Multiple fires overnight with New Year’s fast approaching; Fireworks, arson investigated
3 years ago

Multiple fires overnight with New Year’s fast approaching; Fireworks, arson investigated

NL Times  

Several fires were sparked in various places around the Netherlands on the night before New Year's Eve, including one at a sports hall in Reeuwijk. According to the Hollands Midden Security Region, a fire broke out at De Meerkoet sports hall on Buitenomweg at around 10:15 p.m. Fireworks on the roof of the gym are believed to have caused the fire. The fire department’s response was scaled up as the fire became more intense, with first responders deploying additional personnel and equipment. According to Omroep Brabant, two cars were again set on fire in Veen on Thursday around 9:30 p.m. Cars are regularly set on fire there around the New Year’s holiday, including on Wednesday evening. In Almelo, the Twente fire brigade extinguished a fire which spread to several fire vehicles in a garage at an apartment building on Gerard Doustraat.

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Fire in Oudenbosch forces evacuations, rekindles multiple times
1 week, 5 days ago

Fire in Oudenbosch forces evacuations, rekindles multiple times

NL Times  

A major fire on Professor Mulderslaan in Oudenbosch engulfed multiple properties Sunday evening, leading to the evacuation of three homes. The fire initially broke out around 9:15 p.m. in an outdoor structure behind one of the houses, according to the regional safety authority VRMWB. Fire crews worked late into the night to ensure no further rekindling occurred, using thermal imaging …

Fire destroys apartment in Delft, two hospitalized
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Massive fire breaks out on 16th floor of high-rise building in Kalyan, rescue operation on | VIDEO
1 month, 1 week ago

Massive fire breaks out on 16th floor of high-rise building in Kalyan, rescue operation on | VIDEO

India TV News  

Kalyan fire incident: A massive fire broke out on the 16th floor of the 18-storey Vertex Soliaire building in Kalyan, Thane on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out in a flat on the 16th floor and quickly spread to 17th and 18th levels of the residential building, said the official. The fire, that broke out late Monday at Mayur Gold …

Fire breaks out at Islamic Research Institute in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Fire breaks out at Islamic Research Institute in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

India TV News  

A fire broke out in the Islamic Research Institute in Anantnag town, Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. Fire breaks out in BSNL office store in Ranchi In another fire incident, a store room on the premises of a BSNL office in Jharkahnd's Ranchi caught flames on Sunday. Around eight fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the …

Massive fire breaks out at a building in Noida's Sector 65
8 months, 1 week ago

Massive fire breaks out at a building in Noida's Sector 65

Hindustan Times  

A massive fire broke out at a building in Noida's Sector 65 in the wee hours of Sunday. According to Chief Fire Officer of Noida, the fire broke out due likely due a short circuit. Last Sunday, a major fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi with the officials citing hot and dry weather conditions as …

Brooklyn apartment building fire claims 2 lives, displaces dozens; police investigation underway
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Brooklyn apartment building fire claims 2 lives, displaces dozens; police investigation underway

Hindustan Times  

Two people were killed and two firefighters sustained injuries in a raging apartment fire in Brooklyn on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out at a four-story building on 159 Bay Street between Bath and Benson Avenues in Bath Beach at 6.45 pm, prompting 60 firefighters to rush to the scene, New York City Fire Department said. Nearly dozens of …

Gas explosion causes fire in Hengelo apartment building; Two hurt
1 year, 4 months ago

Gas explosion causes fire in Hengelo apartment building; Two hurt

NL Times  

A large fire in an apartment building in Hengelo left two people injured overnight. The emergency services evacuated all 12 homes in the building on SUrinamestraat, the Twente fire department said. The fire department responded in large numbers and quickly escalated the situation to Grip 1, which means that all the responding emergency services coordinate and work under one commanding …

Two children, two adults hospitalized after fire in Almelo apartment complex
1 year, 5 months ago

Two children, two adults hospitalized after fire in Almelo apartment complex

NL Times  

A large fire left two apartments uninhabitable on Thorbeckelaan in Almelo on Tuesday evening. Paramedics checked a fifth person at the scene, the Twente fire department said. The fire department received the first report of the blaze on Thorbeckelaan around 10:00 p.m. and responded with three fire engines. The residents of six flats couldn’t return to their homes last night …

Flames rip through Eindhoven building; Unclear if anyone was inside as NL-Alerts sent
1 year, 7 months ago

Flames rip through Eindhoven building; Unclear if anyone was inside as NL-Alerts sent

NL Times  

Over 100 firefighters were battling an intense fire in a vacant building in Eindhoven on Saturday evening. “The building will be partly demolished in order to be able to tackle the seat of the fire in a targeted way,” the fire department said four hours after the fire started. As large groups gathered to watch the situation unfold on Lichtstraat, …

Massive fire in Westzaan cocoa factory under control
1 year, 8 months ago

Massive fire in Westzaan cocoa factory under control

NL Times  

After fighting a massive fire in a cocoa factory in Westzaan through the night, the fire department finally had the blaze under control on Wednesday morning. At around 8:00 a.m., the local security office, Veiligheidsregio Zaanstreek-Waterland, sent an NL-Alert saying the danger had passed. The fire at the industrial terrain on Achterspring in Westzaan broke out around 6:15 p.m. on …

Fire breaks out in rehabilitation building of Tansa Main squatters in Kurla, kills 1
1 year, 10 months ago

Fire breaks out in rehabilitation building of Tansa Main squatters in Kurla, kills 1

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The inhabitants of a 12-storied rehabilitation building in Kurla West, where a fire broke out killing one senior citizen and injuring eight on Wednesday, were project-affected residents, who were rehabilitated from Tansa main water pipeline in 2017. Shakuntala Ramani, an asthma patient, died of smoke inhalation, after a fire broke out at building number 7, C wing near HDIL …

Willenhall fire: ‘Mini explosions’ as 50 firefighters tackle huge blaze at food factory
1 year, 11 months ago

Willenhall fire: ‘Mini explosions’ as 50 firefighters tackle huge blaze at food factory

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of firefighters have spent nearly 20 hours battling a …

Fire department rescues three people from burning apartment in Vlissingen
2 years, 1 month ago

Fire department rescues three people from burning apartment in Vlissingen

NL Times  

A fire briefly broke out in an apartment in Vlissingen during the early morning hours of Sunday. Some of them had also inhaled smoke and were examined by paramedics, the fire department reported. The fire department received a report around 3:40 a.m. about the fire in the ground-floor apartment on Kasteelstraat. Because there may have been people inside, the fire …

Video: Fire breaks out in Amsterdam apartment complex; Top 3 floors evacuated
2 years, 5 months ago

Video: Fire breaks out in Amsterdam apartment complex; Top 3 floors evacuated

NL Times  

A large fire was raging at an apartment complex on Barcelonaplein on KNSM Island in Amsterdam Oost on Thursday afternoon. Many emergency services workers responded to the fire alarm, which was scaled up several times in the early afternoon hours. At 1:20 p.m., the fire department reported that the smoke was decreasing, but firefighters were still struggling to get the …

At least 2 dead, 3 injured in overnight apartment blaze
2 years, 7 months ago

At least 2 dead, 3 injured in overnight apartment blaze

Associated Press  

— Two people died and at least three others were injured in an early Saturday morning blaze that destroyed at an apartment building in Massachusetts, fire officials said. The Worcester Fire Department said the fire broke out at the the Bingham Square Apartments at around 3:30 a.m. and took nearly 70 firefighters and more than two hours to knock down. …

Major fire in Alkmaar underground parking garage
4 years, 6 months ago

Major fire in Alkmaar underground parking garage

NL Times  

A major fire broke out in an underground parking garage on Ritsevoort in the center of Alkmaar on Wednesday morning. At around 11:30 a.m., the fire department said that the fire was under control. According to local security region Veiligheidsregio Noord-Holland Noord, around 150 cars were parked in the garage when the fire started. A spokesperson for the security region …

Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters
4 years, 7 months ago

Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters

India TV News  

An explosion in downtown Los Angeles injured 10 firefighters Saturday, and more than 200 others rushed to the scene as the flames spread to several buildings. As firefighters aimed hoses at the long-slung building in the city’s Toy District where the explosion occurred, others could be seen standing next to gurneys that had been readied for the injured. “Closely tracking …

Raging car fires cause 12 injuries in Hague apartment building
5 years ago

Raging car fires cause 12 injuries in Hague apartment building

NL Times  

Three people were seriously injured and nine others were hurt at an apartment complex in The Hague after smoke caused by several car fires billowed into their building. Suffocating clouds of black smoke rose from the street into the apartment windows above, leading to the injuries People were in a panic inside due to the heavy smoke, a spokesperson told …

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