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Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of an industrial estate fire containing sulphur, after at least one worker was hospitalised.

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Residents have found their properties reduced to ash from Greece's fierce blazes, while crews who doused the fires stay on alert for flare-ups.

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of two pilots who died in a mid-air crash with another helicopter while fighting a fire west of Athens.

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Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

'We are not out of danger,' mass fire evacuations in US

'We are not out of danger,' mass fire evacuations in US

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated in Washington state as fires destroy hundreds of homes, businesses and other structures.

Fires spread in Greece, worsening in France, Spain

Fires spread in Greece, worsening in France, Spain

Europe continues to be ravaged by wildfires, with people evacuating to escape the flames in Greece as conditions also deteriorate in France and Spain.

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.

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French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.

Heatwave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire

Heatwave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire

Heatwave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire

Heatwave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire

Firefighters have made headway against a major blaze west of Bordeaux, but rising temperatures mean the danger of France's biggest wildfire is yet to pass.

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

Crews fighting massive blazes in France and Spain are making the most of the favourable weather before another round of scorching heat rolls across Europe.

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

French authorities say a monster wildfire in the country's southwest has stopped growing, a glimmer of hope since the inferno forced 220,000 people to flee.

France, Spain struggle to contain massive wildfires

France, Spain struggle to contain massive wildfires

France, Spain struggle to contain massive wildfires

France, Spain struggle to contain massive wildfires

About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while ‌in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been told to leave their homes due to wildfires.

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Suburbs around French city evacuated as wildfires rage

Authorities evacuated thousands of people from suburbs near Bordeaux ‌as wildfires in areas around the French city showed ‌no signs of abating.

Fires spark emergency in Spain, evacuations in France

Tens of thousands of people have fled a wildfire in southern France while Spain has declared its first national fire emergency as extreme heat scorches Europe.

'Didn't deserve that': wife mourned after fatal fire

A husband has tearfully recalled the moment he realised his wife remained in a house fire that ultimately took her life.

Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Two women have fled an apartment fire that forced neighbours to evacuate before one of the escapees later succumbed to serious burns at hospital.

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Band playing when Thai bar caught fire mourns members

A fire at a Bangkok music bar has claimed the lives of 32 people, including four members of the bar's band.

Death toll climbing in horror Thai pub inferno

Two more people injured in a huge fire at a crowded Bangkok bar have died, as Thai police investigate whether negligence played a factor in the horrific blaze.

Investigators probe Bangkok fire that killed 30

A Thailand mourns the 30 people killed in a fire at a music bar in Bangkok, authorities have begun their investigation into the tragedy.

Bangkok pub fire kills 27 people, 22 critically injured

A blazing inferno that ‌engulfed a pub in the Thai capital of Bangkok has killed at least 27 people, while many others are fighting for life.

Fierce wildfires in Spain kill 11, leave 23 missing

A wildfire has roared through a community in Spain's south, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities say.

Twelve killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires

A dozen people have died while trying to flee a major fire in southern Spain, as crews battle the out-of-control blaze and search for 23 people missing.

Shoe factory fire in southeast China kills 28: reports

A fire that broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian has killed at least 28 people, media reports say.

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