Hot air balloon catches fire, crashes in Texas; 16 feared dead
Texas state police confirmed that 16 people died on Saturday in the crash of a hot-air balloon, which eyewitnesses said struck power […]
Australian athletes face thefts and fire at Olympic village
Australian athletes were forced to evacuate their lodgings in the Rio Olympic village on Friday after a small fire that broke out […]
Huge flames and ‘explosions’ as fire tears through Colchester scrap yard
A fire has broken out at a scrap yard at the Hythe. Black smoke billowed from a large pile of scrap cars on […]
Fire in Lancaster city centre
A fire broke out on the roof of a Lancaster city centre restaurant. The small blaze started in an extraction unit building […]
M6 reopen after lorry fire causes ‘travel chaos’
The M6 has reopened at junction 7 in time for the evening rush hour after a prolonged closure earlier today due to […]
Police station fire ‘caused by electrical fault’
A fire that broke out in a police station was caused by an electrical fault, it has been confirmed. Emergency services were […]
Dubai fire: Blaze engulfs more than 30 floors of Sulafa Tower
A fire has engulfed more than 30 storeys of a residential skyscraper in Dubai, but there are no reports of any casualties. […]
Blaze at Europa Pools after ivy on walls catches fire
A blaze spread to the roof of the Europa Pools leisure centre after ivy on its walls caught fire in the searing […]
Fire causes clouds of black smoke to be seen for miles across Stoke-on-Trent
Firefighters and police were called out to Hanley after a fire caused massive plumes of thick black smoke to be seen across […]
Bedroom severely damaged by fire
Bedroom badly damaged by fire at a house in Selby. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the occupier was out when […]
Word ‘fire’ heard on cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir 804
Investigators earlier said other black box retrieved from site where plane crashed into Mediterranean confirmed smoke alarms had sounded onboard The word […]
Battersea industrial estate hit by major fire
Up to 100 firefighters have tackled a major blaze that broke out close to one of the UK’s busiest railway stations. Trains […]