Fire brought under control after ravaging Honduran resort island
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- Authorities managed to bring a major fire on a tiny Honduran resort island under control Saturday,…
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Nine die in Romanian hospital fire
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) -- A fire in a Romanian hospital has left nine coronavirus patients dead, rescue services said Friday,…
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California fights fire with fire to protect giant sequoias
by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - The so-far successful battle this month in California to save…
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Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United…
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Major fire at migrant camp on Greek island of Samos
SAMOS, Greece (AFP) -- A major fire that broke out Sunday evening at the Vathy migrant camp on the Greek…
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Giant sequoias wrapped in foil to protect from US forest fires
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The world's biggest trees were being wrapped in fire-proof blankets Thursday in an effort…
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Wildfire evacuees tempted not to vote in Canada election
by Anne-Sophie THILL LYTTON, Canada (AFP) -- On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian…
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Firefighter dies battling southern Spain wildfire
ESTEPONA, SpainA firefighter was killed on Thursday battling a wind-fuelled wildfire in southern Spain which forced the evacuation of hundreds…
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Ten dead in fire at Covid hospital in North Macedonia: health minister
SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP) -- Ten people died in a fire Wednesday at a hospital treating coronavirus patients…
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Indonesian prison fire kills 41
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island on Wednesday, killing 41 people and…
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Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a huge wildfire loomed…
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Milan tower block goes up in flames
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Fire ripped through a 20-storey residential building in Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, leaving rescue workers…
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