The Canadian city of Fort McMurray has suffered mass destruction as a wildfire torched 1,600 structures, the premier of the province of Alberta said. Rachel Notley said the fire was still on the move, with more communities, including the airport area, in danger. Fire services said the high winds and hot temperatures would make the… Read More Over 1,000 houses destroyed as fire torches Canadian city of Fort McMurray
The roof of a semi-detached house in Arden Road, Finchley, north London went up in flames at about 9.40am today. Dozens of firefighters arrived almost immediately to tackle the huge blaze. Pictures and video posted on Twitter showed bright orange flames and thick, black smoke billowing into the sky above the house. Six fire engines… Read More Fire razes semi-detached house in north London
Over 100 people were killed and several others injured when an explosion took place at the Puttingal Devi temple during a festival at Paravoor in Kollam at around 3 am on Sunday, police said. As the temple festival was on, fireworks display had commenced at the temple precincts since midnight and hundreds of people had… Read More Fireworks explosion in Indian temple leaves at least 100 dead, over 350 injured
A 16-year-old girl has been hospitalized with severe burns after a neighbor allegedly raped and set her on fire near New Delhi, police said. Police say the neighbor, around age 20, barged into the girl’s room at 2:30 a.m. on Monday. After raping her, the suspect set her on fire, said Kiran Sivakumar, police superintendent… Read More 16-year-old girl raped and set on fire in India
A man died after setting himself on fire, on Tuesday, outside Kensington Palace, the London home of Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their two children, according to London police. Police found the man ablaze near a garden gate outside the palace and pronounced him dead at the scene, a representative for London’s Metropolitan… Read More Man sets himself on fire outside Kensington Palace, UK
A fire engulfed a barn at an elite stable facility in Ontario leaving dozens of horses dead. The fired at Classy Lanes Stables Training Centre in Puslinch, Ont., erupted late on Monday night, and killed 43 animals inside, according to Jamie Millier, who owns the stables with his wife, Barb Millier. Among the horses that… Read More Stable fire leaves forty-three horses dead in Ontario, Canada
A Christmas Day bushfire in Australia has destroyed at least 103 homes in Victoria state, officials said. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria’s south-west on Friday. A change to cooler weather and rain has greatly reduced the threat, but some emergency warnings remain in place. No injuries or… Read More Black Xmas: Several homes razed by fire in Australia
A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured 123 others, the Civil Defense said. The fire broke out early on Thursday morning at the Jazan General Hospital in the southern coastal city of Jazan, said Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Yahya al-Qahtany. It started on the first floor,… Read More 25 dead, dozens injured as fire guts hospital in Saudi Arabia
