UK firefighters feel heat over piglet BBQ
Firefighters in the village of Pewsey, south-west England, were delighted to "sample the fruits of our labours" when a farmer delivered sausages made from piglets the crew had rescued from a barn fire.
Aug 24, 2017, 19:20 PM IST
Over 100 people evacuated in Portugal as wildfire rages
According to the National Authority for Civil Protection (ProCiv), 970 firefighters, 260 fire trucks and 15 airplanes were deployed to combat the flames, reports Efe news.
Aug 17, 2017, 17:36 PM IST
US suffers third worst wildfire year in decade
There were a total of 38 large wildfires burning in the country, including seven in California and 18 in Montana.
Jul 25, 2017, 09:50 AM IST
Huge California wildfire spreads overnight as crews dig in
"The fire continues burning in an area above the community of Goleta and crews continue to build containment and contingency lines to hold the fire in check," Cal Fire said on the Inciweb fire-tracking website.
Jul 16, 2017, 08:49 AM IST
Massive fire breaks out in Turkish military zone, 10 soldiers injured
A massive fire broke out on Thursday in a military zone in Turkey`s Kilis province bordering Syria, injuring 10 soldiers.
Jul 13, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Firefighters gain on several wildfires in California
Fires in the western Canadian province of British Columbia have forced 14,000 people from their homes and disrupted logging and mining operations.
Jul 12, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Portugal forest fire: Death toll rises to 64, PM Antonio Costa asks emergency services for answers
Data from the European Forest Fire Information System showed that an area of more than 30,000 hectares had burned in the past seven days, making it the largest ever fire in Portugal.
PM Narendra Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in Portugal forest fire
More than 100,000 hectares of the country`s mainland was devastated by a series of fires last year.
Jun 18, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
London tower block inferno: What we know
The tower was home to about 600 residents and had only one stairway through which people could escape.
Jun 15, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
London tower block fire toll rises to 17, more feared dead
Fire engulfed the social housing block in the early hours of Wednesday, turning it into a flaming torch in minutes.
Jun 15, 2017, 16:32 PM IST
Singing songs, romancing or fighting in films is no heroism: Rishi Kapoor
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor on Wednesday took to Twitter to talk about the recent London's Grenfell Tower disaster. The 64-year-old actor lauded the firefighters, police, and medics by calling them the real heroes.
Jun 15, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
Two firemen killed in Delhi cylinder blast
The gas cylinder exploded on Friday morning at around 5.35 am at Lal Market in west Delhi's Vikaspuri.
Feb 24, 2017, 11:58 AM IST
Ten survivors found in ruins of Italy avalanche hotel
Italian rescuers on Friday rescued a mother and son and located eight other survivors in the ruins of a mountain hotel, two days after it was buried under an avalanche.
Jan 20, 2017, 23:27 PM IST
Two dead, 41 hurt in bus crash involving Louisiana flood-relief volunteers
A bus with an unlicensed driver spun out of control near New Orleans on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 41, while taking volunteers to help with Louisiana flood relief, officials said.
Aug 29, 2016, 08:37 AM IST
Death toll in Italian train crash rises to 20: Regional official
The death toll from a train crash in southern Italy has risen to 20, a regional official told reporters on Tuesday, adding that dozens of people were in hospital, some with serious injuries.
Jul 12, 2016, 19:21 PM IST
Fires rage across western United States
Firefighters has struggled to contain infernos across the western United States as experts warned that drought-striken California should prepare for an unusually intense wildfire season.
Jun 17, 2016, 06:17 AM IST
Canada PM Justin Trudeau honours firefighters who battled Fort McMurray blaze
The entire city of 100,000 people was evacuated last week. Its suburbs suffered major damage, but the city center was largely spared.
May 14, 2016, 03:22 AM IST
Fire breaks out at popular market in central Cairo, at least 50 wounded
At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo, Egyptian officials said.
May 09, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
290 fire related incidents in Delhi on Diwali
Firefighters in the national capital received 290 calls related to minor fire incidents on Diwali.
Nov 12, 2015, 10:24 AM IST
Bomb blast in Kolkata factory; at least one dead, two hurt
At least one person died and two others were injured in an explosion at a factory here in West Bengal, police said on Friday.
Sep 25, 2015, 16:46 PM IST
