Fire

Russian investigators say plane crash death toll rises to at least 41

The Russian Aeroflot passenger plane made an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and caught fire for unknown reasons.

Egypt transport minister quits after deadly rail crash

The single railcar was traveling too fast when it collided head-on with the barrier, say railway officials. At least 25 people have been killed while the death toll is expected to rise.

Dhaka inferno kills dozens

The fire started in one building but quickly spread to others in a crowded neighbourhood in Bangladesh's capital city. Some floors of the destroyed buildings had chemicals and plastic in storage.

Seven Syrian refugee children die in Canadian house fire

The children, all from the same family, ranged in age from three months to 17 years old, said a woman who lives next door.

At least 17 killed in fire at New Delhi hotel

Indian capital's urban development minister Satyendar Jain says there was "a clear case of negligence" as building laws were poorly enforced in the crowded neighbourhood.

Fire in Flamengo training centre kills at least 10

The blaze swept through a building at Brazil's biggest football club's complex in Rio de Janeiro, killing six players and four team staff.

Greece too reliant on fire planes: experts

The committee of forestry and safety engineering experts from some of Greece's leading universities was ordered formed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the July 23 wildfire in the coastal resort of Mati.

Gas leak likely cause of 'Escape Room' fire in Poland

Investigators believe that an escape room fire which killed five girls in Poland was caused by a gas leak in the bottled gas heating system.

Researchers announce items that survived Brazil museum fire

The items recovered so far include the remains of several pieces, including Brazilian indigenous arrows, a Peruvian vase, and a pre-Colombian funeral urn.

Statewide death toll from California wildfire climbs to 86

There are 563 people still unaccounted for in and around Paradise, a community of nearly 27,000 people that was largely incinerated when the flames swept through two weeks ago.

Fire kills 19 at resort hotel in China's northeast

A fire at a resort hotel in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin kills at least 19 people and injures another 18, say officials.

Loukoumakis the dog recovers from Greek wildfire

The white poodle-cross had crawled into a brick-built hollow behind a garden barbeque area as the inferno raged around him in the town east of Athens last week.