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Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19

By Heng Sinith, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press

A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino has injured over 60 people and killed at least 19. Officials warned the death toll would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday.

Death toll rises to 8 inmates killed in Iranian prison fire

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

A fire that burned through part of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison has damaged one of the largest buildings at the complex.

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues

By Associated Press

A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said.

Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, at least 15 children among the dead

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt's capital, killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children, and injuring 16 others.

Officials say no injuries after transformer catches fire at Hoover Dam

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be a fire or explosion in a building near the base of the dam.

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

By News Desk

A fire that killed 17 in the Bronx was "a tragedy" that will show the resiliency" of the city, New York City mayor Eric Adams said during a news briefing today.

Doctors working to save gravely injured after NYC fire kills 17

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

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.

Authorities investigating whether 5-year-old started deadly Philly blaze

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

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.

WATCH: Philadelphia fire department gives update on fire that killed 13, including 7 children

By Ron Todt, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

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.

Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

By Samya Kullab, Abdulrahman Zeyad, Associated Press

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.