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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.

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.

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.