Colorado fires destroy homes, thousands evacuated
Forest fires raged Wednesday across the western US state of Colorado, destroying dozens of houses and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said Monday, as they stepped up patrols around Muslim sites in the capital.
Indonesian woman dies in protest fire in Saudi: source
An Indonesian woman died Sunday in a fire lit by workers outside her country's consulate in western Saudi Arabia, where thousands converged seeking to resolve their immigration status.
Sri Lanka monk fights for life after immolation bid
A Sri Lankan monk was fighting for his life Saturday, a day after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle.
Astana to launch two fire stations for EXPO-2017
Two fire stations will be built in Astana for the international exhibition EXPO-2017.
Astana Media Center caught fire had 800 evacuated, but many TV channels kept operating in burning building
The investigation into the fire is currently underway to find out its causes.
Evacuations lifted as California blaze nearly controlled
All evacuation orders were lifted Sunday in California as firefighters battling a massive wildfire near Los Angeles said they had contained 60 percent of the blaze.
Raging California wildfire nearly triples in size
A raging California wildfire nearly tripled in size Friday as it threatened 4,000 homes, although firefighters said they had gained more control over it.
Fire at Russia psychiatric hospital kills 38
Thirty-eight people, mostly psychiatric patients, were killed in a fire that raged Friday at a psychiatric hospital in the Moscow region, trapping the inmates inside behind barred windows.
Fire leaves 300 people without housing in Astana
Six gas bottles exploded in a dormitory in Astana causing a fire and damaging the dormitory in Astana.
Burning bike smashes into car in Almaty
A burning motorcycle smashed into a parked car in Almaty. Both vehicles burned to the frame.
Thousands of pigs and piglets killed in farm fire in Pavlodar oblast
An electric equipment failure must have cause the fire in the pig-breeding complex in Pavlodar oblast.
Two people injured in fire next to Stolichyi in Almaty
Two people have been injured in the fire next to Stolichyi supermarket in Almaty.
Two-storey building on fire next to Stolichyi in Almaty
An office building next to Stolichnyi supermarket has caught fire in Almaty.
Causes of lethal fire at ArcelorMittal Aktau being investigated
An investigation has started at ArcelorMittal Aktau plant in Kazakhstan where a fire claimed one person’s life and injured two others.
ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5 million tenge to family of Aktau fire victim
One of three victims of the fire in ArcerlorMittal Aktau plant in Mangistau oblast of Kazakhstan died in the hospital.
Tibetan teens in rare double immolation: reports
Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights groups said, in a rare instance of a double self-immolation in the restive region.
Desperation on board as cruise ship towed to port
An operation to tow a disabled cruise ship packed with desperate passengers back to the United States was delayed Thursday after one of the cables attaching it to a flotilla of tugs snapped.
January hottest month on record in Australia
Australia experienced its hottest month on record in January, despite floods and storms that devastated parts of the country's east.
Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai
Shanghai was forced to deny that China's future tallest building, now under construction, was on fire Thursday after what looked like smog surrounded the towering structure.