Romania

Bucharest nightclub fire kills 27

'I was among the first who got out' - witness describes horror of Bucharest nightclub blaze

31 October 2015

Romania

Romania to mourn victims of Bucharest nightclub blaze

Three days of national mourning has been declared in Romania after 27 people died in a nightclub fire in Bucharest. Dozens die in nightclub blast

31 October 2015

Romania

Horror blaze in Bucharest nightclub kills 27 with scores injured

A blaze in a Bucharest nightclub has left 27 people dead and as many as 180 injured. At least 27 killed, nearly 200 injured in #Romania nightclub

31 October 2015

World News

Romania: Nightclub fire kills at least 27 people

A fire and explosion at a nightclub in Bucharest has left 27 people dead and injured at least another 180. It has been reported several hundred

31 October 2015

USA

Passenger jet in flames at Florida airport

A Boeing 767 with over 100 people on board has caught fire at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport as the plane was taxiing up the runway

30 October 2015

USA

State of emergency declared: 23,000 displaced in California wildfires

Around 23,000 people have been displaced and a state of emergency declared in California as wildfires rage in the north of the US state. An elderly

15 September 2015

USA

Two passengers are injured after a fire on a British Airways plane in Las Vegas

Two passengers were injured when a British Airways plane caught fire just before take off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Emergency

9 September 2015

Germany

Five injured as fire tears through refugee shelter in Germany

Five people have been taken to hospital after fire broke out at this refugee shelter in the German state of Hesse. One of them is in a serious

4 September 2015

France

Suspect arrested after Paris fire kills 8 people including 2 children

French police have arrested a man in his 30s who they say “might have been at the scene” of one of the deadliest fires in Paris. Eight people

2 September 2015

France

Eight dead, including two children, in Paris apartment building fire

Eight people, including two children, have been killed when one of the deadliest fires in Paris engulfed an apartment building. Firefighters put out

2 September 2015

China

Chinese authorities try to calm fears of Tianjin residents following blasts

Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed at least 116 people in the Chinese port city of Tianjin

21 August 2015

France

Fire at Paris science museum blazes for six hours

A major fire at one of Europe’s biggest science museums, the Cite des Sciences in Paris, has been brought under control after raging for six hours

20 August 2015

USA

St Louis: nine arrested in disturbances

Nine people have been arrested in outbreaks of violence in the US city of St Louis after a black teenager was shot dead by police. Police Use Tear

20 August 2015

China

Conflicting information about evacuations after Tianjin explosion

Chinese police have confirmed the presence of deadly sodium cyanide after explosions in the city of Tianjin last week. The state-run Beijing News

16 August 2015

China

China: angry families of missing demand answers

There may be calm on the streets but among the relatives of those missing in the Tianjin blast there is anger. These people are furious that there

15 August 2015

Spain

Spain:wildfires mean hundreds evacuated in the west

Wildfires have forced more than 1,400 people to leave their homes in Western Spain. Hundreds of firefighters are battling flames fanned by strong

8 August 2015

Gaza

West Bank: father of Palestinian boy killed in arson attack dies of injuries

The father of an 18-month-old Palestinian boy killed in an arson attack in the West Bank, has died of his injuries. Suspected Jewish attackers

8 August 2015

Germany

Hamburg: dozens injured in former air raid shelter fire

Around 40 people have been injured in a fire and explosion at a former air raid shelter in the German city of Hamburg. The blaze broke out in a

4 August 2015

Japan

Crew member missing after ferry fire off Japanese coast

One crew member is missing after a passenger ferry caught fire off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Everyone else onboard was rescued after

1 August 2015

West Bank

Palestinian toddler killed in 'terrorist' arson attack, says Israel

An 18-month-old Palestinian boy has been killed in an arson attack in the West Bank. Jewish settlers are suspected to be behind the fire, which also

31 July 2015