A spot check of Delhi's popular party hubs revealed widespread fire safety violations, endangering revellers. Lapses included inaccessible fire extinguishers, blocked exits, and defunct alarms, ...

HONG KONG — A major fire tore through multiple high-rise towers at a housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, the city's chief executive, John Lee, said, with 279 people ...

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The Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1) Victor Gyan, the Bono East Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has called for installation of fire extinguishers, ...

A raging fire started by cooking oil engulfed a stall at Bryant Park’s iconic holiday market Friday morning, sending huge plumes of black smoke rising above the Manhattan skyline. The non-criminal but ...

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A five-alarm brush fire near Interstate 580 in the Oakland Hills burned multiple homes and sparked an evacuation order on Friday. According to the Oakland Fire Department, the blaze appeared to have ...

A firefighter exting the Walmart in Courtenay after a fire in the clothing section was extinguished on Oct. 10, 2024. One person has been arrested after a fire broke out in the men’s clothing section ...

Federal investigators have concluded that hidden embers remained from a morning fire in the Hawaii town of Lahaina. They reignited later into a fire that destroyed much of the town. By Mike Baker and ...

The Bridge Fire in California grew 10 times in size over 24 hours to become the state’s largest wildfire, destroying at least 33 homes by Wednesday night, as firefighters grappled with three major ...