Category Fire Alert

Coronavirus HORROR: Fire kills 10 people at Romanian hospital treating Covid patients

TEN PEOPLE have died following a fire at a hospital in Romania treating patients suffering from coronavirus. The blaze broke out in the intensive care unit of the Piatra Neamt county hospital and quickly spread to a nearby room. Officials…

2 killed, 6 injured in explosion at chemical factory in Maharashtra, India

Two persons were killed and six others injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The explosion took place around 2.30 am in the factory at…

60,000 to evacuate after wildfire grows in Southern California, USA

A fast-moving wildfire has forced evacuations for 60,000 people in Southern California as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. The smoky fire in Orange…

Wildfires and droughts devastate South American biodiversities

Under stress from a historic drought, large swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires. Experts on Friday said wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia…