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| Jun. 13 |
Colorado |
Colorado wildfire claims two lives
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| Jun. 11 |
Colorado |
Colorado wildfires rage in dry heat
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| Jun. 7 |
 Southern China |
Dozens dead in China bus fire 
At least 47 people have died in the Chinese city of Xiamen following a bus fire, according to state media
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| Jun. 4 |
Northeast China |
Families demand answers after plant fire kills 119
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| Jun. 3 |
Northeast China |
Explosion, fire reportedly kill 119 at poultry plant Map of Jilin China An early morning fire at a poultry processing plant in northeast China killed at least 119 people. Another 54 workers were injured.
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| May. 27 |
 Bahamas |
Cruise halted in Bahamas after fire Map of Freeport Bahamas A fire has broken out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, forcing more than 2,200 passengers to end their trip early
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| May.8 |
 Bangladesh |
8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire A fire broke out in an 11-story building housing a garment factory and apartments in Bangladesh's capital
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| May.6 |
Los Angeles |
Rain helps tame California wildfire |
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| May.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
5 Women die in US stretch limo blaze |
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
Southern California wildfire eases |
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Southern California |
Springs Fire nearly triples in size |
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| May.3 |
 Southern California |
Major wildfires spread in California 
Map of Camarillo CA California| More than 3,000 firefighters are battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says | |
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| May.2 |
Southern California |
California fire shuts famous highway |
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| Apr.28 |
Bangladesh |
Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building A fire has broken out in a collapsed factory building, hampering efforts to reach remaining survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 peop...
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| Apr.25 |
 Moscow |
Dozens die in Russia hospital fire| At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at psychiatric hospital in Ramenskiy village in the Moscow region, officials say | |
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| Apr.14 |
China |
Fire spreads to hotel in China, killing 13 people |
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| Apr.13 |
Honduras |
Forest fire smoke shuts down airport in Honduras |
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| Apr.3 |
Chechnya |
Fire rages in 40-story Chechnya building |
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| Apr.1 |
Myanmar |
Burma school hit by deadly blaze
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| Mar.31 |
France |
France house fire kills children |
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| Mar.23 |
Thailand |
Blaze kills dozens at refugee camp in Thailand |
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| Mar.22 |
Brazil |
Charges over Brazil nightclub fire |
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| Mar.10 |
West Germany |
Children die in German house blaze |
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| Mar.4 |
Senegal |
Fire kills nine children in Senegal |
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| Feb.26 |
India |
Deadly fire hits Calcutta market |
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| Feb.19 |
Missouri |
Huge blaze in US shopping district |
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| Feb.3 |
Brazil |
Memorials for Brazil fire victims |
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| Jan.29 |
Brazil |
Brazil fire 'caused by flares' |
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| Jan.28 |
Brazil |
Three held over Brazil club fire |
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
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 Brazil |
Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil| At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say. The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were cru... | |
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| Jan.13 |
Australia |
Bushfire damages NSW observatory |
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| Jan.12 |
Australia |
Bushfires rage on in Australia |
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| Jan.11 |
Bahrain |
Thirteen killed in Bahrain fire |
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| Jan.9 |
Australia |
Australia races to control fires
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| Jan.8 |
Australia |
Cool relief for blazing Australia |
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| Jan.7 |
 Australia |
Heat and wind fan Australia fires Map of New South Wales Australia| High winds and record temperatures have fanned fires in south-east Australia, as the prime minister warned of a 'very dangerous day' | |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Lagos Island fireworks blaze kills at least one |
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| Dec.24 |
Upstate New York |
Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze 2 volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and 2 injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state
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| Nov.25 |
Bangladesh |
Second fire breaks out at clothes factory Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building housing clothes-making factories in the capital two days after a blaze in another clothes factory | |
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| Nov.24 |
Bangladesh |
'At least 120 dead' in Dhaka fire
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
Deadly slum fire in Bangladesh |
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| Oct.31 |
Saudi Arabia |
Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25 |
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| Sep.13 |
Karachi |
Factory owner investigated after fire kills 250 |
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| Sep.11 |
 Karachi |
Death toll from Karachi factory fire soars The number of people killed in a fire at the garment factory in the Pakistan city of Karachi has risen to at least 67. Many other people were...
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| Sep.3 |
Portugal |
Portugal asks for EU fire help |
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| Aug.31 |
Venezuela |
Fire-hit Venezuela plant reopens |
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| Jul.29 |
Southern India |
Deadly fire strikes Indian train
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| Jun.29 |
Colorado |
Obama sees Colorado wildfire destruction |
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| Jun.12 |
Colorado |
Massive wildfires hit US states |
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| May.28 |
Qatar |
Shopping mall fire in Doha, kills 19 |
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| May.5 |
Peru |
Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14 |
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| Feb.18 |
Honduras |
Honduras buries jail fire victims |
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| Feb.16 |
Honduras |
Honduras fire victims 'total 355' |
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| Feb.15 |
Honduras |
Deadly Honduras jail fire probed |
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 Honduras |
Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
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| Jan.28 |
Peru |
At least 26 killed in Peru rehab center fire |
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| Dec.29 |
Russia |
Nuclear submarine in dock fire
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| Dec.8 |
 India |
At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire Investigators have arrested six hospital managers after a fire. A majority of the bed-ridden patients were abandoned by most of the staff on...
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| Sep.12 |
Kenya |
Dozens die in pipeline fire
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| Sep.6 |
Texas |
Texas wildfires torch 1,000 homes |
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| Aug.23 |
Lesser Antilles |
Fire destroys private home of Branson |
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| Mar.15 |
Northern Japan |
New fire fuels nuclear fears in Japan
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| Dec.2 |
 Northern Israel |
Dozens killed in northern Israel forest fire A bus carrying up to 50 people overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle because of the fire and surrounding smoke
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| Aug.6 |
Moscow |
Muscovites struggle to breathe
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
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| Jul.31 |
Russia |
Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless
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| Jun.3 |
Bangladesh |
Housing-block fire kills more than 100
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| Dec.29 |
Western Australia |
Homes burn in West Australia fires |
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
152 killed in nightclub blast and fire An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devi...
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
Fire rages at fuel depot
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| Aug.31 |
Los Angeles |
Heat fuelling California wildfire
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Firefighters get brief respite |
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| Aug.23 |
 Athens |
Fire threat empties Athens suburb Map of Agios Stefanos Greece Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
29 children die in day care center fire
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| Feb.21 |
Melbourne |
Australia mourns bushfire victims |
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| Feb.10 |
Melbourne |
Winds continue to spread wildfires |
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
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| Feb.8 |
Melbourne |
Raging wildfires killed at least 130 people |
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Australia |
Bush fires kill at least 93 people |
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| Feb.7 |
Australia |
Raging bushfires kill at least 65 |
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| Jan.31 |
Kenya |
At least 100 people killed in oil fire |
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| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
Dozens killed in nightclub fire
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| Nov.16 |
Southern California |
Wildfires wreak havoc |
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| Sep.20 |
China |
Fire at club leaves 43 dead |
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| Sep.11 |
France |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel |
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| Jul.25 |
Greece |
Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts |
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| Nov.20 |
Saudi Arabia |
Pipeline death toll at 40 |
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
Bush declares major fire disaster |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in...
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Fires kill 27 in southern Greece |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| May.20 |
London |
Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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| Mar.19 |
Russia |
63 elderly die in home fire
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| May.24 |
Istanbul |
Blaze engulfs airport |
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
2 hurt in nuclear plant fire |
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| Feb.23 |
Bangladesh |
85 killed in blaze |
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| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
Officials: Fire made ferry sink |
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| Jan.29 |
Canada |
Fire traps 70 inside mine |
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| Oct.26 |
Netherlands |
Detainees killed in blaze |
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| Sep.23 |
Texas |
Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes |
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| Aug.29 |
Paris |
Immigrants die in new fire |
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
Apartment fire kills 16
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| Jul.27 |
Mumbai |
100 missing after offshore fire |
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| Apr.14 |
Paris |
Many killed in hotel fire
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| Dec.30 |
Argentina |
175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire
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| Aug.1 |
 Paraguay |
Supermarket fire death toll tops 300 The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured
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| Jul.16 |
Southern India |
School blaze kills 90
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| Oct.28 |
Southern California |
Fires consume 500,000 acres |
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
96 killed in nightclub inferno Band's pyrotechnics display igniting soundproofing material. Fire engulfed the wooden structure in 3 minutes
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| Dec.1 |
Venezuela |
Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47 |
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| Jun.2 |
London |
Fire at Buckingham Palace |
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| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
Lagos blasts leave 500 dead
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| Dec.29 |
Peru |
Fireworks blaze kills 230
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| Aug.31 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44
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| Dec.25 |
China |
Christmas Day blaze kills 309
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