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Today: April 14, 2025
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Fire

Crime|Europe

Novo Nordisk says no sign of crime, links between fires at Denmark facilities

There has been no indication so far that three fires that broke out at Novo Nordisk's Danish facilities over the past month were connected or that they were caused by criminal

Novo Nordisk says no sign of crime, links between fires at Denmark facilities
MidEast|News|World

Agricultural fire that killed 12 in southeast Turkey under control, media says

Turkish authorities have brought under control an agricultural fire that killed 12 people and wounded 78 others in a region near the Turkish border with Syria and Iraq, local media

News|Sports

F1 team McLaren evacuates hospitality suite when fire breaks out at Spanish GP

A fire has forced the McLaren Formula 1 team to evacuate its hospitality suite at the Spanish Grand Prix

F1 team McLaren evacuates hospitality suite when fire breaks out at Spanish GP
Crime|Europe|News

Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island

A Greek prosecutor on Sunday charged 13 crew members of a yacht with arson after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra, the semi-

Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island
Asia|Crime|News|World

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers

A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries has swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers
Crime|News|World

At least eight die in inferno near Moscow, TASS says

Two people jumped to their death from the top floors of a burning eight-storey former Russian electronics research institute on Monday and at least six others died in the fire, state

At least eight die in inferno near Moscow, TASS says
News|US

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

Residents are returning to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
Asia|News

South Korea halts battery maker's operations as it probes deadly blaze

South Korean authorities ordered a halt on Wednesday to the operations of a manufacturer of lithium batteries after a fire killed 23 people, as they

South Korea halts battery maker's operations as it probes deadly blaze
Europe|News|World

Fire at Denmark tax ministry extinguished, no one hurt

A fire that broke out on Thursday morning at Denmark's tax ministry in central Copenhagen, which sent a plume of thick, black smoke into the air, has largely been extinguished

Fire at Denmark tax ministry extinguished, no one hurt
Asia|Environment|Health|News|World

Record heat, surging fires push Delhi's firefighters to the brink

Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he can't recall responding to as many fires as this summer.

Record heat, surging fires push Delhi's firefighters to the brink
News

Construction crews jump in to help fires next to site

Construction crews jump in to help fires next to site

Construction crews jump in to help fires next to site
Europe|News|World

Dormitory fire in Moscow suburb kills five

Fire raced through a dormitory in a Moscow suburb, killing five people, Russian news agencies quoted emergency services as saying early on Saturday.

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale

A fire at Anglo American's Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in Australia is likely to negatively affect its Australian met coal business, broker Jefferies said in a note on

Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale
Americas|News|World

Fire at Alberta gas metering station prompts temporary highway closure

A fire that prompted temporary closure of a major highway near Edson town, Canada, on Monday involved a gas metering station, said Yellowhead County in northern Alberta.

Crime

Squatters Suspected in Pahoa Residential Blaze

Squatters Suspected in Pahoa Residential Blaze

Squatters Suspected in Pahoa Residential Blaze
News|Science|Technology

Home explosion believed caused by lithium battery

Home explosion believed caused by lithium battery

Home explosion believed caused by lithium battery
Crime|News|US

Two Denver families displaced from homes after devastating fire on 4th of July

Two Denver families displaced from homes after devastating fire on 4th of July

Australia|Crime

Sydney house fire kills three children, police suspect homicide

Three children, including a 10-month-old, were killed after fire ripped through a house in Sydney early on Sunday in an incident Australian police said they were treating as a

Americas|News|World

Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay

At least 10 people died in a fire in a nursing home on Sunday morning in Treinta y Tres in eastern Uruguay, local authorities and media said, with the cause still unclear.

Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay
Asia|Business|Finance

Pakistan stock exchange resumes operations after fire halted trade

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading on Monday after a two-hour suspension due to a fire in the bourse's Karachi headquarters.

Pakistan stock exchange resumes operations after fire halted trade
Crime|News|Videos

Body cam video shows deputy rushing inside burning home to evacuate residents inside

Body cam video shows deputy rushing inside burning home to evacuate residents inside

Body cam video shows deputy rushing inside burning home to evacuate residents inside
Crime|News|US

4 injured after oilfield explosion, fire officials say

4 injured after oilfield explosion, fire officials say

4 injured after oilfield explosion, fire officials say
Australia|News|World

Explosion at Melbourne factory ignites massive blaze

An explosion gutted a factory on the outskirts of the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday, igniting a massive fire that firefighters said would take days to fully put out.

Explosion at Melbourne factory ignites massive blaze
Australia|Crime

Australia police charge father with murder after Sydney house fire kills 3 children

Australian police said on Thursday a 28-year-old father had been charged with murder following a house fire in Sydney's west that killed three children, including a five-month-old

Europe|News

Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen

French authorities say a fire has broken out on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen

Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen
Europe|News|World

Relief in Rouen as cathedral fire extinguished

Firefighters extinguished a blaze at Rouen's historic cathedral in northern France on Thursday to the relief of locals who had feared a repeat of the

Relief in Rouen as cathedral fire extinguished
Europe|News

What you need to know about Rouen's Gothic cathedral

A fire broke out on Thursday in the spire of Rouen's Gothic cathedral where restoration work was underway, recalling a blaze that tore through the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris

What you need to know about Rouen's Gothic cathedral
Europe|News

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral
Lifestyle|News|Videos|World

Firefighters recount heroic rescue: "Training kicks in and you get the job done"

Firefighters recount heroic rescue: "Training kicks in and you get the job done"

News|Travel|US

American Airlines passengers land at MIA after cabin fire at SFO prompts evacuation, nearly daylong delay

American Airlines passengers land at MIA after cabin fire at SFO prompts evacuation, nearly daylong delay

Crime|News

Homicide suspected in deaths of 3 adults found after apartment fire outside Phoenix

Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of three adults after an apartment fire in the Phoenix suburb of Ahwatukee

Environment|News|US

Forest fire breaks out at major military gunnery range in New Jersey

Crews are battling a fast-moving forest fire that broke out at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey

Asia|News|World

Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people

Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people

Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people
Asia|News|World

Fire at shopping centre in China's southwest kills 16

Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China's southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday.

Fire at shopping centre in China's southwest kills 16
Crime|Europe|News

Suspected arson in crowded apartment kills seven in French city of Nice

Seven people, including three children and their mother, died early on Thursday in what authorities suspect was arson that devastated a crowded seventh-floor apartment in a building

Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

Oil tankers on fire after colliding close to Singapore, crew rescued

Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world's biggest refuelling port, with two crew

Oil tankers on fire after colliding close to Singapore, crew rescued
Europe|News|World

Blaze devastates four industrial warehouses in eastern Spain

A spectacular fire devastated four industrial warehouses early on Friday in a town north of Barcelona, Spain's second largest city, without causing casualties, the local fire

Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

A fire severely damages the historic First Baptist Dallas church sanctuary

Firefighters in Texas have contained a fire that all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas

A fire severely damages the historic First Baptist Dallas church sanctuary
Crime|News|US|World

Historic first Baptist church devastated by fire, cause still unknown

Historic first Baptist church devastated by fire, cause still unknown

Historic first Baptist church devastated by fire, cause still unknown
Crime|News

Federal investigators say Salt Fire was likely human caused

Federal investigators say Salt Fire was likely human caused

Federal investigators say Salt Fire was likely human caused
Americas|News|World

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say
Americas|Crime|News|World

Death toll rises to 6 in explosion and fire at tequila factory in Mexico

Rescue teams have found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six

News|Travel|US

9 injured, dozens of flights canceled or delayed after fire breaks out at JFK Airport

9 injured, dozens of flights canceled or delayed after fire breaks out at JFK Airport

9 injured, dozens of flights canceled or delayed after fire breaks out at JFK Airport
Crime|News|US

Woman charged with arson for allegedly setting historic Berwyn home on fire, police say

Woman charged with arson for allegedly setting historic Berwyn home on fire, police say

Woman charged with arson for allegedly setting historic Berwyn home on fire, police say
Europe|News|World

Large fire breaks out in Rome near public TV station and court of justice

A large fire broke out in Rome on Wednesday on a hill near the Italian capital's court of justice and a public TV broadcasting centre, forcing the evacuation of several buildings and

Large fire breaks out in Rome near public TV station and court of justice
Asia|Crime|News

Building fire in Manila's Chinatown kills 11

At least 11 people died on Friday in a fire in a five-storey residential and commercial building in the Chinatown precinct of the Philippine capital, a community official said.

Building fire in Manila's Chinatown kills 11
Crime|News

Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire

Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire

Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Fuel tanks fire at Iran-Afghanistan border extinguished, state media says

A huge fire that broke out on Monday in fuel tanks on Iran's side of the Iran-Afghanistan Dogharoun Special Economic Zone at the border has been extinguished, Iran's state media

Crime|News|US

Edgehilll Fire burns down homes in San Bernardino neighborhood

Edgehilll Fire burns down homes in San Bernardino neighborhood

Asia|Business|Economy|News|Technology

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport confirms cargo ship fire

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said one of its cargo ships caught fire on Friday at China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the world's busiest.

Asia|Business|News

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport confirms cargo ship fire

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said one of its cargo ships caught fire on Friday at China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the world's busiest.

Europe|News|World

Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of starting a fire at the dormant Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Sunday, but both sides reported no sign of elevated

Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Crime|News|US|Videos

911 call released after body found burnt in Hollywood alleyway

911 call released after body found burnt in Hollywood alleyway

911 call released after body found burnt in Hollywood alleyway
News|Science|Technology|World

IAEA says still no known cause of fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late on Tuesday that evidence continues to indicate that Monday's fire at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine did

Arts|Europe|News

Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne

Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire at Somerset House

Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
Arts|Europe|News|Uncategorized|World

More than 120 firefighters tackle blaze at London's Somerset House

Around 125 firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of London's Somerset house on Saturday, though the historic building's major art collections, including works by

More than 120 firefighters tackle blaze at London's Somerset House
Europe|News|World

People in Ukraine's Ternopil urged to stay inside after large fire breaks out

People were urged to stay inside their homes in Ukraine's Ternopil after a large fire broke out overnight during air raid alerts, the military administration of the western Ukrainian

People in Ukraine's Ternopil urged to stay inside after large fire breaks out
News|World

Fire at huge Russian diesel depot engulfing more storage tanks, media reports

A fire sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack on a huge diesel depot in Russia's southern Rostov region on Sunday has engulfed more fuel storage tanks, news agencies reported on

News|World

Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack

Orthodox priests brought an icon to the scene of a huge fuel depot fire in southern Russia sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack in the hope it would help tame its flames, the local

Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack
Asia|News|World

Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers

An explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers

Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers
US

US transport safety board opens investigation into Tesla crash in California

The U.S.

US transport safety board opens investigation into Tesla crash in California
Asia|Business|News|Technology|World

South Korea police blame quality failures for fatal fire at battery maker

South Korean police said on Friday a fire at a lithium battery maker that killed 23 people in June occurred as the company raced to produce batteries to meet a deadline

South Korea police blame quality failures for fatal fire at battery maker
Environment|News

Tire fire in Jackson could burn through the weekend

Tire fire in Jackson could burn through the weekend

Business|News|World

Seven injured in fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, production continues

Seven people were in hospital, with one in a serious condition, after a fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, the local governor said on Monday, although the plant said it was

Seven injured in fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, production continues
Crime|News|Uncategorized

Philadelphia fire kills woman and girl, injures 3

Philadelphia fire kills woman and girl, injures 3

Education|News

Class canceled after lightning strike sparks fire that damages school

Class canceled after lightning strike sparks fire that damages school

Class canceled after lightning strike sparks fire that damages school
Crime|News

Well-known haunted house in Brandon destroyed by fire

Well-known haunted house in Brandon destroyed by fire

Well-known haunted house in Brandon destroyed by fire
Crime|News

Firefighters forced to flee "hoarder-like" home fire after running out of air inside

Firefighters forced to flee "hoarder-like" home fire after running out of air inside

Africa|Crime|News

DR Congo government says 129 killed in attempted prison break

Democratic Republic of Congo's government said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa early on Monday,

Crime|News|US

Firefighters forced to flee "hoarder-like" Dearborn home fire after running out of air inside

Firefighters forced to flee "hoarder-like" Dearborn home fire after running out of air inside

Firefighters forced to flee "hoarder-like" Dearborn home fire after running out of air inside
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Man sets home on fire after fight with girlfriend, sources say

Man sets home on fire after fight with girlfriend, sources say

Man sets home on fire after fight with girlfriend, sources say
Europe|News|World

Fire breaks out at multi-storey residential building near Moscow, mayor says

A fire broke out at a multi-storey residential building in the Ramenskoye district of Moscow region while Russia was repelling a Ukraine drone attack, Moscow's mayor said on Tuesday.

Asia|Business|World

Three people killed in fire at India's Sadhana Nitro Chem Specialty's plant

Indian specialty chemicals maker Sadhana Nitro Chem Specialty said three contract workers lost their lives after fire broke out in the company's plant in Roha, a town in western

Crime|Europe|News

Romanian police hunt man who started fire inside parliament

Romanian police were looking for a man who started a fire inside the country's parliament building on Tuesday which caused hundreds of people to be evacuated but no casualties.

Romanian police hunt man who started fire inside parliament
Business|Europe|News|World

Three slightly injured in fire inside Greek oil refinery near Athens

Three people were slightly injured on Tuesday in a fire inside Greece's second-biggest oil refinery west of Athens, the company said in a statement.

Three slightly injured in fire inside Greek oil refinery near Athens
Business|Europe|Finance|News|World

Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark

Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of the building

Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Business|Europe|Finance|News

Denmark's king launches reconstruction of famed landmark badly damaged by fire

Denmark’s King Frederik has laid a foundation stone to launch the reconstruction of Copenhagen’s iconic Old Stock Exchange, which was partly destroyed by a fire in April that toppled its green copper roof and iconic dragon-tail spire

Denmark's king launches reconstruction of famed landmark badly damaged by fire
Health|News

Tata iPhone component plant disrupted by fire, 10 given medical aid

At least 10 people received medical treatment, with two hospitalised, after a major fire on Saturday disrupted production at a key

Tata iPhone component plant disrupted by fire, 10 given medical aid
Asia|News|World

Bodies of the children and teachers who died in a Thai school bus fire return home for funeral

The bodies of almost two dozen young students and teachers who died in a bus fire in a suburb of Bangkok have been returned to central Thailand, where they began their ill-fated school field trip

Bodies of the children and teachers who died in a Thai school bus fire return home for funeral
Crime|Europe|News|World

Fire breaks out on Kyiv apartment balcony, possibly from downed drone, Mayor says

A fire broke out on the balcony of an apartment building in an eastern suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, possibly caused by a downed drone, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Friday.

Crime|Education

Efforts underway to find new location after massive fire destroys historic Catholic school building

Efforts underway to find new location after massive fire destroys historic Catholic school building

Efforts underway to find new location after massive fire destroys historic Catholic school building
Crime|Europe|World

Germany investigates fires caused by incendiary devices in parcels

Germany is investigating several fires caused by incendiary devices hidden inside parcels at a warehouse in Leipzig earlier this year, the country's prosecutor general said on

Americas|Environment|Health

At least 21 injured in fire at Venezuela's La Salina oil terminal, sources say

At least 21 people including workers, neighbors and firefighters were injured on Tuesday in a fire at a crude storage tank in Venezuela's La

Americas|World

Large fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil terminal

A huge fire that erupted early on Tuesday at an oil tank in Venezuela's La Salina terminal operated by state company PDVSA was extinguished on

Crime|Election|US

Suspect arrested after Arizona mailbox set on fire, damaging ballots

A person was arrested after a fire was set to a mailbox in Phoenix, Arizona, damaging several electoral ballots, the city's mayor said on Thursday.

Suspect arrested after Arizona mailbox set on fire, damaging ballots
Asia|World

Indonesian authorities say eight dead in cooking oil factory near Jakarta

Eight people died in a large fire at a cooking oil factory near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, local fire authorities said on Friday.

Indonesian authorities say eight dead in cooking oil factory near Jakarta
Crime|US

Massive fire destroys shuttered landmark inn on Cape Cod

Massive fire destroys shuttered landmark inn on Cape Cod

Crime|Europe

Danish police close investigation into Old Stock Exchange fire

Danish police are closing the investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed more than half of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange

Danish police close investigation into Old Stock Exchange fire
Crime|Technology|US

3 killed, 1 seriously injured in Tesla Cybertruck crash in Northern California

Three people were killed and one seriously injured when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California

3 killed, 1 seriously injured in Tesla Cybertruck crash in Northern California
Asia|Health|World

Ten babies die in fire at Indian hospital's neonatal unit

Ten newborn babies died from burns and suffocation after a fire swept through a neonatal intensive care unit in northern India, a government official said on

Ten babies die in fire at Indian hospital's neonatal unit
Crime|Europe|World

At least 10 people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in northeastern Spain

Authorities say at least 10 people have died and others were injured in a fire at a nursing home near the northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza

At least 10 people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in northeastern Spain
Crime|Education

Fire destroys a vacant building at a former school for troubled teens in Maine

Fire officials are investigating a blaze that razed one of the vacant buildings at a former private school for troubled teens

Crime|World

Fire destroys historic Meinhardt Mansion, property owner in custody

Fire destroys historic Meinhardt Mansion, property owner in custody

Fire destroys historic Meinhardt Mansion, property owner in custody
Crime

Officers rescue elderly woman from burning home

Officers rescue elderly woman from burning home

Officers rescue elderly woman from burning home
Business|Environment|US

Smoke increasing from underground fire at Williamsburg Premium Outlets

Smoke increasing from underground fire at Williamsburg Premium Outlets

Crime|US

Firefighters Extinguish Flames in Vacant Commercial Building in Downtown LA

Firefighters Extinguish Flames in Vacant Commercial Building in Downtown LA

Firefighters Extinguish Flames in Vacant Commercial Building in Downtown LA
Crime|Environment

Fire Burning in Malibu Area Scorches About 50 Acres of Brush

Fire Burning in Malibu Area Scorches About 50 Acres of Brush

Fire Burning in Malibu Area Scorches About 50 Acres of Brush

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