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Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land. By 10 a.m., these firefighters have…

More than 50 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said. Issued on: 31/08/2023 - 08:38…

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day.  Issued on: 19/08/2023 - 19:34…

The fires that have ravaged Greece and its idyllic islands for over a week are dredging up painful memories of previous catastrophes, like the Mati fire in 2018 that killed more than 100 people. Drawing from first-hand…

3/3 © Reuters. A view of a wildfire on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, July 15, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. 1-1-2 Canarias via Twitter/Handout via REUTERS 2/3 By Borja Suarez (Reuters)…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flames reach upwards along the edge of a wildfire as seen from a Canadian Forces helicopter surveying the area near Mistissini, Quebec, Canada June 12, 2023. Cpl Marc-Andre Leclerc/Canadian Forces/Handout via…

One person was still missing on Thursday after a blast ripped through a building in central Paris, while six others were in critical condition receiving urgent treatment in hospital as rescuers sifted through wreckage.…

At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. Issued on: 22/06/2023 - 09:51…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s governing district earlier this year, its firefighters were…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mike Schneider Published Jun 18, 2023  •  4 minute read Article content ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After appointees of Florida Gov.…