World news about “Fires” published by euronews.
Chinese tobacco factory ablaze – nocomment Firefighters fought a massive inferno at a tobacco factory in Nanning City, southern China. 29/12/2011
Fire at Russian market – nocomment An investigation was under way on Monday to find out what caused a massive fire at the warehouses of a consumer goods market in the city of Yekaterinburg, in… 27/12/2011
Bolivian firefighters battle blaze in industrial park – nocomment Fireman in La Paz struggled to put out a fierce warehouse blaze on Sunday night (November 20). 22/11/2011
Fire guts Shell facility in the Niger Delta – nocomment Fire guts a Royal Dutch Shell facility in the Niger Delta after an oil spill. 19/08/2011
Russian forest fires – nocomment Russia has been hit by fast-spreading forest fires, sparking fears of a repeat of the events during last year’s heatwave and drought. 29/07/2011
Naples: Residents set fire to rubbish – nocomment Residents of Naples set fire to rubbish overnight in protest at the government’s failure to clear a backlog of malodorous waste from the streets. Firefighters… 25/06/2011
Wildfires in northern Belgium – nocomment Northern Belgium has been hit by wildfires caused by a long period of drought. 26/05/2011
Warehouse burns in Warsaw’s suburbs – nocomment A fire broke out at a huge clothes warehouse in Poland, in the Warsaw suburb of Wolka Kosowska. 11/05/2011
Fires near Perth, AustraliaFlames from a bushfire illuminate the night in Roleystone, near Perth. Fire authorities in Western Australia said on Monday that bushfires around Perth had… 07/02/2011
The robot firefighter On wasteland on the outskirts of Zagreb a robotic firefighter is put through its paces. The Firerob, developed by Croatian firm DOK-ING, is a unique concept… 11/01/2011
Two fires near Sever De Vouga in Portugal A video by De Bastos 24/08/2010
Battle to contain Western Australia bush firesBush fires in Western Australia have destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people. More than 100 firefighters have been… 24/11/2011
More deaths feared in Sydney firePolice in Australia have confirmed three deaths after a fire at a Sydney nursing home, but say the toll could rise to ten. At least eight other people were… 18/11/2011
Firebomb attack on satirical French magazineA molotov cocktail has partially gutted the offices of the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. This week’s edition, due out today, was expected… 02/11/2011
Two killed in fire on Norwegian cruise linerA fire on board a Norwegian cruise liner has killed two crew members and forced the evacuation of more than 200 passengers. The ship, the Nordlys, was close… 15/09/2011
6 dead in blast at Italian fireworks factoryPolice in Italy said on Monday an explosion at a fireworks factory killed six people. The blast, near Arpino about 115 kilometres southeast of Rome, left… 13/09/2011
Kenya promises inquiry into shanty town infernoMore than 100 people are now known to have died after a petrol spill from a fuel depot ignited a fire in a densely populated shanty town in Kenya. The… 12/09/2011
Scores die in Kenyan pipeline fireThere have been some shocking scenes in Kenya, where more than a hundred people have died after fire swept through a densely populated slum in Nairobi. The… 12/09/2011
Back in the Day: London’s burningSeptember 2, 1666. A fire breaks out in Thomas Farriner’s bakery in Pudding Lane, on the north end of London Bridge. It would burn for four days and destroy… 01/09/2011
Wildfire rages in Danube deltaA wildfire in the Danube delta in southeast Romania has destroyed more than 300 hectares of vegetation. The blaze broke out on Saturday in a remote marshy… 22/08/2011
Mugabe urges peace after Zimbabwe general’s deathZimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is appealing for peace between all political parties following the sudden death of a leading figure in the President’s own… 21/08/2011
Berlin nights ablaze with car firesThe authorities in the German capital Berlin are becoming concerned by a upswing in the number of overnight arson attacks on cars. Between Monday night and… 18/08/2011
Portugal struck again by forest firesParts of Portugal were struck by forest fires on Thursday. High temperatures set off as many as 15 large fires in the district of Viseu in the north of the… 29/07/2011
Russia fears repeat of last year’s forest firesRussia has been hit by fast-spreading forest fires, sparking fears of a repeat of last year’s heatwave and drought. Officials said on Wednesday that the… 27/07/2011
Russia battles forest fires amid heatwaveThe potent mix of high temperatures, strong winds and carelessness has caused an outbreak of forest fires in Russia. In Volgograd Blast in the south of the… 27/07/2011
‘Low’ wildfire threat to US bomb labA vast wildfire has been burning around the United States’ research plant where the first atomic bomb was developed. The science lab is one of the world’s… 28/06/2011
Rubbish row rumbles on in trash strewn NaplesProtesters set fire to mounds of rubbish in the Italian city of Naples in protest at the authorities failure to clear the streets of tonnes of stinking… 25/06/2011
Thousands evacuated after Russian military base blastAt least 28 000 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday as fires raged around a military weapons depot in Russia. Tonnes of artillery shells and… 03/06/2011
Fire at Russian military depot affects thousandsMore than 12 thousand people have had to be evacuated from their homes in central Russia after fire broke out in a military arsenal. An estimated ten… 03/06/2011
Ibiza battles record-breaking forest firesIbiza is in the grip of its worst ever wildfires. Five hundred firefighters have been battling the flames for the third day on the popular Spanish holiday… 27/05/2011
Area of natural beauty burns in BelgiumA huge fire has broken out in woodland in Belgium’s Les Fagnes in the east of the country. The area of natural beauty went up in flames on Monday evening as… 26/04/2011
Holy smoke! Barcelona basilica burnedPart of the renowned Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona has been damaged by fire. Police suspect the blaze in the sacristy was started… 19/04/2011
Five dead, more than 50 hurt in Paris blazeAt least five people are dead and more than 50 others injured after fire ripped through an apartment block in Paris overnight. Many residents were sleeping… 14/04/2011
Fire destroys ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star’s homeFire has swept through a poor area of Mumbai in India, making hundreds homeless. A shack that was home to child actress Rubina Ali of “Slumdog Millionaire”… 05/03/2011
Carnival dreams go up in smoke in RioThe show will go on despite more than 8,000 costumes being wiped out in a fire in the carnival district of Rio de Janeiro. Four warehouses were damaged in… 08/02/2011
Rio blaze destroys carnival preparationsThe dreams of thousands of participants in Rio de Janeiro’s world famous carnival have gone up in smoke less than a month before the annual street party is… 07/02/2011
Australia battles more natural disastersFires and floods continue to batter Australia, which is experiencing a truly disastrous start to the year. Wildfires are destroying homes and forests around… 06/02/2011
Dutch chemical plant goes up in flamesFirefighters in the Netherlands are struggling to contain a huge blaze at a chemical works on an industrial estate near Moerdijk in the south-west of the… 05/01/2011
Prison fire in Chile kills over 80 inmatesPolice in Chile have identified the 80 or so prisoners killed in a major fire in a Santiago jail. Relatives had gathered outside the prison gates waiting… 09/12/2010
Anger at Chile jail overcrowding after deadly fireA fire at a prison near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 83 inmates and critically injured another 14, according to the government. Officials say the… 08/12/2010
Fire kills dozens after fight at Chile prisonA fire at a jail near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 81 inmates and injured many more, according to the authorities. Reports say the fire at the… 08/12/2010
Israeli officials hope to tame wildfireIsrael has said it hopes to have a deadly wildfire sweeping through its northern forests under control by late Sunday. The worst inferno in the country’s… 05/12/2010
Two arrested over Israeli wildfireIsraeli police have arrested two people in connection with the worst wildfire in its history. Firefighters are continuing to battle the blaze which has… 04/12/2010
Israeli fire rages on despite huge international effortFirefighters and planes from several European countries have been helping Israel try to tackle the worst forest fire in its history, but the huge effort has… 04/12/2010
Global help for Israel as it fights worst-ever fireIsrael is still battling the biggest fire in its history but it is not alone. Emergency help from around the world has arrived as local media blasts the… 03/12/2010
Israel counts cost of wildfireIsrael is still battling the biggest forest fire it has ever known. While the flames have been beaten in some areas, they continue to gain ground… 03/12/2010
Israeli forest fire kills 40, mostly prison guardsIsraeli media are describing it as the biggest forest fire in the country’s history. An estimated 40 people have been killed, many of them prison guards… 02/12/2010
“40 killed” in Israeli brush fireA massive forest fire in Israel has killed an estimated 40 people, according to rescue services. Several people are said to have been injured. Hundreds of… 02/12/2010
Eight dead in Shanghai skyscraper blazeEight people have died after a skyscraper caught fire in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Monday. The 30-storey building was being renovated when it caught… 15/11/2010
Eight die in city-centre Prague blazeIn Prague eight homeless people died when fire broke out at an abandoned building in the city centre near the main bus station. The alarm was raised shortly… 27/10/2010
Death toll rises in California infernoRescuers fear the death toll could rise after a gas pipeline explosion tore through a neighbourhood in San Francisco. Four people are now confirmed dead… 10/09/2010
Gas explosion sets San Francisco suburb ablazeA gas pipeline explosion has ripped through a San Francisco suburb, killing at least four people and destroying fifty three homes. The explosion in San… 10/09/2010
Gas explosion sparks massive fire in San FranciscoA gas pipeline explosion has ripped through a suburb of San Francisco, killing at least one person and destroying 53 homes. The explosion in San Bruno… 10/09/2010
A huge blast has engulfed a neighbourhood near San Fransisco’s airportThis footage shows the scale of the explosion – a massive fireball was visible for miles around. Some reports claim residents saw a plane going down, but… 10/09/2010
Fires spread in southern RussiaIn southern Russia, the forest fires which have claimed the lives of at least eight people have begun to spread. The blazes in the provinces on the Volga… 03/09/2010
Southern Russia hit by forest firesForest fires have flared up again in Russia, this time in the south, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes. At least five people have died as a… 03/09/2010
Fires sweep across Portugal & FrancePortugal is suffering its hottest August in years, and as of Tuesday morning 19 separate fires were raging in the north of the country. Temperatures above… 31/08/2010
Mediterranean forest fires alarm residents, tourists alikeA forest fire on the popular Spanish holiday island of Ibiza has left two people injured and forced more than 1,500 people to be rescued from Benirras beach… 23/08/2010
Forest fires hit Turkey and Greece after heatwaveDozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in western Turkey after forest fires threatened to engulf a cluster of villages. Strong winds fanned… 22/08/2010
Russia ‘unprepared for heatwave’ says scientistRussia was not adequately prepared for its stifling heatwave that is thought to have killed thousands of people, according to a leading scientist. As well… 18/08/2010
Putin rewards foreign pilots for fighting firesRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has thanked foreign countries who helped tackle wildfires that ravaged parts of the country. Pilots from France… 18/08/2010
Russia’s oligarchs asked to pay for heatwaveRussia is counting the cost of its battle against its worst heatwave which has killed dozens in wildfires and doubled the death rate in its smog choked… 17/08/2010
Toxic smog returns to choke MoscowAfter a few all-too-brief days of respite, Moscow’s cloud of toxic smog has returned despite some success in fighting the wildfires close to the Russian… 16/08/2010
Russian fire threat at nuclear site reduced, Moscow still breathing smokeThe Russian emergency ministry says the area of burning forest near a secret nuclear research centre has been significantly reduced. The head of Russia’s… 15/08/2010
Major wildfires in Portugal ‘under control’In Portugal, firefighting teams are said to have “contained” one of the biggest wildfires in the natural park of Serra da Estrela near the northern border… 15/08/2010
Fresh fire threat to Sarov nuclear facilityRussia’s atomic energy authority has ordered the felling of trees on a blazing nature reserve. Thwe plan is to ensure wildfires do not spread to the closed… 15/08/2010
US aid jets arrive in fire-ravaged RussiaAmerican jets carrying the first shipments of 3.5 million euros in aid have arrived in wildfire-hit Russia. The planes touched down in Moscow with… 14/08/2010
Portugal’s summer plague of wildfire arsonAs every summer, Portugal is battling wildfires, which break out and move with such speed that many estimates of the surface area affected appear in various… 14/08/2010
Russian traders warned over wheat pricesRussian traders have been warned not to take advantage of the country’s record heatwave to drive up food prices. Even before the wildfires that have… 14/08/2010
Portugal and Spain probe ‘intentional’ firesThe amount of forest destroyed by wildfires in Portugal could be far greater than previously thought. Latest satellite estimates suggest that more than 50,000… 14/08/2010
Wildfire rages near Russian nuclear plantRussian fire crews are struggling to control a vast wildfire near the country’s main nuclear research facility. It is unclear how close the flames have come… 13/08/2010
Two firefighters die in Spanish forest firesTwo firefighters have been killed battling flames tearing through woodland in northwestern Spain. Like neighbouring Portugal, the country is regularly hit… 13/08/2010
Russian fires continue to burnLarge parts of Russia remain ablaze as hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across the country. The disaster has left 54 people dead, according to… 13/08/2010
Radiation health risk ‘negligible’ say scientistsRadiation risks from Russian wildfires have been blown out of proportion say scientists assessing the danger from burning forests on land polluted by the… 13/08/2010
Villagers rescued from Portuguese wildfireRaging wildfires in Portugal have forced the authorities to evacuate a small mountain village in the north of the country. About 100 people were moved to… 13/08/2010
Peat bog fires near Chernobyl siteThe sight of smouldering peat bogs just 60 kilometres from Chernobyl has increased fears of a nuclear threat from wildfires in Eastern Europe. Forests in… 12/08/2010
Portugal still battling deadly wildfiresDeadly wildfires continue to ravage Portugal. Firefighters are still battling dozens of separate blazes in the north and centre of the country after… 12/08/2010
New fire ignites near Russian nuclear centreA new wildfire has broken out near Russia’s main nuclear research facility at Sarov. It’s the second time the top secret centre has come under threat and… 12/08/2010
Heatwave re-ignites Portuguese wildfiresHigh temperatures and strong winds have brought the return of wildfires to Portugal. Fifteen hundred firefighters have been battling a total of around 30… 12/08/2010
Russia admits fires have hit radioactive landFor the first time, Russia has confirmed that radioactive areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster have been hit by wildfires. The… 11/08/2010
Putin takes to the skies to tackle firesRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken to the air in a firefighting plane to tackle wildfires sweeping through western Russia. It was broadcast on… 11/08/2010
Portuguese firefighters die in forest blazesPortuguese fire fighters are engaged in their own battle to control forest blazes – since July some 18,000 hectares of arid woodland have been… 11/08/2010
No let-up in sight for Russia heatwaveWeather forecasters said on Tuesday that the deadly heatwave that sparked wildfires around Moscow will go on for at least ten more days. The daily mortality… 10/08/2010
Medvedev gets tough as Russia’s fires rageIt seems like a never-ending battle. No sooner have firefighters put out some of the flames ravaging Russia, then fresh blazes break out. As wildfires… 10/08/2010
Baking temperatures triple Moscow forest firesSweltering temperatures in Russia have reportedly tripled the number of forest fires engulfing the Moscow region over the weekend. Emergency crews are… 09/08/2010
Moscow’s death rate doublesMoscow’s mortality rate has reportedly doubled since smoke from wildfires blanketed the Russian capital with a toxic cloud. Health officials have not… 09/08/2010
Baking temperatures triple Moscow forest firesSweltering temperatures in Russia have reportedly tripled the number of forest fires engulfing the Moscow region over the weekend. Emergency crews are… 09/08/2010
Russian wildfire smog disrupts air travelAirport officials in Moscow are warning that delays and cancelled flights could get worse and have an international impact as thick smog continues to engulf… 09/08/2010
Muscovites warned over toxic smogMuscovites have been warned to stay indoors and wear protective masks owing to the thick smog that continues to engulf the Russian capital. Health officials… 08/08/2010
‘Canal dug’ to protect nuclear site from firesRussian troops have reportedly dug a canal eight kilometres long to keep wildfires that have been sweeping the region away from a nuclear site. The fires… 08/08/2010
Toxic smog lays siege to MoscowHealth officials in Moscow are warning people to stay indoors and avoid the blanket of smog that has descended on the city as wildfires continue to burn on… 07/08/2010
Tourists warned to stay away from Moscow smogThe United States, Germany and France have issued travel warnings to people heading for Moscow where smog from wildfires is choking the capital. A number of… 07/08/2010
Health warnings as wildfires choke MoscowAir pollution in Moscow has surged to up to five times normal levels as the Russian capital continues to suffocate under a cloud of acrid smoke from… 07/08/2010
Russia struggles to contain spreading wildfiresFifty two people are now known to have died in the wildfires ravaging large swathes of the Russian countryside. The government is appealing for all… 06/08/2010
Wildfire smog chokes MoscowPlanes are being diverted from two of Moscow’s international airports as acrid smoke blankets the Russian capital. Pollution levels in the city have soared… 06/08/2010
50 dead as wildfires continue to ravage RussiaFifty people have now died during the Russian heatwave crisis as foreign reinforcements arrive to help extinguish nearly 600 different wildfires. Two… 06/08/2010
Blazes rage close to Russia’s nuclear research centreEmergency workers have been using heavy machinery to make firebreaks in the forest surrounding one of Russia’s top secret nuclear research centres. Flames… 05/08/2010
Moscow affected by heavy smoke from firesMoscow has been shrouded in acrid smoke from the worst forest fires since 1972. Carbon monoxide levels in the Russian capital are currently six times over… 05/08/2010
