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Dozens rescued in South Korea building fire, emergency department says
SEOUL - A fire and thick smoke engulfed an eight-story building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, sending 12 people to...
Jan 41 min read
School bus fire in Thailand kills at least 23
BANGKOK - At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal - Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro...
Sep 20, 20242 min read
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
ATHENS - When a wildfire tore down a hillside towards Athens last month, its southernmost flank halted in a treeless area burned by fire...
Sep 20, 20244 min read
Beset by wildfires, Portugal gets help from Spain, Morocco
AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal - A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
NELAS, Portugal - Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
At least two die as wildfires hit Portugal, Europe sends help
PENALVA DO CASTELO, Portugal - At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
Aug 25, 20241 min read
Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage
ATHENS - Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings,...
Aug 15, 20243 min read
German hotel collapse in Moselle wine valley kills two, traps others
KROEV, Germany - A hotel in Germany's picturesque Moselle wine valley collapsed overnight, killing two people, local police said on...
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Rouen cathedral spire catches fire, firefighters working to control blaze
PARIS - The spire of Rouen cathedral in northern France caught fire on Thursday and firefighters said they were in the process of...
Jul 11, 20242 min read
South Korea halts battery maker's operations as it probes deadly blaze
SEOUL -South Korean authorities ordered a halt on Wednesday to the operations of a manufacturer of lithium batteries after a fire killed...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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