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Fire breaks out at Moscow residence of Algerian ambassador

Fire breaks out at Moscow residence of Algerian ambassador

A fire erupted at the residence of the Algerian ambassador to Russia in downtown Moscow, a spokesman for the emergencies services told TASS on Wednesday. "A fire broke out in the building of the Algerian ambassador to Russia, …

Fire kills 38 at industrial wholesaler in central China

Fire kills 38 at industrial wholesaler in central China

A blazing fire has killed 38 people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China’s Henan province. Two other people were injured, the local government in part of Anyang city said in a statement …

Death toll in Moscow warehouse fire rises to seven

Death toll in Moscow warehouse fire rises to seven

The seventh body has been recovered from the debris of a fire at a flower warehouse in downtown Moscow, an emergency source told TASS on Monday. "The seventh body has been recovered," he said. Earlier reports said that the …

Fire breaks out in Baghdad International Airport

Fire breaks out in Baghdad International Airport

A fire broke out in the departure hall of Baghdad's international airport just two day after another blaze, the Shafaq agency reported on Thursday. The new fire broke out in the two-story Nineveh hall, where a VIP-terminal and tour …

Fire breaks out at oil plant in Iran

Fire breaks out at oil plant in Iran

A fire broke out on the territory of an oil plant in the Iranian industrial city of Morabak, TASS reports citing local security services. The fire engulfed the motor engine oil plant. 20 rescue teams are involved in the …

Fire kills 9, including 8 children, in Türkiye's Bursa

Fire kills 9, including 8 children, in Türkiye's Bursa

In a tragic incident, some nine people, eight of them children, have lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a house in the northwestern province of Bursa. The fire broke out at midnight in a house on the second …

Fire breaks out at high-rise in Dubai

Fire breaks out at high-rise in Dubai

A fire broke out early Monday morning at a 35-story high-rise building in Dubai near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries in the blaze at the apartment building, …

Mourning for  fire victims declared in Kostroma region

Mourning for fire victims declared in Kostroma region

The authorities of the Kostroma region declared November 7 a day of mourning for fire victims who died in the Polygon cafe. Last night the fire occurred at the cafe as a result of several shots of flares fired in the room by one of the …

Cafe fire kills 15 in Russia’s Kostroma

Cafe fire kills 15 in Russia’s Kostroma

Fifteen people lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma, an emergency source told TASS on Saturday. "According to the latest data, the fire killed 15 people," he said. …

Textile factory on fire in western Türkiye

Textile factory on fire in western Türkiye

On Tuesday, the fire broke out at a textile factory in the western Turkish city of Bursa, Habertürk reports. Firefighters are reportedly trying to bring the fire under control. The cause of the fire is being established. There …

Four people killed after fire at Tehran's Evin prison

Four people killed after fire at Tehran's Evin prison

Last night's fire at the Evin prison in Tehran killed four prisoners, the Iranian Judiciary Information Service reported. "As a result of the fire in the prison, 61 people were injured. At present, 10 of them are being …

Fire sources in Tbilisi surroundings eliminated

Fire sources in Tbilisi surroundings eliminated

Sources of fire in the Nafetvrebi Forest in the vicinity of Tsavkisi and Tskneti, two holiday locations surrounding Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, have been eliminated following work of firefighting crews, the Emergency Management Service said …

Kazakhstan evacuates population from Kostanay region

Kazakhstan evacuates population from Kostanay region

As reported today in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, in the Kostanay region, villages are currently being evacuated due to a growing forest fire. "People were evacuated from the village of Ozernoye (population …

Wildfire area in Ryazan Region grows by 2,000 hectares

Wildfire area in Ryazan Region grows by 2,000 hectares

The area of forest fires raging in the central Ryazan Region grew by 2,000 hectares in the past day, with no threat posed to populated areas, the emergencies services said on Tuesday. "The area swept by forest fires in the Ryazan …

Forest fire near Tbilisi localised

Forest fire near Tbilisi localised

A fire in the Shavnadaba forest near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been localised with the help of air assets, including specialised Turkish firefighting aircraft which have been combating Borjomi forest fires in the …

Georgia sends reservists to combat Borjomi forest fire

Georgia sends reservists to combat Borjomi forest fire

The Georgian Ministry of Defence on Thursday sent additional 100 servicemembers to the  central-western Borjomi municipality to combat the blaze that erupted last Friday, with the unit joining more than 1,200 professionals from the …