Firefighters

Turkish ship caught fire in Ukraine's Izmail (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Following a nighttime Russian attack on the port of Izmail, gas pumping equipment on board a civilian vessel flying the Turkish flag caught fire, according to the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine.

Fire erupts at oil refining company in central Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – A fire broke out on Tuesday at the Eyvanki Oil Refining Company in Jannat Abad Industrial Town, with firefighting and emergency teams from Semnan and Tehran provinces currently working to contain the blaze.

Police attacked as violence erupts outside Dublin hotel

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Irish police have been attacked with missiles after violence took place outside a Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers.

Power bank explodes on Air China flight (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – An Air China flight from Hangzhou to Incheon made an emergency landing in Shanghai after a power bank exploded. No injuries were reported.

Fire at Dhaka airport terminal suspended flights (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – A massive fire broke out at the cargo section of Bangladesh's main Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka on Saturday, suspending all flights and landing operations, according to airport officials.

Fire breaks out in a hospital in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A fire broke out on the fifth floor at the University Children’s Hospital in Damascus, caused by an electrical short circuit, hospital officials said.

President Pezeshkian:

Iranian nation to never give in to pressures: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that the enemy's dream of forcing the Iranian nation to give in to pressures will never come true.

8 dead, 35 injured in massive garment factory fire in N Egypt

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – A massive fire erupted this Friday morning at a garment factory in Gharbia Governorate, northern Egypt, resulting in the death of 8 people and injury to dozens.

2 firefighters killed in building blaze in Japan's Osaka

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – A fire broke out Monday morning in a seven-story building in Osaka's bustling Minami district, killing two firefighters and leaving another four injured, local media reported.

11 killed in western Russia factory fire

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A fire at an industrial facility in western Russia's Ryazan region killed 11 people and injured 130 others, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Saturday.

Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patras and on two tourist islands.

Challenging day for firefighters battling blaze in France

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.

Wildfire continues to rage across US Grand Canyon park

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Fueled by gusty winds and bone-dry timber, Arizona’s Dragon Bravo Fire sweeping across the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park had grown to roughly 472 square km, according to the US interagency website on wildfire.

Greece battles major wildfires amid persistent heatwave

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Greek emergency services are battling numerous wildfires as a weeklong heatwave peaked with temperatures surpassing 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).

As US wildfires rage:

Trump staff cuts force firefighters to clean toilets: critics

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – US Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country grapples with US wildfire numbers this year.

3 killed, 3 injured in blast at Indian firecracker factory

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Three workers died while three others sustained injuries in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing factory located in Sivakasi area of Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district.

Several fires hit industrial zones in Israeli occupied lands

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – A wave of unexplained fires and explosions has struck industrial areas across Israeli-occupied territories since the onset of the 12-day war, highlighting growing instability in the regime’s critical infrastructure.

Taiwan battery factory explodes into flames

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – A lithium battery factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, caught fire early Monday, injuring 15 people— including three firefighters.

Thousands told to stay home as Spain forest fire rages on

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Spanish firefighters on Tuesday were battling a forest fire stoked by fierce winds that has burned more than 2,300 hectares (5,680 acres), with authorities urging thousands of residents to stay home.

Canadian wildfire emergency spreads to second province

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The western Canadian province of Saskatchewan declared a wildfire emergency on Thu., becoming the second to do so after neighboring Manitoba had ordered 17,000 people to flee their homes in remote communities a day earlier.

Building fire kills 17, injures others in southern India

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – At least 17 people were killed and several injured in a fire that broke out at a building near the historic Charminar monument in southern Hyderabad city, officials said on Sunday.

Massive fire reported in Iran’s Mashhad (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – On Sunday, some media sources published footage of a massive fire in Iran's city of Mashhad.

Restaurant fire kills 22 in northeast China’s Liaoning

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday in the latest in a series of similar deadly incidents around the country.

Sympathies with Iran pour in after Bandar Abbas blast

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Messages of sympathies and condolences have poured ,in Iran after a huge blast sparked a massive fire at Shahid Rejaei Port in the southern Bandar Abbas city, Hormozgan province on Saturday.

A terrible fire breaks out in Karbala

TEHRAN, Apr. 9 (MNA) – Local media in Iraq on Wednesday reported that a massive fire broke out in a hotel in holy city of Karbala.