A fire has broken out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles County, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office announced on Thursday via X.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed a “significant improvement” in the security of government administrative systems after a major fire at the national data centre brought online services across the country to a halt.
A factory fire and building collapse in Egypt’s Nile Delta has left 11 people dead and 33 injured, local authorities confirmed on Friday.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Firefighters attempted to extinguish a blaze at a central Paris restaurant during the nationwide "Block Everything" protest on Wednesday.
An overnight blaze has gutted half of the Marshall Islands' parliament building, known as the Nitijela in Majuro. The remaining structure is unusable, with archives, library, chambers, and offices destroyed. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but the nation faces a critical recovery challenge.
A major fire has broken out at Hamburg’s city port, leaving several people injured.
A major forest fire in northern Morocco is now largely under control, though efforts to fully extinguish it are still underway, the national water and forests agency (ANEF) said on Wednesday.
A fast-moving wildfire in California has burned more than 33,000 hectares (more than 81,500 acres) across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment as of Tuesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı announced that a total of 76 fires have been fought across the country, with 28 in forested areas and 48 in rural regions.
Cyprus is facing its most devastating wildfire in half a century, with at least two people dead and 26 injured as fires continue to rage across rural areas of Limassol and Paphos provinces.
A tenth resident has died following the deadly fire that tore through the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials confirmed Thursday.
A massive blaze at a hypermarket in al-Kut, in eastern Iraq, has left at least 60 people dead and 11 missing, raising serious questions about safety standards and emergency response preparedness in the region.
A massive fire has destroyed the main stage of Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival just days before it was set to begin, forcing organizers to scramble for last-minute solutions.
Widespread wildfires have engulfed the Alawenat Oasis in southwestern Libya, with flames spreading into residential areas and causing panic among local communities, according to state media.
Greek firefighters are battling a large wildfire south of Athens as the country faces its first major heat wave of the summer, with temperatures nearing 40°C and strong winds fuelling the flames.
A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building near Seoul's historic Jogye Buddhist temple that houses some of South Korea's national treasures. Authorities reported that the blaze was brought under control without any injuries or damage to the artifacts.
Liberia's former speaker of parliament, Jonathan Fonati Koffa, has been charged with arson and several other crimes after a fire destroyed the House of Representatives in December.
Twenty-two crew members were safely rescued after a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric cars, caught fire in the North Pacific near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
A fire at a hospital in Hamburg has left at least three people dead and more than 35 injured, as police investigate a 72-year-old patient in connection with the blaze.
Emergency crews were called to the Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate in England's East Midlands region.
A major fire that broke out at a factory producing audio and visual equipment in the Toroslar district of Mersin has been brought under control, authorities announced on Tuesday. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported, and cooling operations are ongoing.
A fire broke out on Wednesday at a chemical distribution warehouse near Seville in southern Spain, prompting authorities to advise residents to stay indoors due to the potential release of toxic smoke.
Operation in Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port in the southern city of Bandar Abbas is back to normal after firefighters put off the deadly fire which broke out on Saturday, customs authorities said.
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