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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Fire rips through Glasgow takeaway as emergency crews race to the scene

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the blaze on Great Western Road at around 8.30am today.

Daily Record

Great Western Road takeaway engulfed in flames as fire crews battle huge blaze

Emergency services have rushed to Freddie's Food Club on Great Western Road this morning to fight a fire that has torn through the building. Fire crews remain on the scene

Glasgow Live

Man taken to hospital after explosion at house in Ammanford

There is said to have been structural damage to the property

Wales Online

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Fire crews race to respond to incident in Glasgow

Fire crews have raced to the scene of an incident in Glasgow this morning.

The National (Scotland)

Eight dead in construction site fire in Crimea - Russian-installed governor

At least eight people died in the Crimean city of Sevastopol after an overnight fire in construction workers' temporary accommodation, Russian officials said on Thursday morning.

Reuters

Egypt Officials: Hospital Fire in Cairo Kills 3, Injures 32

A fire broke out Wednesday at a hospital in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing at least three people and injuring at least 32 others, health authorities said. The Health Ministry said the fire took place at the Noor Mohammadi hospital in eastern Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood. The facility is run…

Asharq Al-Awsat

PG&E to face trial for manslaughter over deadly wildfire

A judge says Pacific Gas & Electric must face trial for involuntary manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people

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Department of Regional NSW fast-tracked bushfire grant process 'lacked integrity'

The government department responsible for distributing the funds says it was working through projects before guidelines were finalised.

ABC News

Barilaro's office denied bushfire funds in Labor seats

The NSW Auditor-General's report on bushfire recovery grants has found John Barilaro's office excluded Labor electorates from urgent funding.

AAP

Total fire bans around the ACT - but not in the ACT

The ACT's fire rating will stay at "high" on Thursday, but just over the border there's a total fire ban.

The Canberra Times

Man stabbed while sipping coffee and home set on fire

A man has been rushed to hospital with a stab wound to his chest after emergency services were called to a house fire in suburban Brisbane.

AAP

London firefighter took selfie outside Grenfell Tower and used it for Tinder profile

A London firefighter took a selfie outside Grenfell Tower immediately after the tragedy and used it for his Tinder profile, a London Assembly meeting has heard.

Evening Standard

Traffic delays on North Circular as firefighters tackle Chingford lorry blaze

Firefighters were scrambled to lorry fire on the North Circular which caused major tailbacks near Chingford.

Evening Standard

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing

It can be tempting to think that the recent wildfire disasters in communities across the West were unlucky, one-off events, but evidence is accumulating that points to a trend.

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Manchester Evening News

High-ranking officers to work on frontline in Greater Manchester if firefighters strike

"The 5 per cent offer is a non starter, when you take into account the cost of living"

Evening Standard

Hampstead fire: Woman dies after blaze in north London maisonette

A woman has died after a fire in a maisonette in north London on Tuesday night.

Evening Standard

Firefighters took pictures of ‘dead bodies of women at car crashes,’ says whistleblower

Firefighters from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service allegedly photographed the bodies of dead women at car crashes, it has been claimed.

Chronicle Live

Woman, 86, tragically dies after 'devastating' fire at Newcastle home

An 86-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a blaze in Newcastle on Monday (January 30)

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Glasgow Live

Flames engulf Glasgow shipping containers as neighbours wake up to 'smell of smoke'

Firefighters rushed to the scene near Park Drive after they received reports of people smelling smoke at around 2am this morning. Crews managed to extinguish the inferno.

Manchester Evening News

'Flagship' special school due to open this year hit by devastating fire

Council bosses are assessing whether the damage caused will impact its planned summer launch

Dynamite News

Mathura Cloth Showroom Gutted In Fire, Property Worth Lakhs Lost

A massive fire broke out in a cloth showroom in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on the intervening night of 31 January and 1 February. Read further on Dynamite News:

ABC News

Man seriously hurt in car explosion at Booragoon retirement village in Perth's south

A man is taken to hospital with what have been described as "blast injuries" after an explosion at a Perth retirement village.

Manchester Evening News

M62 remains closed at scene where driver tragically died after lorry burst into flames

The motorway is expected to be closed throughout the night

ABC News

Fire crews tackle huge blaze at Supercheap Auto and Cash Converters stores in Epping

Fire Rescue Victoria says about 80 firefighters were battling a blaze at a shopping complex in Epping.

Manchester Evening News

Residents say they heard 'explosion' before a fire engulfed a flat in their tower block and saw them have to flee

"I panicked, just grabbed my coat and ran out."

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