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Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Today, in the Crimean city of Saki, a fire broke out on the 7th floor of a residential high-rise building, the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Crimea reports. "The fire was accompanied by strong smoke. The department of the gas …

Fire breaks out at Yerevan shopping center

Fire breaks out at Yerevan shopping center

Armenia's national crisis management center was reported a fire in Yerevan at 3:07am Tuesday, according to the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations. It turned out that the fire had broken out at the central building - …

Fire in mental clinic in Russia's Tver Region kills one

Fire in mental clinic in Russia's Tver Region kills one

One person was killed and three others were injured after a fire broke out in a mental clinic in the Tver Region, a source in the region’s emergencies services said. "Yes, one person has died and three others have been …

Fuel reservoirs explode in Moscow outskirts

Fuel reservoirs explode in Moscow outskirts

Two fuel reservoirs exploded at a gas refueling station in the outskirts of Moscow, causing a fire on an area of 50 square meters, a source in emergency services said. "The second fuel reservoir exploded. Debris has reached …

Forest fire spreads to Sochi

Forest fire spreads to Sochi

The wildfire that started in the Tuapse region spreads to the territory of Sochi, the press service of the city administration informs. It is reported that a forest litter fire on an area of 2.5 hectares started in the Tuapse region. …

Gas cylinder explodes in Nur-Sultan's cafe

Gas cylinder explodes in Nur-Sultan's cafe

One woman was killed and 33 others were injured in a gas explosion at a cafe in the Kazakh capital city of Nur-Sultan on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations announced, Xinhua informs. A gas cylinder …

Natural fire endangers settlements in Rostov region

Natural fire endangers settlements in Rostov region

In the Aksai district of the Rostov region, dry grass is burning on an area of 2,400 square meters, the fire can spread to settlements. "At 11:35 a.m., in the area of Verkhnepodpolny village, the Aksai district,  a vegetation …

Five people dead in fire in Russia’s Makhachkala

Five people dead in fire in Russia’s Makhachkala

Four children and one teenager have been killed by a deadly fire that broke out in an apartment located in a five-story building in Russia’s Makhachkala, the emergency ministry’s regional department said. The area of the …

Fire breaks out at second-largest sugar refinery in U.S.

Fire breaks out at second-largest sugar refinery in U.S.

The Domino Sugar Refinery caught fire on Thursday. Witnesses say that large flames can be seen coming from the plant. A worker said that a sugar silo, that holds millions of gallons of the product, caught fire. The witness said he …

Iran official: sabotage caused fire at Natanz nuclear site

Iran official: sabotage caused fire at Natanz nuclear site

A fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation Behrouz Kamalvandi told state TV channel al-Alam on Sunday. “The explosion at …

Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex

Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex

Iranian police are investigating after a fire broke out at an industrial complex in northeast Iran where gas condensate storage tanks are sited, one of which exploded, the Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Javad Jahandoust, the …

Fire Breaks Out at Petrochemical Facility in Southwest Iran

Fire Breaks Out at Petrochemical Facility in Southwest Iran

A fire broke out at a facility belonging to the Shahid Tondgooyan Petrochemical Company in southwest Iran but was quickly contained, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a local official. The fire was caused by an …

Traffic in Dardanelles halted due to forest fire in Turkey

Traffic in Dardanelles halted due to forest fire in Turkey

Maritime traffic in the Dardanelles, a strait in Canakkale, has been suspended due to a forest fire that broke out in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province Monday. No casualties have been reported so far from the blaze, which …

Major natural fire extinguished in Crimea

Major natural fire extinguished in Crimea

Rescuers with helicopter extinguished burning dry grass along the Yalta-Sevastopol road, the Crimean EMERCOM informs. The rescuers received information about the fire in the urban-type settlement Katsiveli, Yalta, at 12.32 Moscow …