EU sends aircraft, villages evacuated as Belgium fights record wildfire
World 10:09 16/08/2026The European Union deployed three helicopters and two water bomber aircraft to tackle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record on Saturday, as local authorities told residents in some villages to leave their homes.
British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfires
World 09:47 09/08/2026PENTICTON, British Columbia - British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after thousands of people in the western Canadian province were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.
Fire engulfs Bien Hoa market in Dong Nai City
Vietnam News 22:15 05/08/2026A massive fire broke out at Bien Hoa Market in Dong Nai City, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday evening, damaging multiple kiosks along the market's front section.
Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, French blaze changes course
World 10:36 03/08/2026AGIOS KONSTANTINOS, Greece - Two firefighting helicopters collided in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire on Sunday that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens, while people fled another blaze on the tourist island of Kefalonia.
5 severely burned victims die in Ho Chi Minh City eatery fire
Vietnam News 18:55 27/07/2026Five of the six people hospitalized with burn injuries after an eatery fire on Ngo Duc Ke Street in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month have died despite intensive treatment.
'Fire calling the shots': France's blaze pushes crews to the brink
World 12:56 27/07/2026Plumes of smoke rose above a vast sea of pine trees outside Bordeaux as firefighters in gleaming helmets rushed to douse emerging flames before they could spread.
Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists
World 10:37 22/07/2026Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain's largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heatwave continued to fuel dangerous conditions across Europe, bringing drought and forecasts of severe hailstorms.
Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons
World 11:36 21/07/2026With nearly 1,000 active fires and an area as large as Belgium already burned, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is facing one of the "most intense" wildfire seasons in its history.
How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap
World 17:34 14/07/2026BANGKOK - At first, only thick smoke billowed out of the front entrance of the bar in northern Bangkok. It was around midnight.
At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China, state media says
World 14:00 10/07/2026At least 28 people were killed in a fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, after flames engulfed the multi-storey building, trapping workers on the rooftop.
Thousands battle 2-day forest fire in Vietnam’s Quang Tri
Vietnam News 15:32 25/06/2026A massive forest fire in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam forced authorities to mobilize thousands of people over two days to contain the blaze, which was finally brought under control by Wednesday afternoon.
Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic
World 15:36 21/06/2026A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday.
