A huge fire that has been raging for days in the northern part of the US state of New Mexico has destroyed 166 houses and threatens hundreds more as strong winds push the flames towards mountain villages, local officials said. Thousands of locals are preparing to flee their homes as fears are blown by the […]
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Fire Department: The best picture is the fire on Parnonas – There is no active front
The fire that broke out in a forest area, yesterday afternoon, in Parnonas, northeast of Varvitsa, Laconia, presents a good picture from the morning, according to the latest information from the Fire Service. As it became known, the fire is limited to a ravine, where there is no active front, but it has many scattered […]
USA: Two killed by forest fire in New Mexico
Two people have been killed and at least 207 homes destroyed by a wildfire raging uncontrollably in New Mexico, moving northeast of the community of Ruidoso, according to US authorities. The bodies of a couple were found Wednesday in a mountain village in Sierra Blanca, according to a local official, who estimated that there were […]
KINAL ladder in Northern Evia: No to the government’s rhetoric about the fire-affected areas
In the areas affected by the catastrophic fire of last August in Northern Evia, a new branch of the Movement for Change was found, consisting of Mrs. Tonia Antoniou, Member of Parliament for the Southern Sector of Athens and in charge of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Mr. Ch. Of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. George […]
Australia: Uncontrolled fires threaten residential areas in Perth
Uncontrolled fires raging in low-lying areas, fueled by high temperatures, which are expected to rise further in the coming days, threaten residential areas in Western Australia, authorities announced today. The district of Perth, the fourth largest city in the country, issued a warning after the outbreak of fire yesterday Tuesday, which has already charred about […]
Spain: At least five dead in a fire that broke out in a nursing home
At least five people were killed in Spain when a fire broke out in a nursing home on Tuesday night, an emergency center said. “We are counting five dead”, while eleven other guests in the nursing home, poisoned due to inhalation of smoke, were taken to hospitals, clarified the emergency center in Valencia (east) via […]
One dead, nine injured in New York City fire
One person was killed and nine others were injured, including five police officers, in an explosion and fire that caused a building in New York City to collapse on Tuesday, the fire department said. The incident took place in the Bronx, said a spokesman for the fire department. According to media reports, a gas explosion […]
Abu Dhabi airport blast kills Yemen Shiite Houthi drone strike
LAST UPDATE: 14.11 Three fuel tankers exploded today, killing three people, and a fire broke out in the area of ​​Abu Dhabi International Airport, following a drone strike by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen against the United Arab Emirates. Three people were killed and six others were injured when three tankers exploded in the Musafah […]
US: 13 dead, including 7 children, from fire in a three-story building in Philadelphia
Seven children are among 13 people killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment in downtown Philadelphia, in the eastern United States, firefighters announced today. According to a spokesman for the fire brigade at the scene, Craig Murphy, “seven children” are among the victims, after the fire that broke out early this morning […]
South Africa: Second fire breaks out in parliament building
The new fire that broke out yesterday in the complex where the South African parliament is housed in Cape Town has been brought under control, officials announced today, while a man who was arrested yesterday and is accused of arson is going to appear in court today. The first fire that broke out on Sunday […]