Forty-five firefighters worked through the night to control a blaze that ripped through a derelict hotel on the Isle of Wight. Crews were called to the former Ocean Hotel in Sandown at 8.30pm on Saturday. The large building, had been…
Eight people have been killed and several others seriously hurt in a fire at an illegal hostel in the Latvian capital Riga, officials say. Firefighters were called to an apartment on the top floor of a six-storey building in the…
A brush fire erupted today about 30 miles north of Los Angeles in Santa Clarita. By 8 p.m., the blaze had scorched about 650 acres and continued to burn unchecked, prompting evacuations. The North Fire was reported at about 1:45 p.m.…
Four patients died this morning after a fire broke out at a private hospital near Maharashtra's Thane, around 28km from state capital Mumbai. Several others were injured in the fire. The patients died while being shifted to other hospitals after…
Authorities have appealed for the public to help prevent wildfires after firefighters battled almost 80 deliberate blazes in South Wales over the weekend. South Wales Police said “many acres of wildlife and our beautiful landscape” had been lost following a rise in suspected deliberate…