Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Firefighters in rush to put out fire, turned out to be Halloween decor

Halloween decor

Halloween enthusiasts created a haunting Halloween display. The display created the illusion of a house engulfed in flames. The display will be up until the end of the month. Even though Halloween is just a few weeks away, those who enjoy the macabre holiday start planning months in advance. In Glens Falls, New York, one … Read more

France: Fire in apartment kills ten people including five children

France

Fire has claimed ten lives including 5 children. 170 firefighters who were dispatched to the location at 03:25 put out the fire. The cause of the fire is still unknown. According to the local administration, a fire in an apartment building outside of Lyon, France, has claimed the lives of ten individuals, five of them … Read more

Three firefighters wounded in house fire in Merrimac

merrimac fire

Three firefighters were taken to the hospital after putting out a house fire in Merrimac, Massachusetts. The fire spread to surrounding brush and trees, posing a substantial threat. National Grid’s power lines were threatened if the fire had spread to them. MERRIMAC: Three firefighters were taken to the hospital after putting out a fire in … Read more

Tennessee firefighters free dog’s head from truck tyre

tennessee firefighters

Tennessee firefighters rescued a puppy whose head became trapped in a tyre. The puppy and her siblings wandered onto the homeowner’s property. In Tennessee firefighters rescued an inquisitive puppy whose head became wedged in the midst of a defunct truck tyre. The Hardin County Fire Department stated in a Facebook post that firefighters were dispatched … Read more

Firefighters battle blazes near Kharkiv

Kharkiv

Russian soldiers continue to shell the region’s residential areas. There was a military strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv today. Firefighters were extinguishing the fire, as smoke rose to the sky. A military strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv today left firefighters battling the flames. As firefighters attempted to extinguish the fire, plumes of smoke … Read more

Seven people killed in an alleged arson attack in Daegu, South Korea

South Korea

Seven people were killed in a shooting at a law firm in Daegu, South Korea. At least 46 people were injured in an explosion in an office building near City Hall on Thursday morning. Police are investigating the attack, but believe it is a fire. Read More: Son leads South Korea past depleted Chile in World Cup tune-up Authorities say a 50-year-old suspect died at the scene. At around 10:55 … Read more

Athens wildfire losing intensity, firefighters say

Athens

A wildfire whipped up by gale-force winds in a southern suburb of Athens. 283 firefighters in 65 vehicles and groups of bystanders battled to control fire. No casualties reported, but neighborhoods were evacuated as the wind changed. A wildfire whipped up by gale-force winds in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, forcing residents to … Read more

Athens residents return home as firefighters bring blaze under control

Athens

Residents of a southern Athens suburb came home on Sunday after firemen were able to put out a blaze that had forced them to flee the day before, according to emergency services. “At this point, the fire has been demarcated, the residents are back in their houses,” deputy civil protection minister, Evangelos Tournas, told a … Read more

Six dead, dozens injured in Iran tower-block collapse

Iran

At least six people were killed and dozens were injured or went missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed in southwestern Iran, officials Said More than 30 people were rescued alive from the rubble, but 50 more are believed to be trapped, prompting locals to declare a “day of mourning.” As shocked onlookers stared at … Read more

A fire in a Delhi office building killed 27 people

A massive fire in a commercial building in India’s capital, Delhi, has killed at least 27 people and wounded scores more. The four-story building near a railway station in the western suburb of Mundka caught fire late Friday afternoon, but the cause was not immediately known. As hundreds watched on television, smoke billowed from the … Read more

US southwest wildfire advances

Wind-whipped flames raged through pine-covered mountainsides in New Mexico on Monday, forcing inhabitants to from their homes and forcing the state’s psychiatric institution to evacuate. Hundreds of homes in a historic city in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains were ordered to evacuate immediately as a massive wildfire raged on the outskirts of town, fueled … Read more

A sausage factory in Harlow, Essex catches fire; WATCH VIDEO

Thick plumes

A sausage factory in Harlow, Essex catches fire; WATCH VIDEO A sausage factory in Harlow was caught on fire. Video is revealed where thick smoke and plumes can be seen. The fire blew up at Riverway Foods on River Way in Harlow, Essex. Both Essex and Hertfordshire sent firefighters to handle and extinguish the fire … Read more

Watch: Scared horses flee from fire in this viral video

horses

A fire in West County, Texas, in the United States, burned roughly 300 acres of land on Monday. More than a dozen horses were seen fleeing the area in a panic. Some residences were evacuated, but no one was hurt. A massive fire can be seen devouring the area in a video shared by the … Read more

4 dead, 4 injured in S.Korean factory explosion

S.Korean factory explosion

SEOUL – Four workers were found dead and four others injured in a factory explosion in South Korea’s southern city of Yeosu, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. The explosion occurred at about 9:26 a.m. local time (0026 GMT) at a petrochemical factory in the port city, some 450 km south of the capital Seoul. Of … Read more

S. Africa’s National Assembly “extensively destroyed” by fire: official

fire broke out

CAPE TOWN – The interior of South Africa’s National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament, was “extensively destroyed” by a fire that broke out early Sunday, a local official said Monday morning. As of 6:50 a.m. (0450 GMT) Monday, firefighters have been working at the fourth floor of the National Assembly building, which is … Read more

Firefighters in Florida rescue a cat stuck inside a Tesla

Firefighters in Florida rescued a cat stuck inside a Tesla

Firefighters in Florida rescued a cat that had climbed into the Tesla’s inner workings and became stranded. A team was sent to Hertz Headquarters in Estero after a cat was discovered stuck inside a Tesla parked in the company’s garage, according to Estero Fire Rescue. To get to the stranded feline, the crew had to … Read more

Two killed, several wounded in house explosion in Czech Republic

POF Wah Cantt explosion

PRAGUE: At least two volunteer firefighters were killed in an explosion at a house in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, according to local media reports. The explosion happened in Korycany, in the Zlin region in the southeast of the country. Volunteer firefighters were called in following a reported gas leak. Two out of the six … Read more

Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle wildfire in France

Indonesia fire

PARIS: Some 3,500 hectares of land have been burnt and nearly 6,000 hectares covered by wildfire in France’s southern tourist region of Var, forcing thousands of people to evacuate, local authorities said on Tuesday. There are 3 minor injuries and 19 intoxicated people since the start of the fire late afternoon Monday, said the Var … Read more

Bushfire alert: 3 killed, 150 homes destroyed in Australia

Australia bushfire kills three

Ferocious bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise. Catastrophic fires have killed three people and razed more than 150 homes since Friday, but cooler weather overnight provided a measure of reprieve for firefighters and residents. More than 100 fires … Read more

Seven died after a small plane crashed in Colombia

Colombia plane crash kills seven

At least seven people were killed when a small plane crashed in the southwestern Colombian town of Popayan here on Sunday. The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft, owned by airline company Transpacifico, took off from the Payan airport, authorities said. The twin-engine Piper PA-31-350 was headed towards the town of Lopez de Micay when … Read more