A factory fire has sent huge plumes of smoke into the air which have been seen across Birmingham. About 50 firefighters, 10 fire engines and one aerial platform were tackling the fire, which started in a single-storey unit on Patent…
A fire that sent a large plume of orange-colored smoke seen for miles over parts of Solvay Sunday afternoon started in two large dumpsters, causing a shelter in place order for residents in the area, firefighters said. The fire — burning in…
Thousands of federal firefighters could face substantial pay cuts in the coming weeks, potentially hampering the country’s ability to respond to wildfires as they have grown more severe. Federal wild-land firefighters received a temporary boost to their paychecks last year, which was…
At least four people were killed and around 100 others injured after a train in India’s eastern Bihar state derailed, disrupting several other routes. The train derailed at around 9.35pm local time while crossing the Buxar district in eastern Bihar. Officials said 21…
The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to provincial officials. Following days of torrential rain in…
A 27-year-old man has been detained in Argentina, after wildfires engulfed the country's Cordoba province amid an intense heat wave. Around 960 firefighters, including eight firefighting planes and two helicopters, were working to combat massive flames in the hills surrounding…
Thousands of travelers faced disruption as all flights were suspended Wednesday at London’s Luton airport after a fire tore through a newly built parking garage, destroying vehicles and partially collapsing the structure. Four firefighters and an airport employee were treated…
All flights at Luton Airport have been suspended until the afternoon after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park. Flights have been halted until 15:00 BST after the fire at the multi-storey caused the building to suffer a…
Survivors of a series of powerful earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan on Saturday have spent a second night sleeping amid the rubble of demolished villages as they search for loved ones using shovels. The death toll is approaching 3,000, according to senior…
Gardaí (Irish police) have opened more than 1,350 lines of inquiry into an explosion at a County Donegal service station that killed 10 people. More than 900 statements have also been taken since the blast in Creeslough on 7 October…