At least 12 people hurt in care center fire

1 week ago

2 people killed, 1,000 structures destroyed, 70,000 evacuations ordered as wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles

At least two people were killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires raged out of control on Wednesday near Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate their homes A firefighter works to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, US, on Wednesday. Reuters At least two …

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1 week ago

2 killed in Los Angeles wildfires; many buildings ruined, over 70,000 evacuated

India Today

At least two people were killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires raged out of control on Wednesday near Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate their homes. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a news conference on Wednesday. …

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1 week, 1 day ago

New Year figures: 8,292 incidents, 1,162 injuries, 245 arrests

Dutch News

In total, the police were called out to deal with 8,292 incidents and made 245 arrests during the New Year celebrations, according to the justice ministry’s official report on the evening. This year 295 police officers and 49 emergency service workers were either physically or verbally attacked, a sharp rise when compared with the previous four years. Meanwhile the Dutch …

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1 week, 1 day ago

A 3-year-old boy’s death in Honolulu fireworks explosion raises toll to 4

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A 3-year-old boy who died Monday was the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks on New Year’s Eve at a Honolulu home, and a doctor said six others faced long recoveries in Arizona, where they were sent to be treated for severe burns. The patients will likely suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, Foster …

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1 week, 3 days ago

10 two-wheelers gutted in fire at Ambegaon Khurd

Hindustan Times

10 two-wheelers were gutted in a fire that broke out at the parking lot of Madhurangan Apartment near Swami Narayan Temple in Ambegaon Khurd late on Friday. The incident was reported on Saturday at around 1 am, and the fire brigade received a distress call at around 1:16 am. Prabhakar Umratkar, fire officer at Sinhagad Road Fire Brigade Station said, …

1 week, 4 days ago

Dozens rescued after fire breaks out at commercial building in South Korea

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Eye hospital operates on seven with fireworks injuries, another planned for Thursday

NL Times

So far, 27 people have been admitted to the Rotterdam Eye Hospital with eye injuries caused by fireworks. The Rotterdam Eye Hospital serves the greater Rijnmond region, as well as people wounded in the western portion of Noord-Brabant and those in Zeeland. The hospital said that legal fireworks caused 13 or 14 of the injuries, and illegal fireworks injured two …

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2 weeks ago

Dutch ring in New Year with fireworks, car fires and riot police

Dutch News

There were a number of minor incidents during the New Year celebrations in the Netherlands and a 14-year-old boy from Rotterdam was killed earlier in the evening, reportedly while trying to relight an illegal cobra firework, officials said on Wednesday morning. Hospitals were also busy dealing with injuries but were surprised by the large number of under-16s being admitted with …

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2 weeks ago

New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands: riots, arson, and injuries across provinces

NL Times

New Year’s Eve celebrations across the Netherlands turned chaotic as riots, arson, and injuries were reported in several provinces. The unrest included the burning of a police car in Veen, fireworks explosions causing severe injuries in Wognum, hospitalizations for firework-related injuries and children with alcohol poisoning nationwide, and widespread incidents of violence and property damage in cities like Rotterdam, The …

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2 weeks ago

Fireworks injuries far more severe this year than previous New Year’s, surgeons say

NL Times

Sixteen fireworks-related injuries were reported at emergency rooms in Twente hospitals between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with the severity of injuries significantly worse than in previous years, primarily caused by illegal fireworks, according to hospital officials. Van Stigt, who worked 25 consecutive hours during the New Year’s period, reported treating nine fireworks victims at MST’s emergency department. …

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2 weeks ago

Hospitals across the Netherlands report firework injuries on New Year's Eve

NL Times

As the new year rang in, hospitals across the Netherlands reported multiple cases of firework-related injuries, particularly to the eyes. At the Haaglanden Medisch Centrum in The Hague, 20 patients were treated in the first two hours of New Year’s Eve, with 10 suffering from firework injuries. The center's manager, Frans de Voeght, reported that the injuries were manageable, with …

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2 weeks ago

Germany New Year: Five killed and emergency workers injured as firework chaos mars celebrations

CNN

Berlin CNN — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. In a statement on X, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser praised the work of the emergency services, adding that the “deployment of strong police forces from the federal states and the …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

One person dead, three others hospitalized after fire in Panorama City townhomes

LA Times

A woman died and three others were hospitalized after two townhomes caught fire in Panorama City overnight, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. One woman was killed and three others rushed to hospitals early Saturday morning after a fire tore through townhomes in Panorama City, Los Angeles fire officials said. “Sadly one patient was beyond medical help and determined …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rotterdam region urges public to not hinder emergency services on New Year’s

NL Times

The Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region is calling on the public to avoid interfering with emergency services during New Year’s Eve, following incidents of violence against responders in previous years. During last year’s New Year’s Eve in Nieuw-Beijerland, emergency responders were attacked with fireworks after being called to extinguish several fires late in the evening. In Rotterdam, last year’s festivities were marked …

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3 weeks ago

Explosion sparks fire at psychiatric facility in Barendrecht

NL Times

A fire broke out Tuesday evening at a psychiatric care facility in Barendrecht after an explosive device was thrown at the building’s entrance. The fire started at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the entrance of the Yulius psychiatric care facility on Dennenhout. Emergency services responded quickly, escalating the response to a “medium fire” level within six minutes. “With the coordinated efforts …

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Funerals set for six killed in explosions in The Hague; Communities concerned

NL Times

Funerals to honor the six people who died in the explosions and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague will take place at the end of this week, according to victim support organizations Namens de Familie and Slachtofferhulp Nederland. The announcement on Tuesday came a day after community meetings for residents living near the site of the deadly Tarwekamp …

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1 month ago

Warding off fire: on hospital fires

The Hindu

There is no greater betrayal than when a sanctuary turns into a death trap. A massive fire that broke out at City Hospital, an orthopaedic specialty unit in Dindigul in south Tamil Nadu, last week caused the death of six people, including a child and two women. The rash of fire accidents in hospitals in India, in recent times, and …

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1 month ago

Fire destroys apartment in Delft, two hospitalized

NL Times

A fire severely damaged an apartment in a high-rise building on Bachsingel in Delft’s Buitenhof neighborhood on Saturday evening, rendering the home temporarily uninhabitable, according to the Haaglanden Safety Region. The fire broke out shortly after 7:30 p.m., with flames visibly shooting out of the apartment, officials said. Two individuals were evaluated on-site by ambulance personnel after inhaling smoke and …

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1 month ago

Child among six dead after fire breaks out at private hospital in southern India

The Independent

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1 month ago

Child among 6 dead after fire breaking out at private hospital in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times

At least six people, including a boy, lost their lives in a fire at a private hospital in Chennai on Thursday, police and Fire Department officials said. The cause of death was determined to be suffocation, and Fire and Rescue Services personnel discovered the victims after evacuating around 30 patients from the hospital. The devastating blaze at the neonatal intensive …

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1 month ago

House explodes in east London as 60 firefighters tackle blaze

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Seven people rescued following massive fire in Bavdhan

Hindustan Times

Fire Brigade officials rescued seven people after a major fire erupted at a photo studio on the ground floor of the five-storied building in Shindenagar, Bavdhan. Fire brigade officials said that a five-storey building was the site of a major fire incident when a photo studio located there caught fire, resulting in the production of a large amount of smoke. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Seven homes uninhabitable after parking garage fire in Rotterdam

NL Times

A fire in a parking garage on Katadreuffestraat near the Laan op Zuid early Sunday morning has left seven homes uninhabitable due to structural damage caused by the blaze. Five cars, including at least three electric vehicles, caught fire in the garage, prompting the evacuation of dozens of residents. "Residents of seven apartments cannot return home," stated the Rijnmond Safety …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Four in hospital after explosion, fire at The Hague apartments

Dutch News

Four people, including one child, have taken to hospital after a major explosion and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague, which led to the collapse of part of the building. The explosion took place close to the corner of the property and destroyed five apartments, officials said. “The emergency services are working flat out to bring people to …

1 month, 1 week ago

Burned building's structural instability complicates rescue efforts in The Hague

NL Times

Structural instability was complicating efforts to search the rubble of an explosion and fire at a residential complex in The Hague. “A new plan of action needs to be developed before we can continue searching for people who may have been affected by the explosion and subsequent fire,” said the fire department. "I am thinking of the victims and all …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Major fire in Wolvega destroys 30 garage units, forces evacuations

NL Times

A massive fire in Wolvega on Saturday destroyed 30 garage units on Chopinstraat, triggering evacuations and leaving some residents unable to return to their homes due to lingering carbon monoxide. Authorities evacuated 42 nearby homes due to heavy smoke, with approximately 50 residents provided temporary shelter at a care center on Steenwijkerweg, according to Veiligheidsregio Fryslân. While most were able …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Massive fire erupts at Kalyan housing complex

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A devastating fire broke out on Tuesday evening on the 15th floor of Vertex Housing Complex in Kalyan’s Adharwadi area, quickly spreading to the 16th floor and partially affecting apartments on the 14th floor. Massive fire erupts at Kalyan housing complex Locals pointed out that despite valiant efforts by the firefighters using advanced equipment, the fire intensified further, causing …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jhansi hospital fire: Death count rises to 15 after three rescued infants die of illness

India TV News

The recent incident of a fire in the NICU ward of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College has claimed 15 lives, as three more infants died, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. The fire incident took place on the night of November 15, causing a hefty casualty of many infants, who were in care at the hospital. According to Dr. Narendra Singh …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborns, injuring 16

LA Times

Fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. An initial inquiry points to lapses in safety protocols, including expired fire extinguishers and non-functional fire alarms, which officials say delayed rescue efforts. Parents and witnesses said fire alarms in the intensive care unit did not …

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2 months ago

Video: Zeeland firefighters hurt after partial building collapse during response

NL Times

Two firefighters were injured when a wall collapsed while they were fighting a large fire in an agricultural barn in the Zeeland village of Driewegen. The other firefighters in their team were relieved by another firefighting team and the mayor took them in, Zeeland Veilig, the local office for the emergency services, said on X. When they saw the fire …

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2 months ago

Spain nursing home fire kills 10

CNN

Madrid AP — At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday. Local media said 82 people had been living in the nursing home, which focused on treating people with dementia and mental health issues. Volga Ramírez, mayor of …

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2 months ago

Fire at care home in Spain kills at least 10 people

Al Jazeera

Firefighters battle blaze in one room for two hours as local mayor cites smoke inhalation as likely cause of deaths. A blaze in a care home in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region has killed at least 10 people and left two in critical condition. Local authorities reported that the fire broke out about 5am on Friday at the Jardines de Villafranca …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mom and child jumped from a window to escape a deadly Las Vegas fire that killed four

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Three people found dead and four taken to hospital in care home incident

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire Breaks Out at Nirmal Hospital, Evacuation Underway

Deccan Chronicle

A fire broke out at Nirmal hospital, causing panic among patients and their relatives. The blaze spread rapidly from air conditioners, leading to a swift evacuation of patients through windows. Thankfully, there were no casualties, and the hospital administration has initiated an investigation to prevent future incidents.

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3 months ago

Column: At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, few fires, but no end to overdose emergencies

LA Times

If you spend much time in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, you will notice, amid the clamor of buses and trucks and car horns and vendors hawking their goods, a nearly steady symphony of sirens. “I’ve had three in one day, same person,” said firefighter/paramedic Madison Viray, who has worked at Station 11 for nine years. Nor is it …

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3 months, 1 week ago

OC firefighter injured in rollover crash receives festive sendoff en route to Colorado rehab hospital

LA Times

Orange County firefighter Andrew Brown, who suffered a spinal injury, was moved to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., a center that specializes in neurorehabilitation. Two of eight Orange County firefighters injured in a freeway crash last month transitioned from hospital care to rehabilitation on Wednesday, the Orange County Fire Authority announced. Two unnamed firefighters continue to be hospitalized at Providence …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

4 O.C. firefighters hurt in crash after battling the Airport fire remain hospitalized

LA Times

Four of eight firefighters injured during a rollover crash on an Orange County freeway remained hospitalized Friday. Four firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority’s Santiago crew remained hospitalized Friday evening after their vehicle crashed on State Route 241 while returning from battling the Airport fire, officials said. Of the eight passengers, seven were transported by ground ambulance and one …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two dead after jumping from eighth floor during hotel fire as air mattress fails

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire breaks out on ground floor of 65 storey building in Noida, none injured

Hindustan Times

A fire broke out on the ground floor of a 65 storey building in Noida’s Sector 74 on Thursday morning, fire and rescue officers said, adding that none was injured in the blaze as only five storeys of the building have residential apartments and the remaining are under construction. Videos of the fire that were shared on social media by …

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5 months ago

Four kids among 14 hospitalised after fire guts four-storey building in south Delhi

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Fourteen people, including six women and four children, were rescued and later hospitalised after the building they were residing in south Delhi's Fatehpur Beri area caught fire due to a short circuit on Sunday, an official said. Two of the rescued suffered burn injuries while the rest of them faced breathing problems due to excessive smoke. Delhi Fire …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

More Fire and Rescue Services personnel, civil defence volunteers from Ernakulam leave for Wayanad

The Hindu

Jose James, station officer of the North Paravur fire station, and his colleagues were busy looking for signs of life in a building smashed to smithereens in the twin landslides that literally wiped out Chooralmala in Wayanad on Thursday evening. Mr. James was among the initial contingent of around 100 Fire and Rescue Services personnel and 42 civil defence volunteers …

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6 months ago

Fire Breaks Out at Private Nursing Home in Odisha, 15 newborns evacuated

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: Fire broke out on the third floor of a private nursing home near Purighat Police Station in Odisha’s Cuttack on Saturday. As per reports, the fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit located on the third floor of Trisha Nursing Home. As per the preliminary information, around eight patients were undergoing treatment in the ICU when the mishap …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: Fire breaks out at Safdarjung Hospital, fire tenders rush to spot | VIDEO

India TV News

A massive fire erupted in Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday. The fire erupted in the store building of the old emergency building of Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi at 10:40 am. DFS chief Atul Garg said, "The fire was at gate 6 of the old emergency building of the Safdarjung Hospital. Four charred to death in separate incident Earlier today, four people …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozen people killed in devastating agricultural fire sweeping across south east Turkey

The Independent

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7 months ago

Thane: Fire breaks out at 27-storey residential building, one killed

India TV News

A massive fire broke out at an apartment in a 27-storey residential building in Thane city of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday. A 47-year-old man was killed in the fire incident, the civic officials said. Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, the fire erupted at 3.11 am in the apartment located on the fourth …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Massive fire breaks out at hospital, no one injured

The Hindu

A short circuit in an air conditioner led to a major fire incident at a two-storeyed private hospital in south-east Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar on Wednesday, an official said. A Delhi Fire Services official said they pressed into service 20 fire tenders to put out the fire at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Centre on Ring Road after they received information about the …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai: 6 people injured after massive fire breaks out in Dharavi

Hindustan Times

At least six people suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out at an industrial compound in Mumbai's Dharavi slum area during the wee hours of Tuesday. Mumbai: 6 people injured after massive fire breaks out in Dharavi According to the police, the blaze started from a textile unit in the industrial compound and was confined to wooden material and …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Major blaze at hospital in Baghpat, no casualties

Hindustan Times

MEERUT A major fire broke out on the third floor of Astha Multispeciality hospital in Baraut town of UP’s Baghpat district around 4.30 am on Monday due to a short circuit, triggering panic among the patients and staff. “After receiving information, four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and patients were evacuated safely,” said chief fire officer Amrendra Pratap …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

15 children evacuated after fire breaks out inside hospital in UP’s Baghpat

Hindustan Times

A major fire broke out at the top floor of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Monday morning, officials said. At least 15 children were safely evacuated due to timely intervention of fire safety personnel and doctors in Baraut Town’s Astha hospital. The development comes two days after a massive fire broke out at a private children’s hospital …

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