Fire

A fire ripped through one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai on Thursday night, sending panicked residents fleeing from the building.

Debris could be seen spiralling to the ground across the famous Marina district of the city as the fire consumed multiple floors of the Torch Tower after midnight.

The fire near the village of Izvorishte in Burgas is limited, the press center of the Ministry of Interior reports. Ten fire teams, volunteers, equipment from Burgas Municipality, as well as agricultural machinery continue the fire-fighting activities.

A combative Indian defense expert who accused Beijing of running bellicose news stories against Delhi drew a strong response from his Chinese TV show counterpart, who said Indian troops must leave the contested Doklam area if they do not want war.

At least 500 hectares of forest land was reduced to ash due to a fire which started in the Bayındır district of the Aegean province of İzmir on July 25, an official from General Directorate of Forestry said.

The warehouse fire in Kazichene is now under control, announced the Interior Ministry, quoted by bTV.

Six fire Safety and Population Protection teams work on extinguishing the fire.

There are currently no data for injured people.

The report of the incident was filed around 10.10 am local time earlier today.

Warehouse for clothes is on fire in Sofia's suburb Kazichene. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior press center, according to bTV.

No injuries were reported due to the ignition of the warehouse.

Six Fire Safety and Population Protection teams work on extinguishing the fire.

There are currently no data for injured people.

Police in Florina, northern Greece, Tuesday detained a 58-year-old man on charges of causing a fire through neglect. According to local reports, the man had been using an agricultural machine in the area of Seltsa, in the municipality of Prespes, when a spark from the machine triggered the blaze.

An Ultra Tune Australia automotive ad showing two scantily-clad women putting out a car fire has become the most complained about commercial for the first half of the year -but it won’t be banned.

A total of 50 decares of olive grove were destroyed after a fire ignited by a cigarette butt caught them on fire in the Aegean province of Aydın on June 25, Doğan News Agency has reported.