Nigerian firefighters battle huge blazes at market in Lagos
Balogun Market, where the fires erupted, is one of Nigeria's largest textile markets.
Fire on Pakistan train kills more than 70 passengers
A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province.
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In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival
In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome…
33 bodies from California boat fire recovered, 1 still missing
The victims of the fire that tore through a scuba diving boat off Southern California's coast include high school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday.
Five crew members who jumped off the dive boat Conception were rescued, and the Coast Guard was searching for others who may have been able to escape the same way.
Cleanup teams swept, sprayed and vacuumed neighboring streets Monday to scrub away any lead left over from the April blaze that decimated Notre Dame's roof and toppled its spire.
The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes.
In our news wrap Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared emergencies late Thursday in Orange and Riverside Counties, where some 20,000 people have been evacuated and more than 1,000 firefighters are on the scene. Also, Senate confirmation hearings will begin Sept.
rews battling deadly Northern California wildfires braced for a weekend of windy, hot weather that could drive the flames into new areas and threaten more homes.
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