Dubai apartment block fire kills 16: reports
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Sunday 4/16/2023 A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people…
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Huge fire engulfs market in Bangladeshi capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Hundreds of Bangladeshi firefighters were mobilized in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to battle an inferno…
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Dry spell leads to wildfires across South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Firefighters were scrambling Monday to contain wildfires across South Korea as a dry spell led…
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Thai firefighters battle forest blaze
NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometers (60…
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12 killed after fire rips through Philippine ferry
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in…
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‘We’re not dogs’: migrant anger boils after Mexico tragedy
by Herika Martinez Agence France-Presse CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AFP) -- Searching desperately for his brother after a fire killed dozens…
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Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity
by Alfons LUNA Agence France-Presse TÁBARA, Spain (AFP) -- Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra…
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Argentina forests burn amid heat wave, drought
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Fires in heat wave- and drought-stricken Argentina have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of…
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Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning…
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Mother, seven children die in fire in France
Lille, France | AFP | Monday 2/6/2023 A mother and her seven children aged two to 14 died after a…
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Four killed, four critical after Japan apartment fire
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Sunday 1/22/2023 A fire at an apartment building in Kobe in western Japan killed four…
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Death toll from Cambodia casino fire reaches 26 as search called off
Rescuers finished searching the charred ruins of a Cambodian hotel and casino complex Friday after the death toll from a…
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