At least one of two workers trapped at a collapsed 11-storey coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky has died, Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant collapsed around…
At least six people have been killed in an explosion targeting a passenger bus outside Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The explosion happened in the Lower Shabelle region on Wednesday, the Somali News Agency said. Another 12 people, including children, were…
A fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly of the same family, police and rescue officials said. Two women, two men and six children between 6…
A man who died after a suspected gas explosion at a house in Swansea has been named as Brian Davies. The body of the 68-year-old was found in the rubble during a search following the blast on Clydach Road in the…
A landslide killed at least 12 people while they slept at a Malaysian campsite near Kuala Lumpur early on Friday, officials said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for more than 20 people still missing. A child…
Three boys have died after being pulled from a lake at a nature park in Solihull. The boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, were taken to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest having fallen through ice at Babbs Mill Park, in…
Italy has declared a state of emergency after at least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, 10 people remain missing, eight people have…
A man who died following a fire at a Bristol tower block fell to his death from the 16th floor while trying to flee the blaze. The man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene after the…
A grass fire has ripped through a suburb in Dallas, Texas, destroying nine homes and damaging over a dozen others. The fire on Monday came after the area experienced consecutive days of temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). The fire…
The boss of London Fire Brigade has said it is “extremely concerning” that more than 1,000 residential buildings in the capital still have serious fire safety failings almost five years after Grenfell. LFB Commissioner Andy Roe welcomed new Government legislation based on recommendations from…