fires

Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire as 8 more arrested over towers' renovation

By David Rising, Chan Ho-him, Associated Press

First responders found that some fire alarms in the complex, which housed many older people, did not sound when tested.

44 killed, 279 missing after raging fire spreads through Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings

By Chan Ho-him, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Several local media outlets reported that police had arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with fire which began Wednesday afternoon in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories.

Spain battles record fires even as end of heat wave brings lower temperatures

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Thousands of firefighters, aided by soldiers and aircraft, are battling fires on Tuesday in parched woodland, especially in northwestern Spain.

Explosion at California fireworks warehouse sets off massive blaze, with 7 missing, officials say

By Associated Press

Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California that caused a massive fire that spread to farm fields and forced evacuations in the surrounding community, authorities said.

Fire that engulfed historic Black church in Memphis was intentional, investigators say

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday.

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves at least 59 dead, more than 150 injured

By Konstantin Testorides, Associated Press

The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. local time during a concert by a local pop group at Club Pulse, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.

Here's how small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Contrary to popular belief, experts say most homes destroyed by wildfires aren't overcome by a racing wall of flames, but burn after being ignited by airborne embers, also called firebrands.

Ten infants killed in fire that engulfed a hospital ward in northern India

By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.

As conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border heats up, fires have become the most visible sign

By Abby Sewell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline.