Ratingen Germany: Explosion at apartment building leaves several injured
CNN — Two police officers and several firefighters were injured in an explosion at a block of flats in western Germany on Thursday as they attended an emergency call. The…
Marseille building collapse: Up to 10 people trapped under rubble in French city
Paris CNN — Between four and 10 people are believed to be trapped under rubble in the southern French port city of Marseille after a building collapsed early on Sunday,…
Hamburg warehouse fire: Police warn of possible toxins in air
CNN — Residents in the German city of Hamburg have been warned of heavy smoke and possible toxins in the air after a major fire broke out at a warehouse.…
Thai firefighters battle huge forest blaze that spread across two mountains
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Firefighters in central Thailand have spent days battling a wildfire that has engulfed two mountains and part of a forest park. The fire started at the…
Zebra on the loose gives zookeepers the runaround in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A male zebra broke loose in South Korea’s capital on Thursday, trotting down busy roads and back alleys for hours before being tranquilized and returned…
Guryong Village, South Korea: 500 evacuated as massive fire breaks out in one of Seoul’s last slums
Seoul CNN — Around 500 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out in Guryong Village, one of the last remaining slums in South Korea’s…
Urumqi apartment fire: Uyghur families demand answers over blaze that triggered China protests
Hong Kong CNN — For more than five years, Sharapat Mohamad Ali and her brother Mohamad had been unable to contact their family in far western China, where the government…
Matanzas oil hearth: Cuba’s worst ever blaze introduced below regulate after burning for five days at depot, officers say
Firefighters on Tuesday in spite of everything overcame what officers described because the worst hearth in Cuba’s historical past that over 5 days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island’s primary…