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Video: settlers torching shops and cars at the entrance to the village Deir Sharf, Nablus area, a short while ago
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Extreme Risk of Fires for six Greek regions on July 26 (MAP)
Greece’s Civil Protection issued an ALERT warning of Extreme Fires Risk (category 5) for six regions across the country on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. At the same time, the Fires Risks WARNING lists another six regions at Very High Risk (category 4).
Two firefighting pilots confirmed dead
In a statement, the General Air Staff Air Force named the two officers as Captain Christos Moulas (34) and his co-pilot, Second Lieutenant Periklis Stefanidis (27).
Leading tributes to the two pilots, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said: “Our sense of gratitude is immense and our sorrow for their loss profound.”
China’s Urumqi to ease Covid lockdown amid public anger over deadly fire
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, local government officials promised they would ease lockdown measures in neighborhoods categorized as “low risk” by authorities “in stages.”
Residents in these areas will be allowed to leave their buildings in staggered periods of a day, but they won’t be allowed to leave their residential compounds until all compounds in the neighborhood are categorized as “low risk” areas.
Now-censored videos appear to show China‘s zero-Covid measures delaying response to deadly fire
(25.11.2022)
At least ten people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in China‘s Xinjiang Region, according to the local fire department‘s statement. The lockdown measures appeared to delay firefighters from getting through to the scene, based on videos circulating on social media reviewed by CNN. CNN‘s Selina Wang reports.
Fire out at large Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released
This image made from a video released by Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shows bright flaring object landing in grounds of the nuclear plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine Friday, March 4, 2022. Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea.
Fire destroys Brazil film archive
A film warehouse in Sao Paulo was partially destroyed by a fire Thursday just months after employees of the Cinemateca Brasileira had warned of such a disaster, accusing the government of deliberately neglecting the cultural institution.
Dubai fire crews respond to explosion at Jebel Ali Port
There are 8,000 companies based at the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), which contributed 23 per cent of Dubai‘s gross domestic product last year. It is the Middle East‘s largest trade zone.
Protesters in Guatemala Set Fire to Congress Building Over Spending Cuts
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Guatemala’s capital on Saturday, setting fire to the nation’s congressional building in a show of anger over a budget bill passed this week that cut funding for health care and education.
The demonstrations in Guatemala City, which also included peaceful marches in the central plaza, rocked a nation still recovering from back-to-back hurricanes that displaced thousands of people, destroyed homes and obliterated critical infrastructure.
Guatemala: Demonstranten setzen Parlament in Brand
Die Demonstranten riefen den Staatschef zudem dazu auf, sein Veto gegen den Haushalt einzulegen. Das Parlament, das von Giammatteis Partei und deren Verbündeten dominiert wird, hatte diese Woche das Milliardenbudget im Schnellverfahren und ohne öffentliche Debatte verabschiedet. Es bürdet dem Land hohe Schulden auf.
Fire guts Uganda‘s top university, destroys main administration building block
Luke Owoyesigire, Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, said in a statement that the police are actively investigating a fire at the country‘s largest and oldest institution in the capital Kampala, which started at around midnight, burning property and documents.
26 people have been killed and dozens more are missing as fires ravage the West Coast
Nintety-seven large fires were burning Saturday in the West overall, including 12 in Idaho and nine in Montana, the National Interagency Fire Center said.
Oregon town of Blue River reduced to ash, rubble by Holiday Farm firef
Sandi Elwood grew up in Detroit, Oregon and went back on Wednesday, September 9, the day after a destructive wildfire nearly leveled the town where her mom stills lives. Her mother escaped before the flames burned her entire home. „It didn‘t sink in to anyone that it was really happening,“ Elwood said of the wildfire which took out most of her hometown.
Drone footage of Portland during the Oregon wildfires
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Brand in Kathedrale von Nantes
Vor fünf Jahren hatte es in Nantes schon einmal ein Großfeuer in einer Kirche gegeben. Damals wurden Teile der Basilika Saint-Donatien aus dem 19. Jahrhundert zerstört.
Bushfire royal commission told Aboriginal people routinely ignored in post-disaster commissions
Euahlayi man and ANU researcher Bhiamie Eckford-Williamson told the commission that the Black Summer bushfires created extraordinary public interest in Aboriginal people‘s land management practices, especially burning.
LIVE UPDATES: Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed engulfed in flames
On Saturday night, protesters congregated at the site where Brooks was killed, setting the Wendy’s on fire and blocking the highway for hours.
Fire on French nuclear submarine at Toulon extinguished
Some 100 firefighters had been called in to tackle the blaze on the Perle, which lasted 14 hours and ended at around 00:50 a.m. (2250 GMT). the ministry said. It confirmed an earlier statement that no nuclear material was aboard when the fire broke out on Friday.
Nashville police: Arrest made in historic courthouse fire
A fire is started outside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, May 30, 2020, after the “I Will Breathe” rally to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day. Police identified the man shown as Wesley Somers, 25, and charged him with arson on Sunday.
STORY on St. John‘s fire. „A person sprayed graffiti: “The Devil is across [the] street.”
NEW: Fire was in basement of St. Johns, and is out, my @washingtonpost colleague @phscoop reports from DC fire department. Firefighters got there w/ a police escort and quickly put out the blaze. Did NOT appear to cause any significant damage, and it is unclear how it started.
NBC news has confirmed on Friday – the president was taken by secret service to the underground bunker at the WH. This is the same bunker that was used for former VP Cheney during the 9-11 attacks.
He was there for a “very short period” out of an abundance of caution.
Buildings near White House set ”ablaze — including St. John’s Church, a historic landmark opened in 1816 and attended by every president since James Madison. The basement fire, the cause of which remains unclear, was quickly extinguished.”
Indigenen-Kunst kehrt nach Brasilien zurück
Es ist weltweit die erste Schenkung, die nach dem verheerenden Brand im September 2018 im Brasilianischen Nationalmuseum in Rio de Janeiro erfolgt: Die Übergabe der Sammlung der Brüder Lukesch soll motivierend für den Wiederaufbau des Museums sein.
„Du hast keine Ahnung, Mann!“
Die Buschbrände rauben den Menschen den Atem – und die Feuer wüten weiter. Die Regierung will mit Geld helfen, aber die Menschen sind sauer. Australiens Premier Morrison wird übel beschimpft.
Massenevakuierungen mit militärischer Hilfe bei Buschbränden in Australien
Die Behörden haben zehntausende Menschen aufgefordert, die betroffenen Küstenstädte zu verlassen. „Es ist unerlässlich, es ist überlebenswichtig, dass wir alle gehen“, sagte der Verkehrsminister des Bundesstaates New South Wales (NSW), Andrew Constance, im australischen Fernsehen ABC.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian declares state of emergency, as thousands flee South Coast ahead of horror fire weekend
NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said Saturday is likely to bring conditions more dangerous than New Year‘s Eve, when bushfires left seven dead and thousands in peril.
„There‘ll be real challenges and very real risks associated with what‘s being forecast and predicted for fire spread under the sorts of weather conditions we‘re expecting as we head into Saturday,“ he said.
Dutzende Tote bei Fabriksbrand in Indien
Das Feuer war in einem dicht besiedelten Viertel der Millionenmetropole Neu-Delhi ausgebrochen. Bei den meisten Opfern handelt es sich laut der Feuerwehr um Arbeiter, die auf verschiedenen Stockwerken des Fabriksgebäudes geschlafen hatten.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Fires Police Supt. Eddie Johnson
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, after reviewing an inspector general’s investigation into Johnson being found passed out behind the wheel of his car in October. CBS 2‘s Megan Hickey reports.
Shuri Castle: Fire engulfs world heritage site in Japan
A fire has ripped through Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan, destroying the main building.
Japan: Weltkulturerbe Burg Shuri in Flammen
Die Burg brannte kurz vor Kriegsende 1945 während der Schlacht von Okinawa nieder. 200.000 Menschen kamen damals ums Leben, darunter viele Zivilisten.
Bundeswehr weitet Testbetrieb nach Moorbrand wieder aus
Am emsländischen Moor wird wieder geschossen und gesprengt.
Brände im Amazonasgebiet
Deutschland und die EU begünstigen die Abholzung und Brandrodungen im Amazonasgebiet mit ihren umfangreichen Agrarimporten aus Brasilien seit Jahren. Schon lange werden Proteste dagegen laut, zumal im Auftrag von Brasiliens Agrarunternehmen immer wieder auch Morde an Kleinbauern begangen werden. Deutschland sei daran „durch seine Importe von Produkten des brasilianischen Agro-Business mitschuldig“, kritisierten beispielsweise Vertreter indigener Gemeinschaften vor rund drei Jahren. Das unlängst geschlossene EU-Freihandelsabkommen mit dem Mercosur wird Brasiliens Agrarexporte weiter steigern und neue Anbauflächen erforderlich machen;
Munition liegen lassen und als Helfer wiederkommen
Wenn die Not allerdings so groß ist, dass der Bundeswehr das Feld geräumt wird, scheint der Verstand bei einigen auszusetzen.
Waldbrände Brandenburg: „Anti-Terror-Übung“ bei Waldbrandgefahrenstufe 5 in Lehnin
Das Manöver hat noch nicht begonnen und am gestrigen Tag mit einer Temperatur von über 30 Grad Celsius kam es zu einem nicht vorgesehenen Waldbrand auf dem Gelände des Truppenübungsplatzes Lehnin, der von Bundeswehr und mehreren örtlichen Feuerwehren gelöscht werden muss.
The Burning Cathedral and the Dead Turtle
Craig Murray connected the event to imperialism: “France is a country which has spent hundreds of billions of euros on nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction, and hundreds of billions of euros on other military capabilities. France possesses the technological capability to utterly flatten a city the size of Paris in minutes. Yet it does not possess the technological capability to prevent one of its greatest buildings from being destroyed by fire.”
War Drama vermeidbar? Brand erst 23 Minuten nach erstem Alarm entdeckt
Der französische Innenminister Laurent Nunez lobte die Arbeit der Feuerwehrleute, die ihr Leben bei dem Großeinsatz riskierten. Die Rettung der Kathedrale sei auf einen entscheidenden Zeitrahmen von 15 bis 30 Minuten zurückzuführen, berichtete der Politiker.