#Fire

# fire - Tuesday 23 February, 2021

# Ballygar

Plan to vaccinate over-85s in alternative location after fire at GP surgery in Galway this morning

Feb 23rd 2021, 11:56 AM 28,880 Views 15 Comments

Local GP Martin Daly said the fire started just before 7.30am and caused extensive damage to the building.

# fire - Sunday 14 February, 2021

# Fuel Tanker

Firefighters battle huge blaze at Afghanistan-Iran border

Feb 14th 2021, 12:55 PM 10,878 Views 13 Comments

More than 500 lorries lined up at the border carrying natural gas and fuel were ablaze.

# fire - Tuesday 2 February, 2021

# Perth

Dozens of homes destroyed in Australian wildfire

Feb 2nd 2021, 8:50 AM 22,026 Views 6 Comments

One firefighter has been treated for smoke inhalation.

# fire - Friday 29 January, 2021

# Bucharest

Fire at Romanian Covid-19 hospital leaves four dead

Jan 29th 2021, 9:30 AM 9,076 Views 2 Comments

The blaze broke out on the ground floor of the hospital in Bucharest.

# fire - Sunday 10 January, 2021

# Ringaskiddy

More fire crews join operation at site of Cork Port blaze

Updated Jan 10th 2021, 8:00 PM 39,171 Views 15 Comments

Fire crews are extinguishing hot spots at a storage facility where a fire broke out yesterday.

# Dublin

Fire at recycling centre in Ballyfermot industrial unit brought under control

Updated Jan 10th 2021, 7:30 AM 95,986 Views 51 Comments

Dublin Fire Brigade advised locals last night to close their windows.

# fire - Saturday 9 January, 2021

# Ringaskiddy

Fire crews to remain on site of Cork Port blaze overnight

Updated Jan 9th 2021, 6:57 PM 56,327 Views 12 Comments

No casualties have been reported.

# fire - Tuesday 15 December, 2020

# Larkhill

Sligo residents evacuated following asbestos fire in Larkhill area

Updated Dec 15th 2020, 9:17 AM 21,319 Views 4 Comments

No injuries have been reported following the blaze.

# fire - Monday 14 December, 2020

# Dundrum Road

Elderly man dies and woman hospitalised following house fire in south Dublin

Dec 14th 2020, 6:58 PM 31,185 Views 1 Comment

The fire happened at a house on the Dundrum Road shortly after 4pm.

# fire - Monday 16 November, 2020

# Tallaght

Dublin Fire Brigade evacuates buildings as it battles large fire at industrial estate

Nov 16th 2020, 10:13 PM 49,109 Views 10 Comments

Eight units are currently attending the fire in the Cookstown area.

# fire - Friday 13 November, 2020

# Douglas Shopping Centre

Cork shopping centre reopens its doors for first time since major blaze last year

Nov 13th 2020, 8:05 AM 30,512 Views 13 Comments

Dozens of cars were destroyed by the fire at Douglas Shopping Centre on 1 September 2019.

# fire - Tuesday 3 November, 2020

# Charge

Teenage boy arrested and charged over Halloween fire at building in Oldcastle, Meath

Nov 3rd 2020, 3:16 PM 23,967 Views 0 Comments

The incident happened on Halloween night.

# fire - Sunday 1 November, 2020

# Fireworks

Major spike in Halloween fire brigade call outs in Dublin

Nov 1st 2020, 4:40 PM 39,426 Views 31 Comments

Nearly 400 calls were made to Dublin Fire Brigade last night.

# fire - Friday 30 October, 2020

# Swords Road

Fire brigade brings large blaze at Santry warehouse under control

Updated Oct 30th 2020, 11:10 PM 61,135 Views 17 Comments

Five fire engines and gardaí attended the scene.

# fire - Tuesday 27 October, 2020

# ST MICHAEL'S AVENUE

Gardaí investigating after body of man (30s) found following house fire in Tipperary

Oct 27th 2020, 10:52 AM 19,936 Views 1 Comment

Gardaí in Tipperary Town received a report of a house fire at St Michael’s Avenue at around 5am.

# fire - Friday 9 October, 2020

# Skibbereen

Gardaí speak to several juveniles over fire which gutted Cork convent

Oct 9th 2020, 2:30 PM 19,069 Views 8 Comments

The fire broke out late last month.

# fire - Saturday 3 October, 2020

# LE Niamh

Fire breaks out on Irish navy vessel in Cork

Oct 3rd 2020, 4:36 PM 35,216 Views 26 Comments

The fire occurred on the LÉ Niamh.

# fire - Friday 2 October, 2020

# Skibereen

Witness appeal as gardaí believe convent fire in Cork 'may have been started intentionally'

Oct 2nd 2020, 11:16 AM 10,670 Views 5 Comments

The incident happened at a former convent on the Cork Road in Skibbereen on Tuesday.

# fire - Wednesday 30 September, 2020

# Investigation

Gardaí appeal for information over fire which gutted former convent in Cork

Sep 30th 2020, 5:41 PM 31,393 Views 10 Comments

The fire broke out shortly before 4pm yesterday.

# fire - Friday 11 September, 2020

# Moria

Thousands sleep outside after Greek refugee camp burns down

Sep 11th 2020, 12:35 PM 14,304 Views 20 Comments

Greek authorities have said the fires on Tuesday and Wednesday evening were deliberately set by some of the camp’s residents.

# fire - Wednesday 9 September, 2020

# Moria

Thousands forced to flee after fire sweeps through Greece's largest refugee camp

Sep 9th 2020, 8:21 AM 17,532 Views 11 Comments

A state of emergency is set to be declared on the island.

# fire - Tuesday 8 September, 2020

# Kilkeel

Up to 2,000 pigs killed in farm blaze in Co Down

Sep 8th 2020, 10:09 AM 27,142 Views 39 Comments

The animals were housed in a shed that caught alight in Kilkeel, Co Down.

# fire - Monday 7 September, 2020

# Wildfire

Remote towns evacuated as California battles wildfires and heatwave

Updated Sep 7th 2020, 7:33 PM 54,822 Views 34 Comments

Firefighters working in steep terrain saved a small town from flames that roared down hillsides towards a marina.

# fire - Saturday 22 August, 2020

# Greece

Villages evacuated as over 100 firefighters battle wildfire in Greece's Mani peninsula

Aug 22nd 2020, 6:30 PM 22,351 Views 3 Comments

Greece annually grapples wildfires during the dry summer season.

# fire - Saturday 15 August, 2020

# Investigation

Body found after fire in Crumlin house

Aug 15th 2020, 9:01 AM 35,215 Views 12 Comments

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the death.

# fire - Tuesday 4 August, 2020

# California

Wildfire in California mountains was caused by malfunctioning diesel vehicle, officials say

Aug 4th 2020, 7:24 AM 15,562 Views 10 Comments

The blaze has consumed more than 41 square miles of dry brush and timber since it broke out.

# fire - Wednesday 29 July, 2020

# Phoenix

Derailed train causes huge fire and bridge collapse in Arizona

Jul 29th 2020, 8:30 PM 22,939 Views 8 Comments

The incident occurred in Phoenix.

# Foyle Port

Emergency services in Derry battle large fire visible across the city

Jul 29th 2020, 2:11 PM 16,842 Views 3 Comments

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are attending the scene.

# fire - Thursday 23 July, 2020

# Grenoble

Two children survive three-storey drop during escape from apartment fire in France

Jul 23rd 2020, 1:07 PM 37,426 Views 23 Comments

The brothers were unharmed by the fall but might have suffered from smoke inhalation.

# fire - Sunday 19 July, 2020

# Nantes

Man questioned as part of arson investigation into French cathedral fire

Jul 19th 2020, 12:59 PM 11,712 Views 4 Comments

The fire brought back memories of the devastating blaze in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last year.

# fire - Saturday 18 July, 2020

# SAINT PIERRE

Arson inquiry launched as French firefighters battle blaze in Nantes cathedral

Jul 18th 2020, 1:19 PM 20,199 Views 17 Comments

The fire brought back memories of the devastating blaze in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last year.

# fire - Thursday 16 July, 2020

# Climate Change

Siberian temperatures reach 38 degrees with forests going up in flames

Jul 16th 2020, 7:46 AM 21,041 Views 23 Comments

Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.

# fire - Friday 10 July, 2020

# France

Notre Dame cathedral to be rebuilt as it looked before fire last year

Jul 10th 2020, 1:06 PM 13,255 Views 25 Comments

To stay historically accurate, it will again be built with potentially toxic lead.

# fire - Sunday 5 July, 2020

# Clontygora Court

'Appalling': Local TD condemns suspected arson attack in Dundalk

Updated Jul 5th 2020, 2:45 PM 28,133 Views 6 Comments

The house, in Clontygora Court, caught fire at around 3.35am this morning.

# fire - Friday 3 July, 2020

# Hendek

41 people injured in explosion at fireworks factory in Turkey

Jul 3rd 2020, 3:08 PM 7,724 Views 6 Comments

Up to 200 people were inside the factory but most escaped unharmed.

# fire - Saturday 20 June, 2020

# Dublin

Firefighters and gardaí at scene of car on fire at Carrickmines Retail Park

Jun 20th 2020, 5:46 PM 80,605 Views 14 Comments

Gardaí have confirmed that no injuries have been reported.

# fire - Wednesday 3 June, 2020

# Louth

Firefighters battle gorse fire in Louth overnight

Jun 3rd 2020, 8:14 AM 16,089 Views 0 Comments

Onlookers were asked to disperse last night as fire crews focused on protecting homes in the area.

# fire - Saturday 23 May, 2020

# Drimnagh

Gardaí launch investigation after two men die in Dublin house fire

May 23rd 2020, 4:28 PM 32,380 Views 4 Comments

The bodies of two men were discovered in a house in Drimnagh.

# fire - Sunday 17 May, 2020

# US

11 firefighters injured in explosion at hash oil factory in Los Angeles

May 17th 2020, 12:05 PM 28,747 Views 24 Comments

The significant explosion” occurred at around 6.30pm local time on Saturday.

# fire - Saturday 16 May, 2020

# Ballymun

Firefighters battle large blaze in north Dublin with smoke visible city wide

May 16th 2020, 2:12 PM 71,746 Views 31 Comments

Four fire engines are at the scene just off the M50 at Ballymun.

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