News about fire: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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A fire broke out in an apartment on the second floor of an apartment building on Uralskaya Street in Moscow. Rescuers brought out an eight-year-old child and an adult; ten people in total were evacuated from the building. The body of a victim was found in the burning apartment. The cause of the fire has not been established.
Sevara AzamovaAfter a fire in an apartment on the second floor of a building on Uralskaya Street in Moscow, the mother and a child with cerebral palsy were in a state of clinical death. Later the woman died in hospital, and the minor's condition was stabilized. 40 people were rescued from the building, and firefighters found a body in the burning apartment.
Javlon TursunovA forest fire covering ten hectares broke out in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve in Khabarovsk Krai. According to the regional Ministry of Forestry, the fire has been localized, and there is no threat to residential buildings or economic facilities. The fire site is 2.9 km from the settlement of Korfovsky.
Sevara AzamovaThe passenger ferry KMP Batumandi, traveling from Bakauheni on Sumatra to the port of Merak in Banten province, caught fire on Tuesday while approaching the port. All 420 passengers and 40 crew members were evacuated; no deaths have been reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Javlon TursunovA major fire broke out on October 18 at around 16:00 local time at the training range of the Canadian base Wainwright in Alberta, killing four service members. According to authorities, 39 people were hospitalized, at least 19 of them in critical condition. Due to abnormally strong winds, the fire traveled about a kilometer in 30–60 seconds. The cause of the blaze is being investigated; the investigation is being conducted by the military investigation service with RCMP support; terrorism has been ruled out.
Otabek YusupovOn Saturday, during nationwide protests against the rising cost of living and conditions in schools, the 19th-century Limoges city hall building burned down: the roof collapsed and the building was practically destroyed. In several cities, other town halls were attacked and set on fire. Almost 2,400 people were detained, and about a thousand police officers and gendarmes were injured. Authorities estimate attendance at 550,000, organizers at 800,000. Macron blamed far-left activists in part for the violence.
Otabek YusupovIn Limoges, a group of people set fire to the 19th-century town hall after nationwide protests against the rising cost of living. According to the Haute-Vienne prefecture, the building was largely destroyed: the roof and spire collapsed, and about two-thirds of the facade was destroyed. Across France, around 550,000 people took part in the protests according to the Interior Ministry, with demonstrations in several cities escalating into riots. Nineteen people were detained.
Aziz KarimovA fire at a wooden resort and restaurant on Inani Beach in Cox's Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh, killed at least 10 people, believed to be tourists, and injured nine others. The blaze was extinguished by firefighters, border guards and police. The cause of the fire has not been determined, and an investigation committee has been formed.
Aziz KarimovA major fire is being extinguished at an OSB board manufacturing plant on Kuzovlevsky Trakt in Tomsk. According to preliminary information, drying equipment inside the plant is burning; the fire area is 1,000 square meters. More than 50 people and 19 units of equipment are involved in firefighting. According to preliminary data, there are no victims.
Sevara Azamova
