TEHRAN, October 13 - Local US officials have confirmed that the death toll from this week’s wildfires in the state of California has climbed to 31, making it the deadliest series of blazes in the state's history.
TEHRAN, October 10 - Thousands have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire spreads across Napa Valley. The blaze has already destroyed at least 1,500 buildings according to officials.
TEHRAN, September 17 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Kurdish authorities are “playing with fire” with their plan to hold a referendum on the independence of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
TEHRAN, September 15 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi extended condolences to Malaysian government over fire in a school in Kuala Lumpur.
TEHRAN, September 14 - A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire opens in London three months after the devastating blaze tore the 24-stories high-rise and claimed dozens of lives.
TEHRAN, September 14 - At least 24 people, mostly teenagers, have been killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school dormitory on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, officials said.
TEHRAN, September 4 - The city of Los Angeles is under siege from a bushfire which the city's mayor has described as the largest in its history. It has burnt more than 5,000 acres and forced thousands of people from their homes.
TEHRAN, September 4 - Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the US West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.
TEHRAN, August 18 - A lightning-sparked wildfire burning for more than a month in the western US state of Montana has flared anew, prompting the evacuation of nearly 750 homes on Thursday as firefighters braced for more hot and windy weather forecast for the weekend, authorities say.
TEHRAN, June 23, YJC - The British police say they are considering manslaughter charges as part of the investigation into the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, after reports that highly toxic gases emitted by the building’s external cladding as it burnt, killing most of the residents.
At least 61 people have died in a wildfire still raging in central Portugal, most of them trapped in their cars by flames as treacherous wind drove the blaze beyond firefighters’ control.
The government has declared Sunday through Tuesday national days of mourning for the victims of a fire "which has caused an irreparable loss of human life."
TEHRAN, June 16, YJC - Fears are growing that the number of people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire in west London could reach 100, as the government promises a public inquiry into the deadly incident, according to reports.
TEHRAN, June 15, YJC - A massive fire, which has engulfed a high-rise apartment block in west London, has left at least 12 people dead and dozens more injured, but police expect more casualties. The fire broke out in the 24-story Lancaster West Estate tower in the early hours of Wednesday when most of the residents would have still been in bed. The fire brigade said 45 fire engines and 200 firefighters as well as 20 ambulances were sent to the building which has 120 flats and was built in 1974, but recently underwent a major refurbishment.
TEHRAN, June 11, YJC - Thirty seven people, including 10 children, were injured in a fire that broke out early Sunday in a migrant housing center in the northern German city of Bremen, fire and police officials said.
TEHRAN, June 9, YJC - Fires fanned by high winds have swept through a scenic coastal town in South Africa, killing four people, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of up to 10,000 people, authorities and media reports said.