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Dramatic footage shows ferry engulfed in flames off Indonesia

All passengers and crew were rescued after the KMP Batumandi ferry caught fire near Merak Port in western Indonesia on Tuesday.

21 October 2026

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Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire

Fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market in the Marais, leaving traders devastated. An investigation is under way and the market may stay shut for months.

12 October 2026

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Video shows major fire ravaging 400-year-old Paris food market

Footage shows the aftermath of a major overnight fire at Paris’s oldest covered food market, which dates back to 1615

12 October 2026

Europe News

Fire totally destroys oldest covered food market in Paris

The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges in the Marais district has existed since 1615 and draws its name from the red outfits that orphans wore at a hospital near the market until 1772.

12 October 2026

Climate

We can’t stop the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño – but can we limit its damage?

El Niño can’t be stopped, but experts say better preparation and climate action could reduce the damage both now and in the future.

26 September 2026

Europe News

Major fire breaks out at British army barracks

The fire is believed to have started in the "Gaza Barracks," the home of the Light Dragoons light cavalry regiment. Firefighters had brought the blaze under control by early Friday morning.

25 September 2026

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Mass funeral in Bukavu for 26 children killed in DR Congo school blaze

Bukavu held a mass funeral on Monday, 14 September, for 26 children killed in a school fire and subsequent stampede three days earlier, as UNICEF and local authorities called for an investigation into the disaster.

14 September 2026

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Major fire tears through Marseille market near Saint-Charles station

A major fire tore through Marseille’s Marché du Soleil, with firefighters battling the blaze at the market near Saint-Charles station.

11 September 2026

China

25 killed after international cargo ship docked in China catches fire

A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 17 of them were safely evacuated, state media reported.

10 September 2026

Philippines

At least five dead and 86 missing in Philippines ferry fire

At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a popular tourist destination in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.

10 September 2026

Pakistan

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns, officials say

Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.

26 August 2026

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Warehouse burns near St Petersburg as Ukraine targets Ozon sites

Firefighters tackled a blaze at a logistics centre next to an Ozon facility on the outskirts of St Petersburg, as Ukraine said it was expanding its drone campaign against Russian e-commerce warehouses.

24 August 2026

USA

Tens of thousands evacuated as US wildfire nears western city of Reno

No deaths have been reported, but at least six people have been injured, including three first responders, with several mountaintop houses destroyed, according to local media.

24 August 2026

Europe News

Owner of Swiss bar in deadly blaze held for domestic abuse, media say

French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti have been the focus of intense scrutiny since the fire ripped though their bar Le Constellation, in the Crans-Montana ski resort in the early hours of 1 January.

24 August 2026

Europe News

Two Swiss apartment block fires leave five missing and 19 injured

Around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, where crews were still working to extinguish the fire on Friday morning.

21 August 2026

India

At least nine killed and six injured in hotel fire in eastern India

Some of the victims are believed to be Bangladeshi nationals who had travelled to Kolkata for medical treatment, according to a member of West Bengal’s ruling party.

19 August 2026