Climate change drives Europe towards record fire year
July 22, 2022 | 14:00
The fires that have torched through Europe are on course to make 2022 a record year for forest loss on the continent, as scientists warn climate change is already contributing to ever fiercer blazes.
At least 10 dead in Rio hospital blaze
September 14, 2019 | 09:18
A fire erupted in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 10 people dead and forcing medical staff and desperate relatives to rescue patients from the smoke-filled wards.
Brazil's army fights Amazon fires after hundreds of new blazes ignite
August 26, 2019 | 08:58
Brazil on Sunday (Aug 25) deployed two Hercules C-130 aircraft to douse fires devouring parts of the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds of new blazes were ignited ahead of nationwide protests over the destruction.
At least 19 students die in India fire: Medical officer
May 25, 2019 | 08:00
At least 19 students - most of them female - died on Friday (May 24) in a fire at an Indian building housing a college, officials said, as images showed people jumping to escape the blaze.
Six children among 10 dead in Russia house fires
December 16, 2018 | 18:16
Six children and four adults died in house fires in several Russian cities on Sunday (Dec 16), Russian media reported.
Portugal starts clearing forests to prevent deadly fires
March 25, 2018 | 10:13
Portugal on Saturday (Mar 24) launched an unprecedented drive to clear its vast forests in order to prevent a repeat of last year's deadly wildfires, which killed 112 people and sparked a massive backlash against the Socialist government.
Chile fire claims six firefighters
January 06, 2012 | 09:45
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera invoked anti-terror legislation after at least six firefighters died in a wildfire he believes was started deliberately.
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