All news on the topic: Fire

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Staines fire horror as massive plume of thick black smoke engulfs tower block
The plume of black smoke could be seen towering above the town, with people told to "let the emergency services do their job" as the incident unfolds
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Edmonton fire tears through 500 tonnes of waste, shutting down roads
Members of the public have been told to keep their doors and windows closed after a major fire broke out at a recycling centre in Edmonton, London, overnight
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Huge fire tears through east London flats, causing roof collapse
People could be heard shouting ‘get out’ as a fire tore through a block of flats next to a primary school in Hackney this evening.
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Fire tears through newbuild flats sending acrid smoke through central London
The building involved, near Silvertown Way, is currently under construction.
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Seven newborn babies killed after fire rips through children’s hospital
A ferocious overnight fire at a neonatal unit left seven newborn babies dead and another five injured.
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Fire at amusement park in western India kills at least 20
A massive fire broke out Saturday in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, leaving at least 20 people dead, police said.
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Twickenham fire: Massive flames engulf bus as firefighters battle blaze
A bus has caught fire in a London street sparking a large emergency response, with video from the scene showing showing sirens blaring as fire crews tackle the blaze
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Dozens instructed to evacuate immediately following large fire near retail park
A huge fire has broken at a warehouse in Staffordshire today with nearby residents ordered to immediately evacuate. Footage shows plumes of smoke rising into the sky close to Kingswood Lakeside in Cannock, near Orbital Islands retail park. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started at a distribution warehouse called Super smart Services, which ‘contains a variety of different materials for delivery’. In a post uploaded to X: ‘We have a very large scale incident close to the orbital islands in Cannock.
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Six months after the horrifying blaze at Luton Airport, hundreds of burnt-out cars remain stranded
The aftermath of the blaze that ripped through Luton Airport’s car park shows several cars left burnt to a crisp and stranded - including an £80k Porsche hanging off the edge
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80 firefighters have been mobilized to tackle a "severe" blaze at a historic London pub
A historic pub in London’s south-west was severely damaged in a fire on Friday night, London Fire Brigade said.
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Man sets himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s hush money trial in horror protest
Journalists outside the courthouse reported smelling ’burning human flesh’
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Man who set fire to mosque worshippers ordered to stay in high security hospital
A man has been ordered to stay in a high security hospital for setting mosque worshippers on fire in London and Birmingham.
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A spire collapses on the historic Børsen building during a fire at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
Shocking images show a massive fire ripping through the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, one of the city’s oldest buildings, with its famous spire collapsing into the street
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Grenfell police sue over 'psychiatric injuries' from trying to rescue victims
A group of 33 Metropolitan Police officers - six of whom have since retired - are claiming compensation due to the psychological damage they suffered due to the Grenfell Tower fire
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Forest Gate Police Station fire rages for 7 hours as huge blaze seen for miles
More than 100 firefighters attended the blaze at Forest Gate Police Station in east London last night, and Metropolitan Police said the building had to be be evacuated
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Mum tells how she lost breasts as she 'went up in flames' as son aged 4 watched
Chassidy Taylor, 33, from South Carolina, and her son Chandler decided to start a bonfire to burn some rubbish as her husband was at work and she was trying to find things to keep them occupied
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Video footage shows moment e-bike bursts into flames on busy high street
A west London street erupted in chaos after an e-bike erupted in flames in a cycle lane, with fire officials later warning that the inferno emits a deadly white smoke that can damage humans
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Brave schoolboy reunited with firefighters who saved his life
Blaine Beattie, 10, had an emotional return with the firefighters who rescued him. He was almost killed in a suspected arson attack and suffered 40 per cent burns
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Tragedy as 15 dead after 'electric bikes explode' sparking huge blaze at flats
A huge fire at an apartment block in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing, eastern China, killed at least 15 people and injured 44. An investigation is ongoing, local authorities said
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House fire that killed mum and 4 children confirmed by police as murder-suicide
A Missouri Teacher of the Year is suspected of starting a fatal fire that killed her and her four young children in a murder-suicide that concluded strenuous custody battles
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Crews frantic search for 19 missing people after building fire kills four
Firefighters rushed to the scene in the Valencia city centre with flames bursting from windows of the 14-storey residential building, where the blaze apparently started
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'I'm a Gen Zer — I love living in a remote cabin without heat or running water'
According to urban myth, Gen Zs are entitled, soft, and need all the creature comforts of modern society to survive, but at least one woman is bucking that idea by getting back to basics
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Body found inside charred remains of burnt out waterpark after mysterious blaze
The fire destroyed a large part of the Oceana water park in Goteborg, Sweden, police said, and now an individual's body has been confirmed inside the charred remains
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Morrisons evacuated over fire fears as hazardous chemicals team rush to scene
Shoppers at a Morrisons in Leeds city centre have today been evacuated from the supermarket as footage shows emergency services scrambled to the scene of an incident