20 h. 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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21 h. 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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41 h. 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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61 h. 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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64 h. 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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65 h. 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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65 h. 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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66 h. 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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66 h. 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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66 h. 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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66 h. 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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6 d. 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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9 d. ago 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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9 d. ago Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train

Passengers have evacuated a New York City area commuter train after a fire caused at least one car to fill with smoke

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9 d. ago Passengers in 'sheer panic' after holiday flight severely damaged by huge bird

Passengers suffered oxygen shortages after a serious bird strike left the plane filled with smoke with the front of the craft seriously damaged. One woman said she 'couldn't breathe' as the chaos unfolded

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3 w. ago Wizz Air flight from Poland to London forced to make emergency landing after 'cockpit fills with smoke'

A fleet of ambulances, fire trucks and a medical helicopter descended onto the runway

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4 w. ago Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet

Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollutionA group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires.In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada has been an issue for several years and recently their voters “have had to deal with suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air to begin the summer”. Continue reading...

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