Tag: firefighters
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...