Tag: Fire

Mysterious explosions heard in Lebanon

The sound of a blast was reportedly heard overnight between the southern towns of Houmine and Deir al-Zahrani of the Nabatiyeh district. The causes of the blast, followed by a fire outbreak, remain unknown. Media reports said that at 1:30 am, the residents of the area heard a blast, than saw a fire erupting in […]

Petrol tanker explodes on Haramain Expressway

Saudi firefighters have put out a blaze on the Makkah-Jeddah expressway, authorities said on Tuesday. The fire was caused after a tanker carrying petroleum was involved in a road accident. Provincial authorities said ten vehicles had caught fire, but that there were no injuries. A video posted to the Makkah region’s official Twitter account showed […]

BREAKING NEWS - Jebel Ali Free Zone threatened by huge explosions

A huge explosion shook buildings in Dubai late on Wednesday with authorities saying there had been a fire on board a commercial ship anchored off Jebal Ali Port. Dubai Media Office (DMO) said: "A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Dubai […]

Iran loses major ship in Gulf to fire

Iran's largest navy ship sank after catching fire near the mouth of the Gulf, but the entire crew was able to safely disembark, Iranian semi-official news agencies reported on Wednesday. "All efforts to save the vessel were unsuccessful and it sank," the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Firefighting operations continued on board the support ship […]

Another fire erupts in central Beirut (UPDATE with video link)

A fire has broken out in a downtown Beirut building near the city's port where an explosion last month killed nearly 200 people, wounded thousands and left the city's residents traumatised. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire in one of the city's best-known buildings that was the work of the late Iraq-born […]

Jordan blast explained without recourse to sabotage

Out-of-date mortar ammunition was the source of a huge blast at a Jordanian military installation on Friday, officials have revealed. The early morning explosion at the remote mountain depot outside the industrial city of Zarqa was reportedly heard 30 km away. A Jordanian military spokesman told the official news agency Petra that the blast happened […]

Two workers burnt to death inside an aluminium furnace in Jebel Ali, Dubai

Two workers have been burnt to death inside an aluminium furnace in Jebel Ali on Monday, Gulf News has learnt. According to an Dubai Police official, they were alerted at 6pm, about the death of two workers inside a furnace in an aluminium company in Jebel Ali. The source said that a group of workers were […]

Huge fire engulfs luxury flats in London

A huge fire broke out on the top floor of a five-storey residential building in London's West Hampstead, the fire brigade said on Thursday. About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were tackling the blaze on Inglewood Road and it was "very visible for miles around," the Fire Brigade said. The fire brigade was called […]

3 injured in ‘routine’ Trump Tower fire, New York officials say

Three people were injured in a small electrical fire at Trump Tower, where smoke billowed from the rooftop early Monday as emergency crews worked to extinguish the flames. The Secret Service first spotted the fire and alerted building managers, who called 911 shortly before sunrise, according to New York fire officials. Within about an hour, […]

Iranian oil tanker burns, 32 missing after collision off China's coast

A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese bulk ship, leaving its 32 crew members missing, the Chinese government said. Thick clouds of dark smoke could be seen billowing out of the […]

No ban on barbecues near Al Qudra Lake

Dubai Municipality has clarified that there isn’t a complete ban on starting a fire or doing a barbecue near Al Qudra Lake, as long as visitors do not damage the environment and follow the rules. Earlier this month, signs went up right next to the Al Qudra Lake where visitors were warned with the following: […]

Fire destroys two Sharjah warehouses

Two warehouses were destroyed in a fire in Sharjah's industrial area 18 on Wednesday, Civil Defence officials said. The warehouses affected by the blaze were used to store party decorations. Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director General of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News that the fire started at around 2:50pm. It took firefighters from […]

Oil rig explodes in Louisiana lake, injuries reported

An oil rig exploded Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, a Louisiana police department said. Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said Sunday evening that rescue boats were being sent from the Kenner Boat Launch, and that officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are assisting, The Times-Picayune reported . There were "a […]

Reported blast on London subway train sparks panic

There was panic Friday morning at a London Underground train station after a small explosion or fire on a train reportedly left at least two people injured. London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan police officials confirmed they were responding to the incident at Parson's Green Tube station in the southwest part of the British capital. Commuters […]

Fire Put Out at 86-Story Residential Skyscraper in Dubai

Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out early Friday in one of the world's tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below, the city authorities said. More than 40 floors of the 86-story Torch Tower were burning on one side of the building, an […]

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