Wildfires

Fire has again gutted a building at the Balogun Market in the nation’s commercial capital of Lagos. The fire was said to have started from one of the market buildings…

A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China on Wednesday killed 17 people and injured another three, according to local authorities. The blaze broke out at 12:40 pm (0440 GMT)…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that a petroleum-laden tanker had been gutted by fire in Badeggi village, along Bida- Lapai road in Bida Local Government Area of Niger.…

A fire engulfed a skyscraper Friday in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been found. The blaze broke out in a 42-floor…

A wildfire is raging in southwestern France, destroying four houses, burning 1,300 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 540 people in an area already hit this summer by huge blazes.…

The death toll from a fire that tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has risen to 23, an official said Wednesday. The blaze engulfed the second floor of…

About 10 buildings were affected after a tanker laden with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit burst into flames in Ifo, Ogun State. According to the National Emergency Management Agency…

Thousands of Cubans turned out Friday to bid a final farewell to 14 firefighters killed while battling a blaze at a fuel depot this month. A long line of firefighters,…

At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the interior minister said. Kamel Beldjoud told…

Fire on Wednesday gutted a part of the shopping complex on Ligali Ayorinde Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the inferno started in…