5 d. ago Mum convicted of arson after setting fire to boyfriend's clothes while 'drunk and emotional'

Emergency services were called after Rachel Hunt started the blaze in her back yard

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6 d. ago Liverpool residents 'scared to leave the house' after youths start blaze on deck of bus

"I think it's kids being bored and they want to cause murder. They're bored because there's nothing to do."

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8 d. ago Shopping centre blaze sees at least six dead and dozens injured in 'mass disaster'

Shoppers visiting a multi-story shopping centre in Kurachi, Pakistan, saw their trip turn to horror after a major blaze started on the ground floor quickly engulfed the whole building

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1 week ago M3 shuts in one direction as firefighters tackle lorry fire with drivers warned of 90

DRIVERS are warned of mammoth queues as firefighters tackle a lorry fire on the M3. National Highways say there are delays up to 90-minutes on the road. The M3 eastbound between junction four at Farnborough and junction three at Woking is now closed. This is while fire crews tackle the blaze which started at around...

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2 w. ago The shocking case of LA’s ‘zombie’ fire – and the young man at the center of it

Prosecutors claim Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, started a smaller wildfire that went on to become the devastating Palisades blaze. Is he ultimately to blame?More than a year after a devastating wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades, all but obliterating one of the west coast’s most iconic neighborhoods, prosecutors are honing their case against the man they say is responsible.Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old occasional Uber driver who used to live in Pacific Palisades, was charged with three felonies by federal prosecutors in October, who claim he was in the neighborhood in the early hours of New Year’s Day. According to a federal complaint, Rinderknecht allegedly used an open flame – likely a lighter – to start a small blaze that grew to about 8 acres (3.2 hectares) before firefighters rushed to the area and extinguished it. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Denver fire UPDATES: Families evacuated after city's 'biggest fire in years'

More than 100 firefighters are tackling the huge blaze in Denver, Colorado, which started at a three-story apartment complex under construction on Leetsdale Drive

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3 w. ago Denver fire RECAP: Families evacuated after city's 'biggest fire in years'

More than 100 firefighters tackled the huge blaze in Denver, Colorado, which started at a three-story apartment complex under construction on Leetsdale Drive

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3 w. ago Horror new Swiss ski resort fire photos show exact moment sparklers start blaze

Horrific footage taken inside the Le Constellation bar shows the moment a sparkler appears to set the ceiling on fire, and people desperately trying to put out the ensuing flames

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3 w. ago Lost seconds before Swiss ski resort inferno as youngsters filmed fire instead of fleeing: New footage shows flames spreading on ceiling as officials confirm sparklers started the blaze

The footage, taken by French economics student Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, shows flames ripping through the Crans-Montana club as revellers below continue singing, dancing and shouting.

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3 w. ago Chilling Swiss ski resort bar fire picture shows shows 'exact moment' champagne sparkler started blaze

An explosion in the basement of Le Constellation nightclub in Crans-Montana claimed at least 47 lives during New Year celebrations

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3 w. ago Swiss bar fire picture shows 'precise moment' sparkler started blaze that left 47 dead in ski resort

An explosion in the basement of Le Constellation nightclub in Crans-Montana claimed at least 47 lives during New Year celebrations

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3 w. ago Exact moment fire starts in Swiss club as 'disaster waiting to happen' blaze kills 47

The owners of the Swiss nightclub where at least 47 people have died in a fire have been revealed as a husband and wife French couple who are powerful figures in the Swiss hospitality industry

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3 w. ago New video shows deadly 'flashover' fire in Swiss inferno deathtrap that had 6.5 out of ten for safety and where at least 47 died and 115 injured

The basement venue, Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, was fitted with wooden furnishings and foam-style ceiling material and had only one narrow staircase.

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3 w. ago New video shows deadly 'flashover' fire in Swiss inferno deathtrap that had 6.5 out of ten for safety and where at least 47 died and injured 115

The basement venue, Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, was fitted with wooden furnishings and foam-style ceiling material and had only one narrow staircase.

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3 w. ago Swiss inferno deathtrap had a 6.5 out of ten for safety: Deadly factors that allowed a 'flashover' that killed at least 47 and injured 115

The blaze tore through the basement of Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana shortly after 1.30am, as packed celebrations were under way.

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