Five people were injured, three critically, when a massive fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery tore through a Brooklyn apartment early Tuesday, FDNY officials said. The fire broke out inside the Menahan St. apartment near Central Ave. in Bushwick about 4:45 a.m., fire officials said.…
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…
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…
A man and three children are thought to have died in a horror light plane crash near Canberra on Friday. The five-seater Cirrus SR22 crashed and caught alight near Lake George in the NSW Tablelands sometime before 3pm on Friday,…
A hospitality structure at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club caught fire on Thursday, just days after the Ryder Cup took place at the course in Rome. Footage shared on social media showed the temporary stand to the right of the first hole,…
A wildfire raging on the Spanish island of Tenerife amid unseasonably hot temperatures has forced the evacuation of around 3,000 people from their homes, local officials said. Firefighters backed by six water-dropping helicopters are battling the blaze that broke out…
At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.” The bus was traveling from Venice to nearby Marghera…