World News

Dubai's Address Hotel smoulders after New Year's Eve blaze

Dubai’s luxury Address Hotel was still smoldering on Friday morning (January 1). Flames spread up one side of the building as people gathered nearby

1 January 2016

United Arab Emirates

Witnesses recall moment fire engulfed luxury Dubai hotel

Witnesses have been recalling the moment a massive fire broke out a luxury skyscraper in Dubai. Flames engulfed the 63-storey Address Downtown, a

1 January 2016

World News

At least 25 killed in Saudi hospital fire

Intensive Care and Maternity affected

24 December 2015

Saudi Arabia

More than 20 dead in Saudi hospital fire

Blaze started in intensive care and maternity

24 December 2015

Brazil

Brazil railway station blaze kills firefighter in Sao Paulo

A firefighter died when a blaze destroyed a large part of Sao Paulo’s nineteenth century railway station on Monday. The building houses a museum

22 December 2015

Russia

Fire at Russian hospital kills at least 23

At least 23 people have been killed in a “fire at a psychiatric hospital”: https://www.rt.com/news/325752-russia-fire-neurological-hospital/ in

13 December 2015

Azerbaijan

{Watch} 30 workers presumed dead after oil rig fire in Caspian Sea

Twenty three workers are still missing and presumed dead after an oil rig fire in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan’s state energy company says 33 workers

7 December 2015

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Deadly fire on the Caspian Sea

A search and rescue mission is underway after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. One body has been

7 December 2015

Azerbaijan

Thirty-two oil workers reported dead as rig catches fire in Caspian Sea

Thirty-two oil workers died in a fire on an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea on Saturday. The rig was operated by Azerbaijan’s state energy

5 December 2015

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China: Tunnel tragedy avoided as 'fireball truck' driver steers clear

The driver of a lorry that caught fire in a tunnel in China made a brave decision to accelerate and steer it out, saving other motorists from harm

9 November 2015

Romania

Bucharest Colectiv nightclub death toll rises to at least 45

More people have died from injuries sustained in a fire and stampede at Bucharest’s hip Colectiv nightclub. The death toll has risen to at least 45

8 November 2015

Romania

Erasmus exchange students among victims of Bucharest blaze

Twenty-year-old Turk Ayberk Manci was among a group of Erasmus exchange students at Bucharest’s Colectiv nightclub late on October 30. Fireworks set

8 November 2015

Romania

Romania: Thousands join protests calling for political reform

The surprise resignation of Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta over last week’s deadly nightclub fire has done little to stem the anger of

5 November 2015

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Anger and grief at Bucharest anti-corruption rally

After a deadly nightclub fire last week, thousands of demonstrators called for government resignations over corruption. In the wake of the protests

4 November 2015

Romania

Romania: PM Victor Ponta resigns

Romania's prime minister resigns following mass protests over last week's nightclub fire and claims of corruption.

4 November 2015

Romania

Thousands in Bucharest blame corruption for Friday's nightclub blaze

Chants demanding cabinet resignations rang out in the centre of Romania’s capital Bucharest on Tuesday (Nov 3) evening as thousands marched towards

3 November 2015

Romania

Romania honours two heroes of the Bucharest nightclub blaze

Romania has honoured two heroes of Friday night’s blaze at a Bucharest nightclub which claimed the lives of at least 31 people. Both of the men

3 November 2015

Romania

Romania: Nightclub owners quizzed in manslaughter probe after deadly fire

The three owners of the Bucharest nightclub engulfed by fire during a rock concert were questioned on Monday on suspicion of manslaughter, as the

2 November 2015

Romania

Death toll from Bucharest night club blaze rises to 30

A silent memorial was held in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on Sunday with thousands of people marching through the city a deadly nightclub fire

1 November 2015

Romania

Romanian authorities investigate nightclub blaze

The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has expressed his grief and anger during a visit to the nightclub in Bucharest where 27 people were killed in a

1 November 2015