Tag: fire
Children die in Guinea election related fire
At least five children died in a fire in Guinea blamed on post-election riots in a town in the centre of the...
Cape readies for fire season
The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs has said it has ramped up firefighting resources in preparation for the summer fire season....
Chinese troops stage first live-fire drills at overseas base in Djibouti
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) staged its first-ever live-fire drills at its only foreign logistics base in Djibouti, in a move designed...
Wallmannsthal fire wreaks havoc on stored military vehicles
A runaway fire swept through parts of the Wallmannsthal military base destroying 83 vehicles, the majority of which were Samil trucks said...
Migrants saved from burning rubber dinghy
Dozens of migrants were rescued at the weekend after jumping from a rubber dinghy that burst into flame as they tried to...
Two killed in Mogadishu after firing mortar
Two men were killed in the Somali capital after they were spotted firing mortars apparently aimed at the international airport, police and...
Attackers set crude pipeline in Niger Delta on fire
Attackers set fire to a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Saturday, the second strike...
Robed women petrol bomb Kenyan police station
Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set fire to the building...
EgyptAir Flight 804 broke up in mid-air after fire – claim
Evidence gathered in an investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 in the Mediterranean Sea in May shows the plane likely...
EgyptAir flight recorder indicates fire ahead of crash
Audio from the flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 mentions a fire on board the plane in its final moments, the...
Navy confirms electrical fire aboard SAS Amatola
The SA Navy has broken its silence over the fire aboard SAS Amatola at the weekend and has confirmed it was due...
SA Navy not commenting on fire aboard SAS Amatola
What has been said by local residents to be an impressive performance by SA Navy firefighters saw a fire aboard SAS Amatola...
Kenyan police find 75 bodies in slum fire
At least 75 bodies have been recovered after petrol that had spilled into an open sewer caught fire and sent a wave...