Fires and Firefighters
More Than 400,000 Solar-Powered Umbrellas Recalled Over Fire Risk
The authorities have recalled more than 400,000 solar-powered umbrellas sold at Costco because of overheating and fire risks. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which issued the recall on Thursday for the 10-foot SunVilla Solar LED Market Umbrella, said consumers reported that lithium-ion batteries in the umbrella’s solar panel can overheat, posing fire and burn […]
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Dozens Killed and Hundreds Burned in Bangladesh Depot Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 49 people were killed and hundreds more suffered burns when a fire at a container depot in Bangladesh set off a series of explosions, officials said on Sunday, the latest such disaster in a country where mass-casualty fires have become a recurring problem. Many people were in critical condition in […]
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11 Families in Senegal Welcomed Newborns. A Fire Left Them Devastated.
TIVAOUANE, Senegal — The baby boy did not yet have a name. He was only a day old on Wednesday when a fire broke out in the neonatal section of the hospital where he was born, in the holy city of Tivaouane in central Senegal. He was on the maternity ward’s third floor; his mother, […]
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Senegal Hospital Fire Kills 11 Infants, President Says
At least 11 newborns were killed after a fire tore through a neonatal unit of a regional hospital in the West African nation of Senegal, the country’s president, Macky Sall, said on Thursday on Twitter. Mr. Sall, who was on a state visit to Angola, said the blaze had broken out at Abdou Aziz Sy […]
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Fire at Ukraine Nuclear Plant Is Out, but Russian Troops Take Control
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine before dawn on Friday, according to Ukrainian officials, but a fire set off by a raging gun battle had been extinguished. The fighting and fire had raised worldwide alarm because of the potential that they could reach and damage the […]
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Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift
A mammoth cargo ship believed to be carrying thousands of vehicles including 1,100 Porsches was on fire and drifting off the coast of the Azores on Thursday after its 22 crew members were rescued from the vessel. The fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the cargo hold of the ship, called the Felicity Ace, […]
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Suspect Charged With Arson in Fire at South Africa’s Parliament
CAPE TOWN — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 49-year-old man with arson, theft and housebreaking in connection with the large fire that devastated the complex containing South Africa’s Parliament, gutting the National Assembly building and destroying lawmakers’ offices. The suspect, Zandile Christmas Mafe, is accused of starting the fire, which started early Sunday and was […]
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South Africa Parliament Fire Still Burning After Hours
CAPE TOWN — A large fire was burning at South Africa’s Houses of Parliament early Sunday morning, sending flames and smoke pouring from rooftops and fire crews racing to save the historic structures. The scale of the destruction was not immediately clear, but officials warned it was likely to be extensive. “The damage will be […]
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Japan Fire May Have Killed Dozens, With Arson Suspected
TOKYO — Twenty-seven people were feared dead in a fire on Friday that burned through the fourth floor of a busy office building in downtown Osaka, the largest city in western Japan. The police were investigating the possibility of arson. The fire was first reported around 10:20 a.m. and was put out a little more […]
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