MANILA—Philippine rescuers searched the smouldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a fire that swept through the inter-island vessel killing 29 people, including a 6-month old baby, authorities said. Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started at about 11 p.m. (1500 GMT)…
At Least 39 Migrants Die in Fire at Mexico Facility Near US Border
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant facility in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government’s National Migration Institute (INM) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the INM said there were 68 adult men from Central…
Fire at Mexican Migrant Facility Kills 39, Injures 29 More
A fire that broke out at a Mexican immigration detention center near the U.S. southern border on Monday night has killed at least 39 people and injured dozens more, according to Mexican government authorities. Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) confirmed the fire broke out at around 10:00 p.m. local time on Monday night at…
Indonesia’s Pertamina Says 2 Crew Killed After Fire on Tanker
JAKARTA—Two crew members have died and one is missing after a fire broke out on an oil tanker carrying fuel to terminals on the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, the state energy company Pertamina said in a statement late on Sunday. The chartered vessel, MT Kristin, had 17 crew on board and was carrying…
Fire Damages Complex Housing Wright Brothers Plane Factory
An early morning fire damaged a commercial building complex housing a former airplane factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio on Sunday, authorities said. Dayton fire crews were sent to the site just before 2:30 a.m. and found heavy fire throughout the complex. Fire crews used hoses to spray water on the flames and…
‘Life on a Thread’: Pilot With 63 Percent Third-Degree Burns Survived His Cockpit Catching Fire
A former U.K. Army soldier had to turn his life upside down when his plane caught fire at 1,000 feet during a routine solo flight. The pilot harnessed a rush of adrenaline, and his specialized military training, to prepare for landing and leap from the plane as flames engulfed the cockpit. He saved his own…
1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early
MADRID—More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised full support to those who had fled their homes. “We’re looking at the first major fire, unfortunately,…
Thousands Evacuated as Fire Hits Warehouse in Crowded Hong Kong District
HONG KONG—About 3,600 people were evacuated from buildings in Hong Kong’s crowded Kowloon district on Friday as firefighters battled a blaze in a warehouse. There were no reports of casualties and the fire was put out in the evening five hours after it began in what is one of the world’s most densley populated areas….
Massive Fire Destroys New Jersey Church
A major fire burned a large church in Burlington, New Jersey to the ground on Monday, its roof collapsing as more than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel battled the flames, local media reported. The blaze erupted at about 6 p.m. eastern time at the Fountain of Life Center in Florence Township, New Jersey, northeast of…
Adult, 3 Children Die in Fire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.—A house fire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has killed an adult and three young children, authorities said Wednesday. The bodies of a 31-year-old adult and three children believed to range in age from 1 to 4 years old were recovered from the fire Tuesday morning in Sault Ste. Marie, the city’s police…
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