Category Fire Alert

Huge gas explosion ‘went off like a bomb’ in Virden, Canada

A gas-line explosion that “went off like a bomb” shattered a quiet morning in Virden Friday, destroying one house, severely damaging another and sending one man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.   Around 9 a.m., an employee from…

Huge gas explosion kills 4; 6 injured in NE China

The death toll from a liquified gas explosion at an apartment building in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Friday has risen to 4, with another six injured, local authorities said.   The blast, which occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Friday…

Spain wildfires threaten homes amid Europe heatwave and drought warnings

Wildfires have forced more than 1,400 people to leave their homes in western Spain as dry, hot conditions spark warnings in other European countries Towns and campsites have been evacuated as planes and helicopters help to tackle the blaze in…

Fire brakes out at a chemical factory at Pokharpur in Kanpur, India

A fire broke out today at a chemical factory’s godown at Pokharpur in Kanpur, officials said.    However, no causalities were reported in the incident.    The flames engulfed S R Chagada Chemical Factory in the wee hours, Fire Department…

Massive explosion, fire at mobile home park in southwest Bakersfield, USA

A massive explosion erupting in a southwest Bakersfield mobile home park, hospitalizing at least one person and devastating homes there.   The Bakersfield Fire Department received a call at 1:00 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived a mobile home here near…

Explosion at a petrol station causes 140 gallons of petrol to run “down Main Street” in City of Beacon, USA

An explosion at a City of Beacon gas station caused 140 gallons of gas to run “down Main Street” this afternoon, said City of Beacon Fire Chief Gary Van Voorhis.   No one was killed or injured, Van Voorhis said.…

Fire Causes Chemical Leak in Istanbul Industrial Zone

A fire has caused a chemical leak in an industrial zone in the east of Istanbul, local media reported Wednesday Some 14 tons of nitric acid, known to cause serious chemical burns, leaked from the Tuzla Organized Leather Industrial Zone,…

Gas explosion at fuel depot kills at least 2 with many seriously hurt in Kasoa, Ghana, Africa

Two people are reported to have died when a gas cylinder exploded at a fuel station at Ngleshie Amanfrom near Kasoa. Several people are also believed to have sustained serious injuries from the blast which happened around 1 pm.  …