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Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters

Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia's bushfire crisis today as he apologised for...

Spanish coders harness tech to track health risks for firefighters

As fires gobble up forests from California to the Amazon, a small team of volunteers...

1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires...

China grapples with forest blaze that killed 30 firefighters

Firefighters are struggling to douse a forest fire that broke out in the mountains of...

Two university students evicted due to crane drop in Porto

The fall of the large crane that took place on Rua da Torrinha, in Oporto,...

New Zealand village “in hands of God” as fire threatens

An entire village of more than 3,000 people was evacuated in New Zealand Saturday as...

Ten killed as fire sweeps through soccer club Flamengo’s training centre in Rio

A fire swept through the training center and lodgings of Rio de Janeiro soccer club...

Brazil resumes search for missing after dam collapse, ends evacuation

Brazilian firefighters on Sunday resumed searching for hundreds of missing people and called off an...

Two firefighters, Spanish tourist killed in Paris gas leak blast

A powerful gas explosion tore through a building in central Paris on Saturday, killing two...

Macau | Residents should pay close attention to quality and use of gas heaters – Firefighters Corps

Following the death of a Chinese woman from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a gas water...

US mobile network limits access to firefighters battling blaze

A US mobile network has come under criticism after severely limiting service to firefighters battling...

Macau | Updated: Short-circuit said to have caused fire at Hotel Lisboa

A short circuit is said to have caused a fire in Hotel Lisboa in the...

Aggressive wildfire threatens thousands of homes in southern California city

Hundreds of firefighters were building barriers and constructing containment lines early on Friday to slow...

Respite for firecrews as Portugal blaze dies down

Wildfires which have blazed along a stretch of Portugal's Algarve for a week died down...

Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising

Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia...

California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA

Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll...

Wildfires rage in south of Portugal

Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters and soldiers battled ferocious forest fires that raged around the Monchique...

Residents evacuated from Portugal village as wildfires rage

A village in southern Portugal is evacuated as hundreds of firefighters tackle a nearby forest...

US government approves aid as California battles raging wildfires

The US federal government approved aid Saturday for California as thousands of firefighters battled to...

French soldiers arrive in Sweden to fight wildfires

Dozens of French soldiers specialised in firefighting arrived in Sweden early Monday to tackle blazes...

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