Fire

This afternoon, a huge fire that started at several resorts in Khagrachhari district’s Sajek Valley—one of the most visited tourist destinations—was put out. The fire originated around 1:05pm and was brought under control around 4:33pm today, according...

As firefighters continue to fight fires in the isolated southern area of Patagonia, local officials announced Tuesday that since January, wildfires have burned up to 250,000 hectares of land in northeastern Argentina. According to data from...

Authorities said that 16 persons were confirmed deceased in the fires that swept through Los Angeles on Saturday. A list of deaths was released by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner, but no identities were...

This morning, a fire that started in the city’s Tejgaon truck stand’s garage was put out. According to Fire Service and Civil Defense media wing officer Talha Bin Zasim, the fire started at approximately 8:05 a.m.,...

Los Angeles emergency management issued an apology on Friday after erroneous evacuation warnings caused anxiety in a city already reeling from an unprecedented wildfire crisis. Automated alerts telling people to prepare to evacuate rang out on...

Authorities in Los Angeles reported that at least 10 people had been killed by massive wildfires that destroyed entire neighborhoods and forced thousands of residents to flee, as California’s National Guard soldiers prepared to go to...

Due to the wildfires raging in Los Angeles, incoming US President Donald Trump provoked a political dispute Thursday with outgoing President Joe Biden and California’s Democratic governor. In a series of broadsides devoid of supporting facts,...

After almost six hours, a fire that started in the Secretariat’s building number seven was put out this morning. “The fire was brought under control at 8:05am today after around six hours of frantic efforts,” Md...

Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday. This death toll is expected to...

Families of the victims of the Tazreen fashion fire catastrophe have called for factory owner Delwar Hossain to be held to outstanding standards and to provide sufficient recompense to the workers who were killed and injured....