Category Fire Alert

Aviation Alert, Emergency Updates, Fire Alert, Major Events, Plane Crash, Plane Fire, Rescue Alert

Cargo plane crash-lands in S. Sudan, up to 40 reported dead

Earth Extremities
November 4, 2015

Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Wildfire Alert

Indonesian forest fires, haze force Mount Merapi closure

With forest fires burning across Indonesia, officials decided to close Mount Merapi National Park. Fires are now burning on the slopes of the stratovolcano, officials confirmed on Tuesday, and suffocating haze has blanketed much of the island nation. …

Earth Extremities
November 4, 2015

Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Fallen Trees Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Wildfire Alert

Major grass fire threatens oil storage tanks in Turley, Oklahoma, USA

Several fire departments are responding to a grass fire in Turley that appeared to threaten some oil storage tanks in the area, according to Turley Fire and Rescue. The fire was first seen near 76th Street North and North…

Earth Extremities
November 3, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Chemical Explosion Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Gas Explosion Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert

Explosion at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

An explosion has occurred at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company in Kamisu, Japan, according to reports. There are fears that toxic gas has been released and gone into Kashima plant. A fire brigade has arrived at the scene. There is so…

Earth Extremities
November 3, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert

Market fire ‘kills 15 traders’ in Zamboanga, Philippines

Fifteen traders including six children have been killed in a fire at a public market in the Philippines, police say. About 13 others were injured in the blaze at a market in the southern city of Zamboanga. The…

Earth Extremities
November 1, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Nuclear Power Plant Alert, Rescue Alert

Explosion rocks nuclear power plant and catches fire in Belgium

An explosion occurred overnight at a nuclear power plant in Doel, northern Belgium, local media reported, adding that the blast caused a fire. The exact damage from the incident remains unknown. The blast happened around 11pm local time on…

Earth Extremities
November 1, 2015

Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Fire Alert, Major Events, Power Outage Alert, Power Station Alert, Power Transformer Alert

Energy transformer catches fire at Renaissance Power in Carson City, Michigan, USA

The smoke could be could be spotted from miles away Friday, billowing high into the air and blending into the overcast sky above. As commuters pulled over on M-57 to gander at the mammoth plume, the source of the…

Earth Extremities
October 31, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, State Of Emergency Alert

CODE RED ISSUED due to an explosion killing dozens at a nightclub in Bucharest

An explosion at a nightclub in the centre of Bucharest on Friday night has left at least 26 dead and 88 wounded, with some Romanian media reporting that the death toll could be as high as 40. At the time…