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Family of four killed in apartment fire at Cairo’s Manial neighborhood
Egypt
December 16, 2024
Family of four killed in apartment fire at Cairo’s Manial neighborhood
An entire family of four, including two children, was killed in a fire inside a residential apartment in Manial neighborhood…
Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Manila’s biggest slum area
World
November 25, 2024
Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Manila’s biggest slum area
CNN — A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday, leaving at least…
Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies in northern India
World
November 17, 2024
Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies in northern India
A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and…
Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species
Environment
October 24, 2024
Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species
CNN — A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the…
Fire from Israeli strike in Gaza “consumed people before it consumed anything else,” witness says
Middle East
October 14, 2024
Fire from Israeli strike in Gaza “consumed people before it consumed anything else,” witness says
A witness to Israel’s strike on a hospital courtyard in central Gaza that killed four people has described it as…
Fire at Cairo’s Jewish Quarter kills 5 people, injures 8 more
Egypt
July 21, 2024
Fire at Cairo’s Jewish Quarter kills 5 people, injures 8 more
A massive fire broke out across several shops at Cairo’s Jewish Quarter in the al-Moski neighborhood on Friday evening, killing…
Nile Air plane evacuated in Saudi Arabia after catching fire, no injuries
Egypt
July 18, 2024
Nile Air plane evacuated in Saudi Arabia after catching fire, no injuries
A Nile Air plane caught on fire during its takeoff from the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia…
Dozens killed in fire at Kuwait building housing foreign workers
Middle East
June 13, 2024
Dozens killed in fire at Kuwait building housing foreign workers
CNN — At least 49 people are dead after a fire ripped through a residential building housing foreign workers in…
Blazes break out in northern Israel after cross-border attacks from Lebanon
Middle East
June 4, 2024
Blazes break out in northern Israel after cross-border attacks from Lebanon
CNN — Large fires broke out in northern Israel overnight, Israeli police said early Tuesday, attributing the blazes to rocket…
Fire breaks out in Alexandria cafe, no casualties reported
Egypt
April 10, 2024
Fire breaks out in Alexandria cafe, no casualties reported
A massive fire broke out on Thursday in a cafe and facilities within Alexandria city, with no information reported about…