Category:Fires

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• 8 November 2009: Burst pipe probed in Utah refinery blast as questions asked over safety
• 18 October 2009: 33 killed by firecracker blaze in India
• 13 September 2009: Fire at Kazakhstan hospital kills at least 38
• 12 September 2009: Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot
• 6 September 2009: Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US
• 2 September 2009: California wildfires continue to spread
• 31 August 2009: Japan blames design, maintenance for explosion on China Airlines jet
• 23 August 2009: Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate
• 23 August 2009: State of emergency declared in Greece after heavy forest fires
• 13 August 2009: Iranian passenger jet's wheel catches fire

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$ $200,000 reward for information on Perth arsonist 1 1,000,000 flee homes in California due to wildfires; over 500,000 ordered to evacuate 1,100 evacuated due to massive Halifax brush fire 10 arrested over Ugandan school fire as death toll reaches 20 13 schools torched in southern Thailand 14 killed by bushfires in Australia 15 killed and 22 injured after fire in Chinese bar 2 2,000 homeless after 4-hectare fire in Bislig City, Philippines 27 killed in Southwest China bus fire 3 3000 homeless after fire breaks out in Chad refugee camp 33 killed by firecracker blaze in India 5 5 killed, 255 rescued as ferry catches fire in Philippines 55 people die in Casablanca mattress factory fire 7 7 killed, 50 injured in Bangladesh shopping mall fire A Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot Airliner catches fire at Indonesian airport American Airlines MD-80 engine fire prompts emergency landing An account of the Esperanza Fire from an animal rescuer Apache pipeline fire - Varanus Island, Western Australia Armando museum goes up in flames Arson suspected in Namdaemun gate fire in Seoul Arsonist behind Namdaemun gate fire in Seoul imprisoned for 10 years At least 728 rescued from burning Indonesian ferry At least eight people die in office fire in Vladivostok, Russia At least nine dead after Indonesian ferry burns and sinks Australian volunteer firefighters kept busy on New Year's Day Authorities arrest 7 state officials over Mexico childcare centre fire B Baby severely burned after oxygen hood catches fire Band manager Daniel Biechele shown parole support by families of victims of the Station nightclub fire Bangkok nightclub owner to face charges over New Year's fire Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire Birmingham Central Mosque is set on fire Blow out sales prices likely on mattresses as new U.S. fire-resistant standards take effect Blue Mountains fires burn out of control Boeing 767 cargo plane seriously damaged by fire at San Francisco Bristol Central Library closed after fire Bristol Central Library reopens after being closed due to fire British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Iceland, terrorism ruled out British plane catches fire in Afghanistan Brush fire gets close to animal park near San Diego Brush fires threaten neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California Buffalo, N.Y. city hall evacuated after alarms sound Buncefield oil depot tank 'was overflowing' Burst pipe probed in Utah refinery blast as questions asked over safety C California man convicted of murdering five firefighters by starting wildfire California wildfire forces evacuation of thousands California wildfire kills four firefighters seriously injures one California wildfires continue to spread Car driven into Glasgow International Airport Channel Tunnel between France and Britain resumes limited service after major fire Channel Tunnel closed after smoke seen coming from train Chemical plant fire decimates Danvers, Massachusetts neighboorhood Chicago apartment fire kills six children China Airlines plane catches fire at Japanese airport Class action launched by Australian bushfire survivors against SP AusNet Condominiums and apartments at former mental hospital burn to the ground Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US Cruise liner off England coast catches fire Cutty Sark blaze treated as 'suspicious' D Danish and Norwegian embassies set on fire Deadly blaze in Paris possibly caused by arson Deadly forest fire in Spain claims lives of firefighters Death toll in fatal fire in Croatia climbs to eight Demolition to resume at New York skyscraper damaged by 9/11 after deadly fire Destroyed Kelso High School to be rebuilt Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated/Brief

D cont. Dozens of children killed in childcare center fire in Mexico Dutch ministers to resign over prison fire E Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents Egypt's Shura Council parliament building on fire Eight dead and two missing after cargo ship fire in Kaliningrad, Russia Empty tower at Miami International Airport catches fire England's historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier destroyed by fire Evangelist minister and Islam critic charged with arson in Alabama Explosion and fire kill three at Indian petrochemical plant Explosion in Bay Area, California suburb damages cigarette store Explosion in Chelmsford, Essex Explosion, fire on guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf injures five Explosive fire at Phi Phi Island damages several buildings F Family narrowly escapes fiery death in Christchurch, New Zealand Fiery Egyptian tourist bus crash kills nine Fiery collision between prison van and truck kills seven in Alabama, US Fifteen killed in apartment fire in Osaka, Japan Finland offers helicopters, personnel to assist Greece with forest fires Fire and explosions kill at least 30 at Iranian chemical factory Fire at American Broadcasting Company's New York studios Fire at Kazakhstan hospital kills at least 38 Fire at New Zealand hospital destroys laundry Fire breaks out in Galveston Fire breaks out in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia Fire brings down two domes of historical Russian cathedral Fire burns home of late singer Johnny Cash Fire crews race to contain Blue Mountains, NSW fires before Tuesday Fire damages building housing Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Fire destroys a Social Security building in Brasilia Fire destroys fourth floor of hotel in Darlington, England Fire hits Egyptian national theatre Fire in Alpine road tunnel between Italy and France Fire in Amherstburg, Ontario dies down Fire in Hospital in Costa Rica kills 18 persons Fire in Tema, Ghana threatening oil refinery Fire in Universal Studios backlot Fire interrupts TNA wrestling PPV; one worker hurt Fire kills 32 in theatre in Beni Suef, Egypt Fire kills six at Moscow State Institute of State and Corporate Management Fire kills six, badly injures seven in Croatia Fire kills three and closes main transport route into Western Australia Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York Fire ruins historical building of Prague Exhibition Grounds Fire sensors removed from Polish hostel where fire broke out Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire Fires at Baxter Immigration Detention Centre in South Australia Fires out at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal Five month old girl injured in "deliberate" house fire Five of six accused over Egyptian ferry fire that killed over 1,000 are acquitted Flaming possum blamed for New Zealand fire Foam manufacturer settles for US$25 million over Station nightclub fire Forest fire in Chalkidiki peninsula causes political tension in Greece Forest fires burn on in Greece; death toll nears 50 Forest fires continue to rage in Spain Four Australian states ablaze, two dead, homes lost Four alarm fire in Old City, Philadelphia Four families left homeless after apartment fire in Buffalo, New York G Grass fires break out in wide area of Texas Great White offers US$1 million settlement over Station nightclub fire Greece declines Finland's offer of helicopters, personnel to help fight forest fires Greece on fire, death toll exceeds 60 Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate H Haze covers Southeast Asia Haze in South East Asia worsens Historic Florida attraction, Gatorland, partly destroyed by fire Historic Georgetown library on fire

H cont. Hot air balloon fire kills two, injures eleven in Canada House fire in Buffalo, N.Y. leaves two families homeless I Iberia burning: forest fires rage across Portugal Indian Air Force jet catches fire and crashes after refuelling at Biju Patnaik Airport Indonesia ferry sinks near Majene, more than 260 people missing Indonesia pledges to cut haze-causing forest fires by half Iranian passenger jet's wheel catches fire J James Bond set at Pinewood Studios destroyed by fire Japan blames design, maintenance for explosion on China Airlines jet L Laboratory fire forces evacuation of Australian National University Large fire on London 2012 Olympics site Large forest fire continues to burn into third day in southern Norway Los Angeles firefighters battle Mt. Washington blaze Los Angeles wildfires are nearly contained M Madrid skyscraper devastated by fire Major blaze hits large Muslim building in the Netherlands Major explosions at UK oil depot Major fire breaks out at Istanbul airport Major fire in Montreal, Canada, destroys several businesses Major fire reported in Soho, London Man uses home-made flamethrower to set relatives on fire Miners survive underground fire in Tasmania Minnesota oil pipeline explosion and fire kills two Missiles fly out of control during air base fire in Russia Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada catches fire More than 160 dead in bushfires in Australia Moscow gas pipeline catches fire Mother of Californian firefighter calls on arsonist to surrender N NSW govt to rebuild high school with private funding Neola North wildfire in Utah blamed for three deaths Nevada wildfires forces evacuations New South Wales firefighters continue to battle fires, threat eases New Year fire kills at least 59, injures 212 more at Bangkok pub New Zealand Marilyn Manson concert evacuated due to fire scare Nigerian fuel tanker explosion leaves at least 30 dead Nine alarm fire engulfs Brooklyn warehouses Nine die in bush-fires in South Australia Nine firefighters killed in South Carolina blaze Nine killed in Kolkata leather factory fire O Oklahoma City suburbs on fire Oldbury nuclear power station suffers fire Ostankino Tower catches fire in Moscow Over 13,500 evacuated after wildfire in California Over 60 illegal miners die in South African mine fire Owner and manager of Moroccan factory arrested over 55-fatality fire P Paris hotel fire kills 22 Pet parrot saves owners' lives Philippine fireworks factory explosion kills at least 8, injures 70 more Plane crashes in Khartoum Plant explosion in Apex, North Carolina Portugal receives Russian aerial firefighting airplane Pyrotechnics at Ecuador nightclub rock concert trigger 15-fatality fire R Rail explosion reported at Viareggio, Italy Record amount of fires during New Zealand Guy Fawkes Record temperatures stoke bushfires in Western Australia, arson suspected Red Cross says 100 dead after roadworks trigger pipeline explosion in Nigeria Reward for Californian arsonist now at $500,000 Rural Victorian fires worsen Russian fire-fighting helicopter crashes in Antalya, Turkey Russian oil depot burning after explosion S Scotland's Grangemouth oil refinery catches fire Scottish man to be freed from death row in Ohio, US Sealand wrecked by fire Second Paris fire kills 16 in 18-story building Second fire in 24 hours hits Muslim building in the Netherlands Second fire in Pakistani office building this year kills one, injures four

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