Fire

A fire broke out in Mumbai-Bengaluru Udyan Express two hours after it arrived at its destination station, railway officials said. The fire broke out at around 7.30am, with smoke coming out from two coaches. Firefighting operations are…
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Spanish officials said Saturday they had evacuated more than 2,500 people from La Palma in the Canary Islands, where fire has destroyed 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) of land. Around 300 firefighters on the ground are working to bring the…
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A fire that broke out Sunday in a Coptic Christian church in Egypt's capital Cairo killed 41 people, church officials said. The blaze started for unknown reasons at the Abu Sifine church in the capital's northwestern, working-class…
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A major fire raging Sunday in South Africa's seat of parliament in Cape Town had not been brought under control by firefighters after more than six hours, with authorities fearing "significant" damage. Images broadcast on television showed…
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Four infants died in a hospital fire in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal. The incident took place on Monday night at around 9 pm. According to state Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, a fire broke out at the government-run…
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