Fire
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Over 100 homes destructed in a fire in Norway
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – More than 100 homes were destroyed by fire on July 17 near the city of Drammen, in southern Norway, as firefighters battled to contain the flames amid strong winds, rescue officials said.
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VIDEO: Horrible fire engulfed inside train in Canada
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The terrifying footage was recorded from inside a train surrounded by raging flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada.
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Bangkok fire kills 27, injures 63
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – At least 27 people were killed and 63 others injured in a major fire at a pub in northern Bangkok.
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At least 11 people killed in a wildfire in Spain
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country’s deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said early Friday.
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VIDEO: Huge fire rips through shoe factory in China, 28 dead
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – At least 28 were killed after a massive inferno ripped through a shoe factory in China's Fujian Province.
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Major wildfire forces evacuations in southern France
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – A large and massive wildfire raged in southern France on Thursday, forcing scores of people to be evacuated, emergency services said.
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Fire breaks out on bus en route to occupied Quds
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Hebrew-language media in the occupied Palestinian territories reported a fire on a bus en route to occupied Quds.
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Fire kills 14 people at Animation Studio in India’s Lucknow
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – A fire at a college building in the Indian city of Lucknow has killed at least 14 people, most of them students.
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VIDEO: Massive fire hits ancient South Bushwick Church in NY
TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Massive fire engulfs 174-year-old South Bushwick Church in Brooklyn, New York.
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Air in California turns toxic as huge warehouse fire
TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – California firefighters continued to battle a blaze on Saturday that had engulfed a roughly 1m sq ft warehouse, causing officials to warn residents over unhealthy air quality.
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Massive fire destroys distribution facility in California
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Firefighters responded to a massive fire in Tracy, the US state of California, that left a 1 million-square-foot medical supply distribution center in ruins and sent large plumes of black smoke and debris into the sky.
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UKMTO reports incident for tanker off Oman coast
TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – A fire broke out on board an oil tanker not far from Oman’s coast, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center under the Royal Navy said.
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Fire breaks out in one of Russia's southern ports
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Ukrainian drones struck a tanker at Russia's port of Taganrog overnight and hit an oil depot in the city of Armavir, authorities in the southern regions of Rostov and Krasnodar said on Saturday.
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School fire in Kenya claims at least 10 students: report
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A dormitory fire in Kenya's central region of Nakuru killed at least 10 students, media said on Thursday, citing a senior police official.
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VIDEO: A fast-moving forest fire rips through Florida
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – A fast-moving forest fire in Florida, USA, has spiraled out of control, reducing more than 20,000 decares (nearly 5,000 acres) of land to ashes.
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Fire in New Delhi building kills nine
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Nine people were killed, and several were injured after a massive fire broke out at a four-storey building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area early on Sunday morning, officials said, according to Local media.
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VIDEO: Fire breaks out in a lab bldg. at Florida University
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – A fire broke out Saturday evening at a lab building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, prompting an evacuation, authorities said.
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Fire erupts in a lab bldg. at University of S Florida campus
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – A fire broke out on Saturday evening at a lab building on the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg, prompting an evacuation, authorities said.
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VIDEO: Fire erupts at UK air base used by US bombers
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Fire erupts at UK air base used by US bombers. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service was called to RAF Fairford at 1:25 a.m. GMT on Sunday after flames were spotted at the base.
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VIDEO: A huge blaze engulfed a hotel in Wisconsin, USA
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Multiple fire departments battled a huge blaze at a hotel in Wisconsin on Monday. The upper level of Superior & Sage Hotel on Hammond Avenue was seen burning.
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Wildfires rage in Oklahoma as thousands urged to evacuate
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Warm, dry and windy weather in Oklahoma has fueled multiple wildfires and prompted authorities to urge nearly one-third of the residents of the small city of Woodward to flee.
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Fire in church in US injures five
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A CATASTROPHIC explosion has ripped through a church in upstate New York, sending at least five people to the hospital, authorities say.
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VIDEO: People leaping from window in blaze building in Moscow
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – People were seen leaping from fourth-floor windows as a fierce fire ripped through a Moscow hostel. The 80-square-meter blaze left terrified guests with no other way out—some tied bed sheets to lower themselves.
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Oil refinery ablaze in Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – A fire at an oil refinery in Cuba has been brought under control quickly, as the country faces a deepening fuel crisis.
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Chile declares state of catastrophe amid wildfires
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires have left at least 19 people dead.
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VIDEO: Foreign-backed rioters set mosque on fire in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Footage from foreign‑backed rioters in Tehran shows them setting a mosque on fire!
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At least 6 killed in Pakistan as fire rips through Karachi
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – At least six people have been killed and about 20 injured when a fire tore through a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistani officials say, as firefighters try to bring the blaze under control.
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Massive fire at Kalleh dairy factory
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – A massive fire engulfed the prominent Iranian diary factory Kalleh in Amol, Mazandaran Province in the north of Iran on Monday.
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Possible arson at Berlin cable link cuts power to households
An electric cable ramp in Berlin caught fire on Saturday, cutting power to 50,000 households in the neighborhood of Lichterfelde, local police said, adding that the fire may have been caused by arson.
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Fire breaks out at 7-story building in Indonesia, 20 killed
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – A fire broke out at a seven-story building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday, with 20 people confirmed dead.