All news on the topic: Fire

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A self-immolator set himself on fire during the riots in Ballymena — footage of the incident has gone viral online
A clumsy rioter attempting to throw a petrol bomb in Ballymena ended up setting himself on fire.
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Father and nine-year-old daughter die in house fire - as 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition in hospital
A father and his nine-year-old daughter have passed away following a house fire in West Yorkshire, and an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition.
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Explosion and smoke at giant Gypsy fair in Cumbria: fire engulfs fairground village
A blaze erupted at the Appleby Horse Fair in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, engulfing a tent, stall, and van in flames as firefighters worked to tackle the fire.
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Massive fire engulfs industrial area in Erith, London: residents advised to close windows
London Fire Brigade is tackling a blaze at an industrial yard on Manor Road in Erith, southeast London, where several vehicles and outbuildings are currently alight
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Moment teens flee after setting off fatal house fire with firework at pensioner’s home
This is the moment when two teenagers fled following a firework attack that resulted in the death of a pensioner in his own home.
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Major fire breaks out at hospital in Hamburg: fatalities and many injured
German police have arrested a 72-year-old man in connection with a fire that killed at least three people at the Marien Hospital in Hamburg overnight.
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Fire at Princess Diana’s family estate: police investigating arson
The childhood home and final resting place of Princess Diana was targeted in an arson attack.
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Brent house fire kills pregnant woman and her three children
Neighbours have expressed how devastated they are following a fatal fire in Brent, London - a mum and three young children died in the blaze that occurred on Saturday morning
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Massive blaze at Rushden recycling plant sends towering smoke plume across Northamptonshire
A dense plume of smoke is visible for miles around following a fire at an industrial building.
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Black smoke over Bristol as fire breaks out at city’s maternity hospital
Black smoke was seen billowing over the Bristol skyline after St Michael’s Hospital—a maternity hospital in the city center—caught fire, leading to the evacuation of mothers and babies.
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Fire at Keir Starmer’s home: police investigate overnight incident in London
Police have initiated an urgent investigation after a fire broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s home in north London in the early hours of this morning.
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Firebombing campaign intensifies in UK gangland feud, Daniel crime family targeted
A firebombing campaign linked to one of the UK’s most volatile gangland feuds rages on after a carpet factory connected to a notorious crime family was engulfed in flames
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Massive fire hits Paris recycling plant and sports complex, shuts down ring road
Hundreds of firefighters have been fighting a fire at a recycling plant and the city’s newly opened sports court complex in central Paris.
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13-year-old girl dies in Merseyside house fire, investigation underway
Tributes have poured in for a 13-year-old girl killed in a Merseyside house fire.
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Huge wildfire devastates Upton Heath nature reserve after Met Office fire warnings
A large wildfire swept through a nature reserve overnight after an unusually dry period following fire warnings from the Met Office.
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Heathrow warned about power issues days before fire shut down airport
Heathrow Airport was warned about the "resilience" of its power supply in the days before a fire which shut down the airport for more than a day last month.
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A state of emergency in the Czech Republic: a train with benzene derailed, pollution occurred
A state of emergency has been declared in Olomouc due to a train accident involving benzene. Approximately 350 tons of the toxic substance leaked into the groundwater, marking the largest pollution of its kind in the world.
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Three people dead after fire at station house in Northamptonshire village
Police, fire and ambulance services were called at around 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a 19th-century former station house in Rushton, near Kettering.
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Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies in fire at abandoned hotel in Turkey
An Olympic skier has died along with his dad after a fire broke out at an abandoned ski resort hotel in Turkey on Thursday.
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Fire at Roza Rossa in Moscow: Penthouse worth over 1 billion rubles burned down
A fire is raging inside a block of multi-million pound homes in Moscow.
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Fire at a substation did not prevent Heathrow from resuming operations, according to National Grid
John Pettigrew, the chief executive of National Grid, said there were two other substations "always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power".
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Blaze at Epcot’s French Pavilion prompts massive evacuation of Disney visitors
Hundreds of individuals were compelled to evacuate Walt Disney World following the outbreak of a fire.
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12-year-old boy nearly loses eye after Lynx can explosion in fire
A 12-year-old boy nearly lost his eye after his friend threw a Lynx can into a fire, causing it to explode.
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Fire in west London caused evacuations and mass power outages, with Heathrow closed
Heathrow Airport says no flights will leave or arrive at the hub - used by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic - on Friday following a fire at nearby North Hyde Electricity Substation
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First image of the ‘beautiful’ four-year-old girl who died in a house fire
A four-year-old girl who died when a fire ripped through her home in Northumberland this week has been named for the first time.