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Numerous cars burned during New Year’s Eve in France

Numerous cars burned during New Year’s Eve in France

Vandals in Strasbourg, France, marked the start of 2020 by setting countless vehicles on fire. Police have not disclosed how many cars were torched, but a source told AFP that the figure was larger than the previous year. A number of …

Georgian firefighters extinguishing fire in Ateni gorge

Georgian firefighters extinguishing fire in Ateni gorge

A helicopter and about 200 firefighters will try to put out fire at the Georgian village of Ormotsi, Ateni Gorge. "Special equipment is being used and a helicopter to put out the fire. The number of firefighters will increase to …

Wildfires reported at 10 locations in Georgia

Wildfires reported at 10 locations in Georgia

Ten active fires have been reported around Georgia today, mostly on the lower layers of forests, the Georgian Emergency Management Service said. There is a very low threat of the fire spreading to settled areas, the service …

Forest fires rage in Georgia's Martvili

Forest fires rage in Georgia's Martvili

The forest fire is raging in the Martvili region (Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti, Georgia).  In addition, 140 firefighters and 30 local employees of the forest agency are trying to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Tskhumari, …

Explosions at armory in Turkey's Sanliurfa wound 17

Explosions at armory in Turkey's Sanliurfa wound 17

Turkish officials say two explosions at an ammunition depot in southeast Turkey have injured 16 military personnel and one civilian. Gov. Abdullah Erin of Sanliurfa province has told reporters that the explosions …

Three kids killed in Russia's Kursk Region fire

Three kids killed in Russia's Kursk Region fire

Three children died in a fire that broke out in a private house in the Kursk Region, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "The fire erupted in the village of Pristen early in the morning in a private …

Fire extinguished in Armenian parliament

Fire extinguished in Armenian parliament

The fire on the roof of the Armenian parliament building was successfully extinguished today. According to RIA Novosti, the fire was localized around 17:00. Then, firefighters quickly coped with the fire. 15 firefighter units …

Fire breaks out at Novorossiysk oil depot, fire injured

Fire breaks out at Novorossiysk oil depot, fire injured

The throughput facility at the Grushovaya Oil Depot of Chernomortransneft, an affiliate of the Russian oil pipelines operator Transneft, is working normally after the fire outbreak in a tank earlier today, official spokesman of Transneft …

Passenger buses catch fire in Almaty and Nur-Sultan

Passenger buses catch fire in Almaty and Nur-Sultan

Two passenger buses has caught fire in Kazakhstan this morning. The first bus caught fire in Almaty, the Emergency Situations Committee of the Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan said. A call about the flame was reported at …

Fire in Moscow region kills five people

Fire in Moscow region kills five people

A fire in a flat of a dwelling house in Volokolamsk, Moscow Region, has killed five people, a source in the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Moscow Region said. "Five people, including four children, …

Fire breaks out at Bayanaul national park in Kazakhstan

Fire breaks out at Bayanaul national park in Kazakhstan

About 500 people and 120 units of machinery are involved in extinguishing a large fire at the Bayanaul national park, Kazakhstan's emergency situations committee reported. According to the administration of the Pavlodar region, …

Warehouse with steel plastic products on fire in Almaty

Warehouse with steel plastic products on fire in Almaty

The fire in the open-air bazaar in Almaty occurred in the warehouse with steel plastic products today. The Emergency Situations Committee of the Kazakh Interior Ministry is going to attract 2 rescue helicopters for fire fighting in the …

 Fire at oil terminal in Samtredia extinguished

Fire at oil terminal in Samtredia extinguished

A 1,000-ton fuel reservoir has inflamed at an oil terminal in Samtredia municipality in western Georgia earlier today. Up to 70 firefighters working at the scene managed to extinguish the fire on a timely manner avoiding a major …

 Fire breaks out at Drama Theatre in Atyrau

Fire breaks out at Drama Theatre in Atyrau

Fire broke out at the building of the Kazakh Drama Theatre in the city of Atyrau, according to the Emergencies Committee. The municipal fire-fighting department was informed about the fire in the theatre at 14:30 local time. …

Caucasus protects its forests

Caucasus protects its forests

Residents of Kuban and North Caucasus act with a greater sense of responsibility towards protecting their forests during fire seasons, which is why the region traditionally has extremely low fire statistics compared to other Russian …

Turkey struggling with forest fires

Turkey struggling with forest fires

A total of 30 forest fires have been recorded in Turkey over the past three days. According to the Turkish media, forest fires were mainly registered in western provinces, where many resorts are located. As the media …

 Fire breaks out in Istanbul hotel: tourists hospitalized

Fire breaks out in Istanbul hotel: tourists hospitalized

A fire broke out in one of the hotels in Istanbul's Fatih District, according to the Turkish media. It is reported that foreign tourists, whose citizenship has not been reported, were poisoned by smoke as a result of the fire. …

Six people killed in fire in northwestern Russia

Six people killed in fire in northwestern Russia

A country house caught fire in a village in northwestern Russia’s Vologodskaya Region, killing six people, including two children, according to the Emergencies Ministry’s Main Department in the region. The fire broke …