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Fire in an apartment building in New York City

Nation Jan 10

WATCH: NYC Mayor Adams holds news briefing on Bronx apartment fire that killed 17

By News Desk

Nation Jan 10

Firemen stand at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in New York City
Doctors working to save gravely injured after NYC fire kills 17

Doctors are working to save the lives of several people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building.

By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Nation Jan 07

A view of the exterior of Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia
Authorities investigating whether 5-year-old started deadly Philly blaze

Investigators are looking into whether a 5-year-old who was playing with a lighter set a Christmas tree on fire, sparking a conflagration that killed 12 family members in a Philadelphia rowhome.

By Claudia Lauer, Maryclaire Dale, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

Nation Jan 05

Yellow Police Tape Against Road Photo by Getty Images
WATCH: Philadelphia fire department gives update on fire that killed 13, including 7 children

The blaze's cause was not determined, but officials shaken by the death toll — apparently the highest in a single fire in the city in at least a century — vowed to get to the bottom of it.

By Ron Todt, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

World Jul 13

Fire at al-Hussain coronavirus hospital in Nassiriya, Iraq
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

The blaze that erupted Monday in the city of Nasiriyah was the second catastrophic fire in less than three months to kill hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Iraq.

By Samya Kullab, Abdulrahman Zeyad, Associated Press

Sep 11

Thousands protest after Greek refugee camp burns down

By Iliana Mier, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Thousands of refugees and migrants left without shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp have held a brief protest demanding to be allowed to leave.

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Sep 10

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people.

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Sep 09

Watch 3:35
Devastating fire is the latest crisis to befall residents of Lesbos refugee camp

By Malcolm Brabant

On the Greek island of Lesbos, a fire ripped through the Moria refugee camp Tuesday night and reignited Wednesday. The camp was overcrowded and unsanitary, but it was the only place its thousands of inhabitants called home. Special correspondent Malcolm…

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May 08

Firefighters battle to contain fire in Florida’s Panhandle

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

Florida firefighters are hoping to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre fire in the state’s Panhandle that has been burning since Monday. Residents were allowed back to the most heavily devastated areas on Friday, but officials say they should be…

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Apr 15

A year after the devastating fire, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

A year after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral has been halted by a lockdown in Paris to battle the coronavirus.

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