation into a fire that killed 22 people at a wedding party in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Firefighters brought a blaze in Ecuador's Los Ilinizas Ecological Reserve under control on 3 September after two days. About 200 hectares of páramo burned, a preliminary figure. The post Los Ilinizas Fire Burns About 200 Hectares in Ecuador appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Peddavadugur police and fire services personnel rush to the spot and bring the flames under control

58 patients, including 9 newborns, safely evacuated.