Panicked residents flee Italy refinery fireA huge fire broke out overnight in an oil refinery on the Italian island of Sicily, causing traffic jams as panicked residents fled the area.
Historic Chinese church gutted by fire: XinhuaA fire largely destroyed one of China's oldest churches early Monday, state media reported, gutting the inside of the late 19th century structure.
Malawi says arson possible in ballot box fireMalawi's electoral commission has said arson cannot be ruled out in a warehouse fire that destroyed ballot boxes containing votes from a disputed election just days after a court ordered a recount.
19 July 2014
'Backpackers found living in squalor' after Sydney fireAt least 15 people, reportedly backpackers from Japan and South Korea "living in squalor" in minibuses, a shipping container and a caravan, had to be rescued from a raging Sydney fire.
Palestinian dies in Israeli air raid on GazaAn Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Wednesday after rocket fire from the territory prompted Israel's premier to warn he holds Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responsible.
S. Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient detainedA fire swept through a South Korean hospice for elderly, infirm patients early Wednesday, killing 21 people in what police said appeared to be an act of arson by an 81-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer.
28 May 2014
Girl's death raises Colombia bus fire toll to 33The death toll from a Colombian bus fire rose to 33 children after a girl hospitalized with severe burns succumbed to her injuries, authorities said.
27 May 2014
Seven killed in S. Korea bus terminal fireAt least seven people were killed and two dozen injured in a fire at a bus terminal near Seoul on Monday, emergency officials said.
26 May 2014
Fire engulfs historic Scottish art schoolA blaze ripped through one of the world's top art schools in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Friday, damaging a historic building designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.