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Dhaka -
Mass funerals were held Friday for victims of a devastating fire in Dhaka -- fuelled by illegally stored chemicals -- that killed nearly 70 people, as investigators revealed that an even bigger disaster was narrowly avoided.
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Dhaka -
Fire and explosions that ripped through apartment buildings packed with illegal chemical stores killed at least 70 people in the Bangladeshi capital which was left stunned by its latest disaster.
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Dhaka -
At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, fire officials said Thursday.
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A fire started on-board a SkyWest flight after the battery within a vape pen overheated.. Fortunately, the incident happened just prior to take-off and the fire was put out. The issue raises new safety concerns with vaping devices.
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New Delhi -
At least 17 people died when a fire ripped through a budget hotel in Delhi on Tuesday, prompting authorities to launch a safety check of other buildings in the vicinity.
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New Delhi -
At least 17 people died on Tuesday as a fire tore through a budget hotel in Delhi before dawn, in the latest disaster to raise concerns over fire safety in India.
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Wellington -
A large New Zealand wildfire is expected to burn for weeks longer but has moved away from some inhabited areas, allowing residents of an evacuated village to return home soon, firefighters said Monday.
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On February 8, acclaimed musical group Sister Hazel released their latest studio offering, their new seven-track EP "Fire."
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By AFP
Lyon -
A woman and a child were killed in a fire in the eastern city of Lyon believed to have been sparked by a gas blast in a bakery, authorities said.
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Rio De Janeiro -
The bodies of the 10 victims of a fire that ravaged accommodation for youth players at Rio club Flamengo have been identified, Brazilian media reported on Saturday, saying all were between 14 and 17.The fire struck early on Friday.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Brazilian football was in mourning on Friday after 10 people died when a fire ripped through a youth training facility at the country's most popular club, Flamengo, authorities said.
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Paris -
At least 10 people died and 30 were injured in an overnight blaze at an apartment block in Paris that police suspect was deliberately started by a female resident, officials and firefighters said Tuesday.
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Bulawayo -
Zimbabwe's widely respected fire brigade usually tackles house fires and traffic accidents, but it became a symbol of the regime during anti-government demonstrations that turned into violent looting and arson.
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By AFP
Albertville -
French investigators suspect that a fire that killed two people in the ski resort of Courchevel may have been an arson attack, a prosecutor said Friday.
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Environmental and consumer rights activist Erin Brockovich has taken up the cause of California wildfire victims and is seeking compensation, once again, from Pacific Gas & Electric.
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Mexico -
Mexico has opened an investigation into what caused a deadly pipeline explosion, including possible negligence by authorities, the attorney general said Monday, as the death toll rose to 91 people.
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By AFP
Tlahuelilpan -
The death toll from a fiery explosion in central Mexico rose to 89 on Monday as authorities vowed to hold accountable those responsible for a deliberate fuel-line puncture that drew hundreds of people looking to gather gasoline before it ignited.
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By AFP
Lyon -
Two people died Sunday and 25 more were injured, four seriously, in a fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps, officials said.
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By AFP
Mexico -
A leaking fuel pipeline triggered a massive blaze in central Mexico Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring another 54, officials said.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
A German court Thursday threw out a lawsuit by Pakistani plaintiffs against clothing retailer KiK over a deadly 2012 fire at a Karachi garment factory, saying the statute of limitations had expired.
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By AFP
Warsaw -
Polish prosecutors probing the deaths of five teenage girls in an "escape room" said Sunday they had charged an owner of the facility with deliberately creating a fire hazard that led to the blaze.
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By AFP
Manaus -
A huge fire blazed through 600 wooden homes built on stilts next to a river in Brazil's Amazon region overnight, decimating a poor area of the city of Manaus but causing no deaths, authorities said Tuesday.
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By AFP
Apo -
Japanese police were investigating Monday the cause of a powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in the country's north overnight, injuring 42 people and damaging surrounding buildings.
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Moscow -
Six children and four adults died in house fires in several Russian cities on Sunday, Russian media reported. Three toddlers died in a house fire in a village in Bashkortostan, a region south of the Ural mountains, news agency RIA Novosti reported.
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By AFP
Solothurn -
Six people, including children, died when a fire broke out in an apartment building in the northwestern Swiss town of Solothurn overnight, local police said Monday."There were more than 20 people in the building.
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Los Angeles -
The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday.
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Los Angeles -
The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday."#CampFire ...
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Los Angeles -
The fire that has ravaged northern California is now almost completely contained, authorities said Thursday as the death toll rose to 84.
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Apo -
Social media in Finland was ablaze with bemused comments on Monday after US President Donald Trump claimed the forest-covered nation prevents wildfires by raking its forest floors.
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By AFP
Paradise -
The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's office said, after a vigil to honor the victims.
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Scene of balloon fire on Friday night. RedRainHD·
The burned playground in Toronto's High Park
Sunset behind the Mount Charleston fire. Henderson, Nevada. July 9, 2013 Scotty Goedeck
A fire on Detroit's West side. Firemen and women work to put out the blaze.
Fire at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, July 25, 2015. Raw footage by John Wells John Wells
Bushfire near Moyston, Victoria, Australia. Nine News Video Screenshot
DOWN: High winds blew over a large tree across Interstate 80 in Vallejo, Calif., on Tuesday, blocking traffic was blocked in both directions for nearly an hour. California Highway Patrol
Kenya's Naivasha township: There have been no causalities or injury’s reported but the fire has cleared the slum leaving behind a completely burnt out community. Marcus Gregar-Rive / KCC Slum Project
A tire fire in Bangkok's Rama IV during the political unrest in Thailand by Cengiz Yar Jr/HFWH
A fire on Detroit's West side. Firemen and women work to put out the blaze.
March 6, 2010 saw fire break out at Owens Hall on the Winthrop University campus in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
A warm and inviting fireplace at the Royal Horseguards Hotel, London.
A London Duck Tour boat caught fire on the River Thames. Video screengrab
Division Commander of Toronto Fire Services, Bob O'Hallaran.
Fire at the San MIguel Prison in Santiago de Chile leaves 81 inmates dead. (Screengrab)
Fire in downtown Toronto destroyed heritage building at Dundas and Gould
El Lodge, a luxury ski resort in the Sierra Nevada in Spain has burned to the ground. YouTube
A gas tanker exploded in Almaty, Kazakhstan causing huge damage. YouTube
Yogi Bear shows off his many skills in 'Yogi Bear' Warner Bros
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