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Almaty Mayor offers deferred loans and new places to flea market traders
Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov instructs to set up new market outlets and negotiate deferred terms of payment on loans for market traders.
17 September 2013
Almaty traders harmed by fire complain about plundering
Almaty flea market traders complain that some of the goods were plundered during the fire.
16 September 2013
Chinese offer help to Almaty flea market traders
Chinese suppliers have offered to help out the Almaty flea market traders whose goods were damaged in the 5400 sq meter fire days ago.
16 September 2013
Almaty traders blame firefighters for inefficiency
Traders of Almaty’s largest flea market whose good were damaged in the fire of September 13 and 14 are asking the market’s administration and the city authorities to restore their workplaces
16 September 2013
5400 sq meter fire at Almaty flea market extinguished
The area on fire reached 5400 square meters, four sections of the flea market in Almaty were damaged.
14 September 2013
Fire breaks out at Almaty flea market
30 vehicles and 134 firemen are fighting the fire; the fire has still not been taken under control and may spread further; two injured.
13 September 2013
Yosemite fire grows to California's third biggest ever
The huge wildfire in Yosemite National Park became California's third biggest ever Friday, but officials re-opened a key road into the tourist landmark as firefighters got a grip on it.
08 September 2013
ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant on fire again
A fire has happened at ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant in central Kazakhstan.
03 September 2013
Yosemite blaze fourth largest in California history
US firefighters battling a blaze that has ripped through a stretch of Yosemite National Park made painstaking progress Sunday as the inferno was deemed the fourth largest in California's history.
02 September 2013
Firefighters battle wild blazes in Portugal
Firefighters battled wildfires on Friday in Portugal where they have claimed five lives and tamed another major blaze in northern Spain.
02 September 2013
New MEGA mall construction site on fire in Almaty
A fire happened in the area of Makatayev and Massanchi streets in Almaty.
29 August 2013
Yosemite fire shuts new road before US holiday weekend
US authorities closed a second main road into the Yosemite Valley tourist landmark Wednesday as over 4,000 firefighters battled to stop a huge blaze spreading further into the national park.
29 August 2013
US blaze still growing, threatens San Francisco water supply
The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park grew Tuesday to become California's seventh biggest ever, as firefighters battled to protect San Francisco's main water supply.
28 August 2013
California fire threatens San Francisco water and power
A raging California wildfire burning on the northern tip of the storied Yosemite National Park now threatens San Francisco's water and electricity supply.
26 August 2013
California emergency as huge Yosemite fire rages
A huge wildfire raged unchecked near California's famous Yosemite National Park on Friday, threatening thousands of homes as officials declared a state of emergency.
25 August 2013
Spain firefighters tame Majorca wild blaze
Firefighters on Thursday tamed a wildfire that ravaged 480 hectares (1,180 acres) of land and drove 200 people from their homes on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca.
23 August 2013
California wildfire injures 6, doubles in size
More than 1,600 Californian firefighters are battling a blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured six people and forced hundreds to flee their homes.
10 August 2013
Chaos as huge fire guts Nairobi airport
A devastating fire shut down Nairobi's international airport for much of Wednesday in a "major crisis" that forced the cancellation or diversion of scores of flights at east Africa's biggest transport hub.
08 August 2013
Spain on wildfire alert, central blaze controlled
Firefighters brought under control a major forest blaze in central Spain on Friday but the country remained on high alert for fires in the sweltering summer heat.
03 August 2013
Residential complex on fire in Astana
One of the elite residential blocks on Yessil river bank in Astana has caught fire.
01 August 2013