26 h. ago Firefighters rescue dozens from burning high rise in Santiago

Firefighters in Chile’s capital have rescued over 100 people from a high-rise fire

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62 h. ago Highway workers rescued after getting into difficulty on busy motorway viaduct

Twelve highway workers have been rescued after getting stuck on elevating platforms during maintenance work on the pillars of the Friddizza viaduct in Italy.

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8 d. ago California blaze spreads in hot, windy conditions in year’s largest wildfire

The Madre fire, one of at least a dozen in the state, has burned more than 35,000 acres in San Luis Obispo countyA fast-growing wildfire in central California has become the largest in the state this year, surpassing the size of January’s wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles.The Madre fire had exploded to more than 35,000 acres (14,000 hectares) by Thursday morning, after breaking out in San Luis Obispo county on Wednesday afternoon and tearing through grasslands as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state before the Fourth of July holiday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Firefighters rescue one person from burning New London apartment

Firefighters rescue one person from burning New London apartment  The Day

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8 d. ago New London firefighter injured as crews rescue person trapped in house fire

New London firefighter injured as crews rescue person trapped in house fire  WTNH.com

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8 d. ago Watch: Tiny kitten rescued from pipe in Florida by firefighters

Two community members made a surprising discovery, finding a kitten stuck in a pipe, in Fort Myers, Florida

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2 w. ago Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked building

Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog

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3 w. ago Car lands in canal after van crash as woman rushed to hospital

An off-duty firefighter rescued the woman before emergency crews arrived at the scene.

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3 w. ago ‘My grandson was burnt alive’: Grief engulfs neighbourhood where Air India crash killed dozens on the ground

As investigators sift through the wreckage of the Air India Dreamliner that plunged into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad, families mourn loved ones lost in an inferno, reports Namita Singh

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4 w. ago ‘The sky is red and we fear more attacks’: Iranians left stunned by Israeli strikes

Everyday people taken by surprise by overnight strikes and left wondering how to prepare for what may come nextAs dawn broke over Tehran, firefighters and other rescue workers saw for the first time the full extent of the damage done by overnight Israeli strikes.Among the first locations reached by responders in the capital was a 12-storey block of flats looming above a road junction and a shopping mall in the northern suburbs. A huge blast at around 4am had gutted two upper levels, showering debris into the street below. Continue reading...

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