fire
Fire destroys 12 shops and a building in Sayyida Zeinab
Egypt
October 4, 2023
Fire destroys 12 shops and a building in Sayyida Zeinab
Civil Defense Forces in Cairo controlled a fire that engulfed 12 shops and a residential building, including a three-story center…
Video: Massive fire engulfs police headquarters in Ismailia, leaving 38 injured
Egypt
October 2, 2023
Video: Massive fire engulfs police headquarters in Ismailia, leaving 38 injured
A huge fire engulfed the Ismailia Security Directorate on Monday morning, burning down a police headquarters building and injuring 38…
At least 100 killed as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq
Middle East
September 27, 2023
At least 100 killed as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq
CNN — A fire at a wedding in northern Iraq has killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others,…
Landmark buildings ablaze in Khartoum as Sudan fighting erupts
Middle East
September 19, 2023
Landmark buildings ablaze in Khartoum as Sudan fighting erupts
CNN — Sudan’s warring factions have traded blame over a massive blaze that engulfed landmark towers in the capital Khartoum,…
Fire kills at least 30 in nine-story building in Vietnam
World
September 13, 2023
Fire kills at least 30 in nine-story building in Vietnam
At least 30 people, including children, have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi,…
At least 74 dead after fire tears through building used as temporary housing in South Africa
World
September 1, 2023
At least 74 dead after fire tears through building used as temporary housing in South Africa
Johannesburg CNN — At least 74 people have died and dozens more were injured after a fire tore through a…
At least 9 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
World
August 9, 2023
At least 9 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
Paris CNN — At least nine people were killed and two are missing after a fire broke out at a…
Fire kills six people at Milan retirement home
World
July 7, 2023
Fire kills six people at Milan retirement home
Reuters — An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three…
Ship carrying 120 catches fire off Philippines
World
June 18, 2023
Ship carrying 120 catches fire off Philippines
CNN — A ship carrying 120 people caught fire off the Philippine island of Bohol, the country’s coast guard said…
Cypriot court convicts man who started fatal 2021 fire which killed 4 Egyptians
Egypt
June 13, 2023
Cypriot court convicts man who started fatal 2021 fire which killed 4 Egyptians
The Cypriot court sentenced a 69-year-old man to eight years in prison after being found guilty of starting a fire…