Firefighters

The deaths from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels.

Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people.

Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.

An explosion near Bangkok's international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 33 people as rescue workers struggled to extinguish the blaze hours later.

Hundreds of firefighters on Friday scrambled to contain three wildfires in drought-hit northern California that have scorched nearly 40,000 acres, including a popular tourist lake preparing to welcome hordes of visitors for the July 4 holiday weeken

A man found himself as stuck as his bewildered petatop a tree. Following this, the fire department in Oklahoma had to be called in to rescue the duo and the team had to use an aerial device to carry out the rescue.

Some 100 firefighters were on Monday tackling a blaze at industrial units in south London as thick smoke billowed across the British capital.

A fire swept through a marina in Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday, igniting fuel tanks as it passed along a line of closely moored cabin cruisers, and resulting in at least 10 sinking before firefighters extinguished the blaze.

One of Iran's largest naval ships sank Wednesday after catching fire while on a "training mission" off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy said.

The Congress on Tuesday continued firefighting efforts in Punjab, where it is scrambling to appease rebel MLAs who have expressed concerns about Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's leadership ahead of next year's election

Firefighters in London were tackling a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in the east of the city on Friday, with smoke emerging from parts of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors and ambulances treating people in the area.

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Social media users are applauding a team of firefighters who rescued a visually impaired and deaf dog from a drainage pipe in St Augustine, Florida.

One person has died in a massive fire at a plastic and nail polish factory in Delhi's Pratap Nagar area. 28 fire engines have been sent to the spot for the firefighting operation.

US golf legend Tiger Woods was recovering in a hospital Tuesday after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that law enforcement officials said he was lucky to survive.

The deaths from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels.

Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people.

Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.

An explosion near Bangkok's international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 33 people as rescue workers struggled to extinguish the blaze hours later.

Hundreds of firefighters on Friday scrambled to contain three wildfires in drought-hit northern California that have scorched nearly 40,000 acres, including a popular tourist lake preparing to welcome hordes of visitors for the July 4 holiday weeken

A man found himself as stuck as his bewildered petatop a tree. Following this, the fire department in Oklahoma had to be called in to rescue the duo and the team had to use an aerial device to carry out the rescue.

Some 100 firefighters were on Monday tackling a blaze at industrial units in south London as thick smoke billowed across the British capital.

A fire swept through a marina in Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday, igniting fuel tanks as it passed along a line of closely moored cabin cruisers, and resulting in at least 10 sinking before firefighters extinguished the blaze.

One of Iran's largest naval ships sank Wednesday after catching fire while on a "training mission" off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy said.

The Congress on Tuesday continued firefighting efforts in Punjab, where it is scrambling to appease rebel MLAs who have expressed concerns about Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's leadership ahead of next year's election

Firefighters in London were tackling a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in the east of the city on Friday, with smoke emerging from parts of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors and ambulances treating people in the area.

International Firefighter's Day: Know all about the Firefighter's Day here. International Firefighter's Day is a great opportunity to salute the brave firefighters across the world who risk their lives their lives to save people

Social media users are applauding a team of firefighters who rescued a visually impaired and deaf dog from a drainage pipe in St Augustine, Florida.

One person has died in a massive fire at a plastic and nail polish factory in Delhi's Pratap Nagar area. 28 fire engines have been sent to the spot for the firefighting operation.

US golf legend Tiger Woods was recovering in a hospital Tuesday after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that law enforcement officials said he was lucky to survive.