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Bushfires to kill thousands, finds study

Nearly 2500 people are expected to lose their lives to bushfires in the next 10 years as climate change amplifies the ferocity and frequency of fires.

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2 homes collapse in series of Philly gas explosions early New Year's Day

PHILADELPHIA — Multiple gas leaks in Port Richmond resulted in an explosion early New Year's Day that led to the collapse of two homes and multiple people being taken to hospitals, according to city fire officials.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Multiple homes in Philadelphia collapse in series of gas explosions early New Year's Day

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'We're all struggling': Microgrid part of Cobargo bushfire recovery effort

The Badja Forest Road fire ripped through Cobargo on New Year's Eve and took several lives, parts of the main street and hundreds of houses with it.

The Canberra Times

Astonishing pics show firefighters save woman from third floor of blazing building

Around 80 firefighters and 12 fire engines tackled the blaze in Acton, west London, where three women escaped from the third floor and a fourth was rescued from a balcony

Daily Mirror

More than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia over a decade, experts predict

Exclusive: Healthcare costs from smoke-related deaths tipped to reach $110m, new modelling led by Monash University suggests

The Guardian - AU

2 Killed, 6 Rescued In Delhi Care Home Fire In Greater Kailash-II

Two persons were killed in a massive blaze that broke out at a senior citizen care home in the Greater Kailash-II area of New Delhi early Sunday. Read on for details:

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Minor arson attacks, gunfire in Pattani on New Year's Eve

PATTANI: Bullets were fired at an army base and four small fires were set in four districts of this southern border province late on Saturday night, police said, in an apparent attempt to disrupt the New Year's Eve holiday.

Bangkok Post

Emergency services rush to Rutherglen street to battle huge building blaze

Emergency services have sped to Main Stree in Rutherglen to tackle a raging inferno which has engulfed a building. Police and fire crews are still on the scene.

Glasgow Live

Fire crews race to Scots street after blaze breaks out as public urged to avoid area

Emergency services raced to Main Street in Rutherglen at around 12.15pm today street after a fire broke out in a building.

Daily Record

Derry arson: Accelerant poured on property in "reckless attack"

Police said "this was a reckless attack which could have resulted in serious consequences"

Belfast Live

Climate chaos of 2022 with flooding hell, raging wildfires and freezing of waterfalls

The year of 2022 marked a year of extreme weather and experts fear things can only get worse in 2023 as climate change accelerates

Daily Mirror

Australia marks New Year 2023 with fireworks displays in Sydney and across the country

Celebrations to ring in the new year have been held around Australia with most of the country marking the start of 2023 with good weather and big crowds.

ABC News

Stagecoach investigating bus fire on road between Coupar Angus and Dundee

Two fire engines raced to the blaze near Tullybaccart last Friday morning

Daily Record

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One year on from the deadly Marshall Fire, survivors battle an inferno of fear for the next one

More than 1,000 homes, including an entire subdivision, burnt to the ground in the Marshall Fire, which spread with devastating speed and ferocity during a time of year not usually associated with wildfires. One year later, Boulder County and its residents are struggling to recover - and worried it might…

Nottingham Post

People 'screamed and banged on doors' to warn neighbours of Mansfield house fire

People on Union Street in Mansfield say that it was "filled with smoke" following a fire which has caused significant damage to the roof of one property.

Reuters

'Smoke everywhere': survivors of Cambodia casino blaze recount chaotic scenes

When Nunthida Kongreung heard a huge fire had broken out at a Cambodian border town casino-hotel, she started calling her parents who were on vacation there, but nobody answered.

Bangkok Post

27 Thais perish in Poipet casino inferno

The bodies of 10 of the 27 Thais who died in the casino inferno in Poipet in Cambodia have been returned to the border town of Aranyaprathet as authorities try to tackle congestion at another checkpoint to keep trade flowing between the two countries.

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Threat level downgraded for bushfire in Chittering, in Perth's north-east

The threat level for a bushfire burning 75 kilometres north-east of Perth is downgraded to a watch and act.

The Independent UK

More victims recovered from Cambodia casino hotel fire

The confirmed death toll from a massive fire at a casino hotel complex in western Cambodia has risen to 25 as search efforts resume

Reuters

Rescuers search for bodies in ruins of Cambodia casino fire

Cambodian rescue teams recovered several bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino-hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people a day earlier, with more than 20 people still missing.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Fire Service's plan to stop responding to automatic hospital alarms during day

The fire service says that automatic alarm calls will not be attended in the daytime unless backed up by a 999 call under new plans.

ABC News

Rosebery was Tasmania's first test this fire season — and experts warn there's 'the perfect recipe' for more blazes

The blaze in Rosebery in Tasmania's west was the state's first real test this bushfire season, and with more hot and dry conditions predicted, Tasmanians are being urged to prepare.

Wales Online

Firefighters tackled nearly 25,000 wildfires in England during record-breaking summer

One of the most devastating fires hit Wennington in east London on July 19, destroying two rows of terrace houses

France 24

Cambodia casino fire kills dozens

A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino Thursday injured over 60 people and killed at least 19 — a number that officials warned would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday.

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