Wildfire

Fire breaks out near Dubai Airport (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – A large fire broke out near Dubai Airport, media reported.

Zionist regime unable to overcome massive wildfire

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The Zionist regime is not able to combat a massive wildfire that continued to spread on multiple fronts west of occupied lands for a second day.

Hundreds evacuated in Spain due to wildfires

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A thousand people were evacuated and more than 5,000 hectares burned in wildfire between Navalacruz and Riofrio near Avila, central Spain.

Italian wildfires threaten UNESCO-Protected beech forests

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Wildfires in southern Italy have killed five people and are threatening the UNESCO-protected beech forests, media reported on Thursday.

Iran sympathizes with Greece over massive wildfire

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed regret over the massive wildfires that have engulfed some regions of Greece, killing and injuring several people and causing material damages.

Widespread fire rages in western occupied territories

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The Zionist regime’s media outlets reported a widespread fire happened in an area in western part of the occupied lands and territories on Tue. and Zionists are fearing of spreading flames to fuel tanks in nearby factories.

Erdogan thanks Iran, friends for help in fight against fires

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – The Turkish president has thanked all the friendly countries, including Iran for assisting his country so far in the fight against wildfires, expressing hope the country will overcome the difficult time at the earliest.

Wildfires in Italy injure five; hundreds evacuated (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – At least five people have been injured and holidaymakers evacuated in Italy as rage through south-east Europe.

Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns.

Iranian Armed Forces launches 1st firefighting op. in Turkey

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Armed Forces conducted the first firefighting operation in Turkey with the capacity of 40 tons of water after forest fires erupted on Wednesday in Antalya’s Manavgat district and spread over a large area.

Erdogan gives disaster zone status for fire-affected regions

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Turkish President Erdogan declared disaster zone status for regions affected by wildfires.

Zarif expresses sympathy with Turkey over wildfire

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister expressed sympathy with Turkey over the widespread fire in parts of the forests of Turkey's southern provinces, which have caused extensive damage to properties, deaths, and damage to Turkish people.

Iran ready to help Turkey as wildfires rage through neighbor

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman expressed sympathy over the recent wildfires in the south of Turkey, saying that Iran is ready to help the government and people of the neighboring country.

Turkey fights forest fires raging through country's south

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Turkey is battling wildfires that have broken out in 41 different areas recently, with 31 of them successfully brought under control so far, Turkish local media say.

Over 300k acres burned across 6 states in US: Report

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Over 1,200 square kilometers of land in six US states have been burned and many homes evacuated as a result of the fire.

Wildfires rip through US State of Arizona in summer heat

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Multiple wildfires were burning in the US state of Arizona as of Monday, and the authority warned of very high fire danger this week due to hot temperatures and thunderstorms.

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Fire in Shoosh St. extinguished by Tehran firefighters

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The sheds of a shipping company on Shoosh Street of Tehran caught fire on Tuesday evening, which was contained by firefighters sucesfully.

IRGC choppers in operation to help put down fire in N Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corpse (IRGC) has dispatched choppers to help extinguish a wildfire in the country’s northern woodlands.

At least 33 killed as wildfires ravage US West Coast

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The death toll from wildfires that have ravaged the United States' West Coast has risen to 33 as the National Weather Service has issued a "red flag warning" amid high winds and dry conditions in Oregon and California.