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Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
Rights commission: 58 killed in Baghdad fire in virus ward
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Rights commission: 58 killed in Baghdad fire in virus ward
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Independent High Commission for Human Rights reported Sunday that 58 people died in a catastrophic fire…
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
World
March 29, 2021
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
HOLLISDALE, Australia (Reuters) – Robert Costigan thought the worst was behind him when he saved two family properties from bushfires…
Bangladesh probes fire at Rohingya refugee camp that killed seven
World
March 23, 2021
Bangladesh probes fire at Rohingya refugee camp that killed seven
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi officials began investigating the cause of a massive fire that killed at least seven and displaced…
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
Middle East
March 14, 2021
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
CAIRO (AP) — A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe…
Twenty dead, 24 injured in factory fire outside Cairo
Egypt
March 12, 2021
Twenty dead, 24 injured in factory fire outside Cairo
Obour City’s industrial zone witnessed a tragic fire on Thursday that broke out in a clothing factory, killing 20 workers and…
Yemen: Several killed in migrant detention center fire
Middle East
March 8, 2021
Yemen: Several killed in migrant detention center fire
At least eight people were killed and 170 more injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in the Yemeni capital…
Satellite images show fire devastation on Afghan-Iran border
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Satellite images show fire devastation on Afghan-Iran border
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Investigators began sifting through the ruins of a massive fire that destroyed hundreds of fuel tankers…
Firefighters battle Afghan-Iran border blaze for a 2nd day
Middle East
February 15, 2021
Firefighters battle Afghan-Iran border blaze for a 2nd day
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Firefighters struggled for a second day Sunday to battle a massive fire that began when a…
Dozens hurt by huge blaze close to Iran-Afghanistan border
World
February 14, 2021
Dozens hurt by huge blaze close to Iran-Afghanistan border
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in a massive blaze…