50 h. ago Four children arrested after boy, 14, died in warehouse fire will face no further police action

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to a blaze near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on the evening of May 2.

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7 d. ago Apocalyptic wildfire images show Europe choked with smoke as blaze turns deadly

Incredible photos show an impenetrable looking ceiling of thick smoke blocking sunlight in France as fires rage across the country and its Iberian neighbours in 40C heat

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7 d. ago Deadly wildfires strike France as huge blaze continues to spread

The fire has spread across 11,000 hectares of land

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3 w. ago Madrid choked by smoke as residents flee ferocious wildfires

About 50 residents had to be evacuated as the fires ripped through the countryside. Madrid Security and Emergency Agency described the blazes as of "maximum concern"

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4 w. ago Victims are identified in deadly Massachusetts fire that killed nine residents

At least 30 people, including five firefighters, were injured in Sunday night’s deadly blaze

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4 w. ago At least nine dead and 30 injured after blaze tears through assisted

A huge fire has ripped through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts with nine people killed, 30 injured and residents trapped inside with some screaming for help

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last month Nine dead and dozens injured after blaze at assisted living facility that left residents desperately hanging out of windows

Firefighters were called to the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River at about 9:50pm on Sunday

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