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At least 74 dead after fire tears through building used as temporary housing in South Africa
World
September 1, 2023
At least 74 dead after fire tears through building used as temporary housing in South Africa
Johannesburg CNN — At least 74 people have died and dozens more were injured after a fire tore through a…
At least 9 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
World
August 9, 2023
At least 9 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
Paris CNN — At least nine people were killed and two are missing after a fire broke out at a…
Fire kills six people at Milan retirement home
World
July 7, 2023
Fire kills six people at Milan retirement home
Reuters — An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three…
Ship carrying 120 catches fire off Philippines
World
June 18, 2023
Ship carrying 120 catches fire off Philippines
CNN — A ship carrying 120 people caught fire off the Philippine island of Bohol, the country’s coast guard said…
Cypriot court convicts man who started fatal 2021 fire which killed 4 Egyptians
Egypt
June 13, 2023
Cypriot court convicts man who started fatal 2021 fire which killed 4 Egyptians
The Cypriot court sentenced a 69-year-old man to eight years in prison after being found guilty of starting a fire…
Teenagers ‘hand themselves in’ to police after Sydney blaze
World
May 26, 2023
Teenagers ‘hand themselves in’ to police after Sydney blaze
Sydney, Australia CNN — Two teenagers “handed themselves in” hours after a disused building was destroyed in a blaze in…
At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire in Guyana
World
May 23, 2023
At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire in Guyana
CNN — At least 19 children died in a “horrific” school dormitory fire in Guyana, which has shocked the nation…
Inferno tears through Manila’s historic Central Post Office
World
May 22, 2023
Inferno tears through Manila’s historic Central Post Office
Hong Kong CNN — A massive fire broke out at the historic Manila Central Post Office in the Philippine capital…
At least six dead after fire engulfs hostel in New Zealand capital
World
May 16, 2023
At least six dead after fire engulfs hostel in New Zealand capital
CNN — Authorities in New Zealand are still trying to determine how many people died in a blaze that tore…
Two Russian men sentenced to 19 years in jail for “anti-mobilization” arson attack
World
April 11, 2023
Two Russian men sentenced to 19 years in jail for “anti-mobilization” arson attack
A military court has sentenced two Russian men to 19 years in jail for setting a fire at a local administration building…