7 d. ago Wartime bombs explode as fire rips across Yorkshire moorland

Residents warned to prepare to flee homes as smoke fills air and emergency crews call in back-ups from other areas

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1 week ago Massive fire and explosion at Louisiana auto supply plant forces evacuations

Bright orange flames burned through the plant that produces oils and auto fluids, contrasted with the dark smoke that filled the air

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2 w. ago Chaos at Milan Malpensa Airport after passenger ‘set fire to check

Travellers were seen outside the building as emergency crews worked to battle the flames, which filled the terminal with thick smoke

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3 w. ago Major lorry fire closes M25 in both directions as smoke and flames fill the sky

Delays have already reached up to an hour, with disruption expected to impact rush-hour traffic.

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3 w. ago M25 closure LIVE: Truck fire rips across major motorway as black smoke fills sky

A huge lorry fire is causing long delays on the M25, as photographs show multiple firefighters at the scene attempting to bring the blaze under control as dark smoke rises above the motorway

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3 w. ago Dramatic moment police save man from burning Florida home by dragging him out by his ankles

This is the dramatic moment two police officers enter a smoke-filled home and rescue a trapped man by dragging him out by his ankles.

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3 w. ago Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’

More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burningWith hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerbating the burning, leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled skies.More than 470 fires across the country are currently classified as “out of control”, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment plane cabin fills with smoke after power bank bursts into flames

A plane was filled with smoke when a power bank caught fire during a flight from Sao Paulo to Amsterdam on Wednesday (6 August).

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3 w. ago Alton Towers evacuates section of theme park after fire breaks out

The fire happened in a toilet in the Forbidden Valley section of the park

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3 w. ago Alton Towers is evacuated after 'small' fire broke out inside toilet block in Forbidden Valley

Alton Towers has been evacuated after a 'small' but 'contained' fire broke out inside a toilet facility in the Forbidden Valley.

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3 w. ago Alton Towers evacuated following reports of 'fire' in theme park

Guests have been evacuated after a reported fire rom the Forbidden Valley area of the busy theme park.

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3 w. ago Alton Towers evacuated with 'confused' guests asked to leave as smoke fills area

Visitors at Alton Towers have taken to social media, with some claiming that the affected area is the Forbidden Valley inside the theme park, but this is unconfirmed so far

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3 w. ago Alton Towers evacuated UPDATES: Guests asked to leave after reports of 'fire'

The evacuation happened on Monday afternoon with guests reporting they had been evacuated from the Forbidden Valley area of the busy theme park

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3 w. ago Alton Towers evacuated UPDATES: Theme park area reopens after fire

The evacuation happened on Monday afternoon with guests reporting they had been evacuated from the Forbidden Valley area of the busy theme park - the park remains open

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3 w. ago LIVE: Huge fire in Greater Manchester town as black smoke fills the air

One eyewitness told the M.E.N. that people in the area were 'panicking' and hoping that the fire does not spread further

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last month Hiroshima’s fading legacy: the race to secure survivor’s memories amid a new era of nuclear brinkmanship

Eighty years on from the destruction of the city, registered survivors of the blast - known as hibakusha – have fallen below 100,000The fires were still burning, and the dead lay where they had fallen, when a 10-year-old Yoshiko Niiyama entered Hiroshima, two days after it was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.“I remember that the air was filled with smoke and there were bodies everywhere and it was so hot,” Niiyama says in an interview at her home in the Hiroshima suburbs. “The faces of the survivors were so badly disfigured that I didn’t want to look at them. But I had to.” Continue reading...

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