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Cuba has asked the US for technical assistance to clean up after a fire at a fuel storage facility

Cuba's government announced Friday that it has requested and received technical assistance from the United States to clean up after a massive fire at a fuel facility that caused widespread destruction and killed 16 firefighters. Experts from...

Brazil: 15-year record for fires in the Amazon

The number of wildfires in Brazil's Amazon reached its highest level in 15 years on Monday, according to official figures, another sign of the destruction taking place in the world's largest rainforest. Satellite imagery identified 3,358 fire...

Thailand: The death toll from the fire that broke out at the beginning of the month in a night club reached 20

At least 20 people died in the fire that broke out at the beginning of the month in a nightclub in the city of Pattaya in Thailand, one of the deadliest in the country. The fire broke...

Portugal: The fire in the Serra da Estrela National Forest was brought under control

Calm prevailed this morning on the front of the fires in Portugal, after the one that had broken out in the Serra da Estrella national forest was "under control", as announced by the country's Civil Protection...

Cuba: Second firefighter dead while extinguishing fire at oil facilities

Cuban authorities announced today the death of a 24-year-old firefighter in the operation to extinguish the large fire at oil facilities in Matanzas. This is the second confirmed victim, after the death of a 60-year-old...

Fire at a Russian military unit near Moscow

A fire broke out at the site of a military unit in Dolgoprudny, near Moscow, the central directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Moscow region reported, TASS news agency reported. The source of...