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  • 30/12/2012 | Argentina

    No passengers injured after fire scare in Mitre line

    Tens of passengers experienced moments of fear when the train they traveling was invaded by a dense smoke between the Belgrano R and Colegiales stations.

  • 27/01/2013 | Argentina

    98 Line bus depot catches fire in Wilde

    Thirteen passenger buses of the 98 Line caught fire after a blaze that affected the Wilde bus depot, in the Greater Buenos Aires area.

  • 21/07/2012 | Argentina

    'La Saladita' building might collapse after fire

    The "La Saladita" market building currently runs the risk of collapsing due to the damage left by Friday night's fire, according to the fire-fighters that were working in the area.

  • 20/10/2012 | Argentina

    Two injured as car crashes, sets on fire

    Two young people were injured and burnt after the car in which they were traveling collided against another vehicle and was set on fire in the City neighbourhood of Palermo early on Saturday.

  • 30/10/2012 | Argentina

    Bernal: Fire breaks out in glass factory

    Fire-fighters almost contained a blaze in a glass factory located in Bernal, Buenos Aires province. No victims were reported.

  • 24/05/2012 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out in La Boca, no fatalities reported

    A large fire broke out in a tenement in La Boca, where at least five fire trucks were intensely trying to put it out. No fatalities were reported.

  • 14/06/2012 | Argentina

    Taddei case: Eduardo Vázquez sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Former Callejeros drummer Eduardo Vázquez was sentenced to 18 years in prison as he was found guilty of murdering wife Wanda Taddei by setting her on fire. According to the jury, Vázquez was under temporary insanity when he attacked his wife and thus the sentence was reduced to 18 years

  • 14/07/2012 | Argentina

    Cargo ship catches fire in Ensenada, one missing, two injured

    A fire broke out on board a cargo ship this afternoon at Ensenada Port close to the city of La Plata, where a person has been reported missing and two injured, police officials said.

  • 10/01/2012 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out in Alvarez Hospital

    A fire broke out on the second floor of the Teodoro Alvarez Hospital, in the Floresta neighbourood, prompting authorities to evacuate patients as a precaution.

  • 13/02/2012 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out in Costanera Sur, no victims reported

    A fire broke out in a pastureland belonging to the Terminal 7 logistics company in the Costanera Sur area. The blaze however didn’t affect the nearby slum or the Ecological Reserve.

  • 22/05/2012 | Argentina

    Supermarket burnt down in seaside town Cariló

    A supermarket in the seaside town of Cariló, Buenos Aires Province, was completely destroyed yesterday morning after a fire broke out, burning the entire place down.

  • 26/12/2011 | Argentina

    Two killed, one injured in fire at Dock Sud

    A woman and her daughter died this morning and a man was injured during a fire at a house located in Dock Sud, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, officials informed.

  • 30/12/2011 | Argentina

    Relatives claim for justice 7 years after Cromañon tragedy

    Seven years after the fire in República Cromañon night club, in the City neighbourhood of Balvanera killed 194 people, family members of the victims keep up with their claim for justice and demand tougher sentences on those involved in the 2004 tragedy.

  • 05/01/2012 | Argentina

    Wildfire consumes over 400ha along Chubut mountain chain

    A wildfire along Chuchut mountain chain has consumed over a thousand acres of native vegetation, informed officials today.

  • 12/12/2011 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out at Diagonal Norte subway station

    A fire broke out at one of the entrances to the Diagonal Norte subway station, but firemen were quick to put it out. No victims were reported.

  • 13/12/2011 | Argentina

    Tigre fire tamed

    Fire brigades were able to tame a fire that broke out in a plastc prdoucts factory in the locality of Tigre, Buenos Aires province. No victims were reported and the causes of the fire have yet to be determined.

  • 22/12/2011 | Argentina

    Tragic fire in Solano, 3 children killed

    Three small children died in the early hours of today in a tragic fire in the town of Solano, Buenos Aires Province. The fire broke out in the family's shack, in the more impoverished part of the Quilmes district. Four siblings of the victims were able to escape, officials informed. 

  • 09/09/2011 | Argentina

    UBA Medicine faculty evacuated after small fire

    UBA University of Buenos Aires’s Medicine faculty was evacuated due to a fire breaking out in a seventh floor lab. The fire reportedly started due to a gas leak. A person was taken to a nearby hospital with asphyxia symptoms.

  • 30/09/2011 | Argentina

    Railway union leader arrested; Sarmiento workers go on strike

    Railway union leader Rubén Sobrero and spokesman Leonardo Portorreal were arrested as they were both accused of participating in the incidents occurred in May, when several people set a Sarmiento train on fire. The Labour Ministry ordered a mandatory conciliation over the conflict triggered by the Sarmiento train line workers’ strike to protest the detentions.

  • 04/10/2011 | Argentina

    Judge Yalj's decision on Sobrero still unknown

    San Martín Federal Judge Juan Manuel Yalj, confirmed today that the decision on whether to release railway union leader Rubén Sobrero or not, after he was arrested on arson charges had not yet been made, but it would be resolved today. Sobrero was accused of being involved in the Sarmiento train arson case which took place in May.  

  • 17/08/2011 | Argentina

    Cannabis field found under General Paz motorway

    A secret cannabis field was uncovered this morning beneath the General Paz motorway, after a fire broke out destroying a cardboard deposit, police said. 

  • 23/08/2011 | Argentina

    San Juan: protesters burn down town hall, police station

    A previously peaceful protest turned ugly last night, as a group of residents protesting against the disappearance of a young man in San José de Jáchal, San Juan province, set fire to the town hall and a local police station, officials reported.

  • 02/09/2011 | Argentina

    Delays, suspensions in flights of Córdoba and Patagonia area

    The airport of Córdoba remained closed during most of the day due to a fire near the landing strip. Meanwhile, some flights at the Patagonia had to be suspended due to the presence of volcanic ash.

  • 16/06/2011 | Argentina

    Santa Cruz governor Peralta awaits ruling enabling him to dismiss teachers

    While Santa Cruz province teachers ratified their rejection to the wage increase ordered by Governor Daniel Peralta, the gubernatorial administration currently awaits a ruling that determines the illegality of the 52-day long strike.

  • 01/07/2011 | Argentina

    Apartment fire kills two children in Constitución neighbourhood

    Two children aged four and five years old were killed this morning, after a fire broke out in their home, in the city neighbourhood of Constitución, police officials and SAME medical authorities reported.

  • 03/08/2011 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out in Hospital Español basement

    A fire was reported to have broken out in the basement of the Hospital Español downtown, located at the intersection of Belgrano and La Rioja streets. Four teams of firefighters were working at the scene to put out the flames, police officials reported.

  • 19/05/2011 | Argentina

    House fire in Guernica kills eight: possibly intentional

    A man and his seven children were killed, while his wife was wounded, due to an explosion and fire at a house in the area of Guernica in the Buenos Aires province, informed officials.

  • 31/05/2011 | Argentina

    Two dead in Borda Hospital fire

    Two people died this morning after a fire broke out inside the psychiatric hospital José T. Borda, in Barracas neighbourhood, firefighters reported. The victims were patients of the hospital's Penitentiary Unit.

  • 10/06/2011 | Argentina

    Fire breaks out inside INDEC building, none injured

    A fire broke out this morning at the INDEC national statistics bureau downtown, police informed. Four teams of firefighters were working at the scene to put out the flames. None were injured, INDEC sources reported.

  • 08/03/2011 | Argentina

    Firemen put out large fire in Puerto Madero office building

    Three fire brigades managed to put out a large fire that broke out in a Puerto Madero office building for reasons that remain unknown. No fatal victims were reported.

  • 20/04/2011 | Argentina

    Callejeros convicted for Cromañón fire, Chabán's sentence reduced

    The Criminal Appeals Court pronounced the members of the Callejeros band guilty today during the hearing which unveiled the decision over who holds responsibility for the 2004 Cromañón club fire that killed 194 people. The sentence given to the club’s ex-manager Omar Chabán was reduced from intentional criminal damage to negligence.

  • 22/04/2011 | Argentina

    Ex-Callejeros guitarist claims he would 'die before going to prison'

    Ex-Callejeros guitarist Maximiliano Djerfy, who was convicted on Wednesday, held one of those responsible for the Cromañón fire that killed 194 people, made it clear that before stepping foot in prison he would kill himself, claiming he didn’t hold any responsibility for what happened that night, adding that he lost five relatives of his own.

  • 02/03/2011 | Argentina

    Fire controlled in Puelo Lake after rain

    The forest fire that has consumed the Puelo Lake area in Chubut since Monday has been eased by the rain and was finally controlled by fire-fighters. The situation had forced residents of El Hoyo town to evacuate.

  • 06/03/2011 | Argentina

    One dead, three injured in Villa Lugano fire

    A three-month-old baby died and three people were injured in a fire in a building in the City neighbourhood of Villa Lugano. Federal Police is investigating the causes of the fire, which was allegedly caused by the children´s father.

  • 08/03/2011 | Argentina

    Woman dies after partner sets her on fire

    A seventeen-year old woman died after her partner sprayed her with alcohol and set her on fire. After being hospitalized, the woman had remained in intensive care for two days with severe first, second and third degree burns in her body. The attacker, who is also the father of her child, remains in police custody.

  • 04/02/2011 | Argentina

    Firemen put out fire in Ecological Reserve

    Eight teams of firemen and four of the Naval Patrol managed to put out a fire at the Ecological Reserve located in the area of Puerto Madero, Federal Police officials reported that no one was injured.

  • 22/02/2011 | Argentina

    Fire in Oyarbide's offices 'intentional,' Fire dept says

    Forensic investigators have determined that the fire that broke out in the offices of Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide on February 14th was intentional.

  • 01/03/2011 | Argentina

    Situation in Puelo Lake 'critical' as large fire continues to spread

    As flames continue to engulf the Puelo Lake area in Chubut, El Hoyo’s mayor Mario Breide, assured that the fire “has crossed Route 40” and is affecting “a 60 percent of the town.” He also said there are people missing and considered the whole situation to be “critical”.

  • 30/12/2010 | Argentina

    Out-of-control forest fire in San Martín de los Andes

    The fire started 15 hours ago, after lightening struck close to the Espejo Lake. More than 25 firefighters and two air teams were deployed and are still working to stop the flames.

  • 27/01/2011 | Argentina

    Armed break in at UBA Medicine Faculty, room set on fire

    Two armed men broke into the Medicine Faculty of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and created a fire to ensure their getaway, police officials inform. They managed to steal computers and documents from an office.

  • 02/02/2011 | Argentina

    Fire at geriatric home in Córdoba, one dead, two injured

    An elderly man has died and two others injured after a room caught fire inside a geriatric facility for the elderly in Córdoba. The incident took place in the “Vida Sana” old people’s home, located in the south-east of the city.

  • 17/01/2013 | World

    London station briefly evacuated after train fire

    London's Victoria Station was briefly evacuated during today's rush hour after a fire under a train that was pulling up to a platform, British transport police said.

  • 20/01/2013 | World

    Man sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square

    A Czech man set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square today, just days after the anniversary of student Jan Palach's immolation in 1969 to protest at the occupation of Czechoslovakia, police said.

  • 06/10/2012 | World

    Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning

    Turkey returned fire after Syrian mortar bombs landed in a field in southern Turkey today, the day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned Damascus that the country would not shy away from war if provoked.

  • 10/10/2012 | World

    Turkey warns Syria against cross-border shelling

    Turkey's military chief of staff said today his troops would respond with greater force if bombardments from Syria keep hitting its territory.

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    Bloomberg: Fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens

    A fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens during the night, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters during a press conference earlier.

  • 09/08/2012 | World

    NASA's Morpheus lander in fiery crash at Cape Canaveral

    NASA'S Project Morpheus lander, an experimental vehicle designed with a view toward future US space missions beyond Earth's orbit, crashed and burst into flames at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida.

  • 20/08/2012 | World

    GM to recall 249,260 midsize SUVs for fire hazard

    General Motors Co (GM.N) will recall 249,260 midsize sport utility vehicles to correct a potential fire hazard, a US government safety agency said.

  • 12/09/2012 | World

    Fires engulf Pakistan factories killing 314 workers

    At least 314 people burnt to death as fire swept through factories in two cities in Pakistan, police and government officials said, raising questions about industrial safety in the South Asian nation.

  • 28/05/2012 | World

    Fire kills 19, mostly children, in upscale Qatar mall

    At least 19 foreign nationals, including 13 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through an upscale shopping mall in Qatar, the country's interior ministry said.

  • 26/07/2012 | World

    Syrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus

    Damascus and Syria's second biggest city, Aleppo, came under shell fire today as troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stepped up efforts to crush rebels threatening the government's two main power centres.

  • 07/08/2012 | World

    Syrian forces encircle rebels in Aleppo stronghold

    Syrian rebels trying to fight off an army offensive in Aleppo said today they were running low on ammunition as President Bashar al-Assad's forces encircled their stronghold at the southern entrance to the country's biggest city.

  • 20/02/2012 | World

    Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests

    Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus overnight, wounding at least four, activists said as unrest continued to spread in the capital.

  • 26/03/2012 | World

    Tibetan sets himself on fire in India before China's Hu visit

    A Tibetan man set himself on fire in New Delhi at a protest against a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao, who is due to arrive in India later this week for a summit meeting.

  • 02/04/2012 | World

    Blaze at Moscow skyscraper set to be Europe's tallest

    Fire ripped through the top of a part-built skyscraper that is set to become Europe's tallest building and form the pinnacle of Moscow's new business district under plans to turn the Russian capital into a global financial centre.

  • 06/01/2012 | World

    Hot air balloon crash kills 11 in New Zealand

    A hot air balloon burst into flames and crashed in New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board in the country's worst air accident in more than three decades.

  • 29/01/2012 | World

    Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400

    More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since nationwide economic protests began last year.

  • 13/02/2012 | World

    Greece: Mayor says Athens damage ‘irreparable’

    Athens is counting the cost of damage and clearing the debris from the streets, the day after violence and flames greeted the parliamentary vote on austerity measures.

  • 03/10/2011 | World

    Hundreds evacuated after Texas chemical plant fire

    A large fire at a chemical plant about 30 miles (48 km) south of Dallas forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the city of Waxahachie, fire officials said.

  • 09/12/2011 | World

    Hospital fire kills at least 84 in India

    A fire ripped through a seven-storey hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata before dawn today, killing at least 84 people, most of them patients who were asleep when the blaze started.

  • 29/12/2011 | World

    Russia submerges nuclear submarine to douse blaze

    Russia said it had won the battle with a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine by submerging the stricken vessel at a navy shipyard after hours of dousing the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats.

  • 26/08/2011 | World

    Attack in Mexico kills 53 in shocking violence rampage

    Masked gunmen killed at least 53 people at a casino in northern Mexico yesterday, leaving it ablaze with patrons trapped inside in one of the worst attacks in a major Mexican city in years.

  • 06/09/2011 | World

    Wildfires sweep across Texas

    Wildfires sweeping across drought-stricken Texas have destroyed more than 1,000 homes in the last several days as they move into more populated areas, Governor Rick Perry said today.

  • 07/09/2011 | World

    Fire-fighters gain some control over deadly Texas blaze

    Fire-fighters gained ground for the first time against a deadly wildfire raging near Austin that has destroyed more homes than any other blaze in Texas history, officials said.

  • 01/01/2011 | World

    Rioting prisoners set fire to British jail

    Rioting prisoners torched buildings at a low-security British jail, an incident the prison guards' union said highlighted the risks of government plans to slash spending on the justice system.

  • 24/03/2011 | World

    Fire, bomb scare disrupt Miami airport

    Police evacuated part of Miami International Airport to check out a report of a suspicious package, just hours after firefighters extinguished a fuel tank fire that disrupted operations overnight.

  • 18/04/2011 | World

    Syrian forces fire at protesters, unrest intensifies

    Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of warning by the authorities to halt what they called an insurrection, a rights campaigner said.

  • 28/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil's Rousseff announces three-day mourning

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced an all-nation three-day mourning following a night club tragedy in south Brazil’s Santa María that killed over 230 people.

  • 28/01/2013 | Latin America

    Brazil detains band, club owners after deadly nightclub fire

    Brazilian police investigating a nightclub fire that killed 231 people detained today the owners of the club and two band members whose pyrotechnics show authorities say triggered the blaze.

  • 02/09/2012 | Latin America

    Demands for answers after Venezuela refinery blast

    Against a smoke-blackened skyline of blazing fuel storage tanks, residents who lived alongside Venezuela's biggest oil refinery wandered through what looked like a war zone for days.

  • 18/09/2012 | Latin America

    Fire at Mexico Pemex gas facility kills at least 26

    At least 26 people were killed when a gas facility of state oil monopoly Pemex burst into flames in northern Mexico, disrupting gas supplies in the area..

  • 27/01/2013 | Latin America

    Nightclub fire kills more than 230 in Brazil

    A nightclub fire killed at least 233 people in southern Brazil early when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic, officials said.

  • 26/08/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela's refinery to restart in two days after fire killed 39

    Venezuela's biggest refinery is on track to restart within two days, the energy minister said, a day after an explosion and fire there killed 39 people in one of the global oil industry's deadliest accidents.

  • 27/08/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela refinery could restart Friday

    Venezuela's biggest refinery could restart operations and fires still burning in three storage tanks will be extinguished within two days, the country's energy minister said, following the country's worst oil industry accident.

  • 28/08/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela stamps out refinery blaze, eyes a restart

    Venezuelan firefighters put out a blaze at the country's biggest oil refinery paving the way for a restart of the facility and an investigation into the world's deadliest refinery accident in fifteen years.

  • 21/02/2012 | Latin America

    Investigators say prison fire likely caused by cigarette

    A devastating prison fire that killed 360 inmates in a Honduran penitentiary was likely caused by a candle or cigarette that set a mattress alight, investigators said.

  • 29/03/2012 | Latin America

    Thirteen killed in Honduras prison fight

    At least 13 people were killed in a prison fight in northern Honduras, spotlighting the country's dysfunctional prison system just weeks after a fire in a different jail killed more than 300 inmates.

  • 27/07/2012 | Latin America

    Fire breaks out in The Dark Knight Rises screening in Mexico

    A fire broke out at a “Batman: The Dark Knight rises” screening in Guadalajara, Mexico early on Friday and over 800 people had to be evacuated from the building.

  • 01/01/2012 | Latin America

    Chilean Torres del Paine national park fire under control

    The fire that broke out in the Chilean Torres del Paine national park forest is under control, due to the good climatic conditions, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said. The Israeli citizen accused havinc caused the fire denied his involvement. More than 12,000 hectares of native forest were destroyed by the blaze.

  • 28/01/2012 | Latin America

    Fire kills 26 patients at rehab centre in Peru

    At least 26 people died and twelve were injured today, after a fire broke out in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho in Lima, the Health minister in Peru, Alberto Tejada informed.

  • 17/02/2012 | Latin America

    Honduras pressured to fix prisons after deadly fire

    Honduras came under pressure to overhaul its broken prison system and allow an independent inquiry into a jailhouse blaze that killed more than 350 inmates, many burnt alive in their cells.

  • 09/11/2012 | Sports

    Lakers fire coach Brown after dismal start

    Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has been fired after a 1-4 start to the season, the 16-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champions said.

  • 09/07/2011 | Entertainment

    Fire near stage cuts short Rihanna concert in Texas

    R&B singer Rihanna cut short a Dallas concert after a fire broke out near the stage, the artist said in a post on Twitter, and video of the incident showed sparks falling down from above.

  • 22/08/2011 | Entertainment

    Kate Winslet escapes fire at Branson holiday home

    British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was among the guests who escaped unhurt from a fire which swept through Richard Branson's Caribbean holiday retreat overnight, the billionaire said.


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