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Bar in Switzerland where 40 people died on New Year’s Eve had missed its annual fire and safety inspection every year for five years.

The Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas of California are being rebuilt a year after the devastating wildfires, but the process will not be completely smooth.

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday.

Fire in basement bar in an upscale ski resort confirmed to have killed 40 people, with identification of the burned to potentially take weeks. 

Officials are investigating after a United Airlines flight lost an engine Saturday on takeoff and also sparked a fire on a Virginia runway.

Video has emerged of a woman who lost nearly everything in a house fire in the Philippines discovering her family’s Holy Bible largely untouched by the blaze.

Viral video captured the rescue, showing orange flames and thick black smoke pouring from the ravaged building as Maningo whisks her canine friends to safety. 

Hong Kong authorities raised the death toll of this week’s deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex to 128 as rescue operations reach its end.

A deadly fire at a Hong Kong residential complex has so far left at least 55 dead and 72 injured, with dozens more still trapped in the burned buildings as of Thursday morning. Three suspects have been arrested in relation to the catastrophe.

A massive blaze engulfed several high-rise residential blocks in a sprawling Hong Kong estate on Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least 13 people with local media predicting many more still trapped by the flames.

Thousands of people took to the streets of North Macedonia’s capital on Saturday demanding justice for the victims of a nightclub fire – the deadliest blaze in the country’s history – ahead of the trial next week of the club owner and others.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is continuing a familiar pattern of shifting attention away from the Pacific Palisades fire, this time focusing on climate change and insurance access instead of addressing his administration’s role in the disaster.

The home of Miami Heat’s lead coach Erik Spoelstra went up in flames on Thursday in Miami-Dade, Florida, leaving extensive damage.

Several firefighters in the Bronx were injured on Wednesday as they responded to reports of a fire, as one vehicle involved reportedly exploded.

Passengers on an Air China flight witnessed a lithium battery burst into flames in luggage that had been placed in an overhead bin on Saturday.

The alleged suspect behind the Pacific Palisades fire in the Los Angeles area at the beginning of the year reportedly donated to former President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli

A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks went up in flames along a Missouri highway on Monday.

A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said Saturday.

An arsonist reportedly targeted a Washington state Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office over the weekend, with photos showing fire damage and shattered glass from objects thrown at the facility.

Firefighters are battling a massive fire in the Olympic National Forest in Washington State.

Passengers evacuated by using emergency slides from an American Airlines flight about to take off from Denver, Colorado, on Saturday when the airplane had an issue with its landing gear.

Video has surfaced of a Delta Air Lines flight as one of its engines burst into flames shortly after takeoff Friday from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

The Tomorrowland electronic dance music festival in Boom, Belgium, suffered a setback this week when its main stage caught fire.

Community members in Fall River, Massachusetts, are in shock and grieving after a fire erupted inside an assisted-living facility and left nine people dead and 30 people hurt on Sunday evening.

Police officers in Sacramento, California, recently put their lives on the line to rescue a suspect from extreme danger.

People enjoying the lights of Las Vegas were shocked when a person reportedly threw fireworks at a palm tree and it burst into flames.

Police say the captain of a boat that went up in flames on Saturday near the Bronx was arrested for drunk driving.

An outpouring of contrasting emotions hit social media this week after a fire incinerated the largest pre-Civil War plantation mansion remaining in the American South.

A car explosion in Palm Springs, California, left at least one person dead and a fertility clinic damaged, according to several reports.

Three killed in a blaze at a former British military base that is now used to commemorate the history of aviation and motor sports.

Police officers and a neighbor in Christopher, Illinois, are being praised for rushing to the aid of a firefighter when a home collapsed.

Tesla cars, dealerships, and charging ports have been the target of attacks across the globe as the company’s CEO Elon Musk spearheads DOGE.

A firefighter in Pickens County, Georgia, is about to add a special creature to his family after rescuing a litter of puppies from danger.

Some visitors had to evacuate Saturday when a fire erupted at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT park in Orlando, Florida.

A dog in Coventry, Rhode Island, is being praised for helping save her entire family from extreme danger on Tuesday.

Police officers in Atlanta, Georgia, rescued several people when neighbors alerted them to a house fire on March 7.