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Saturday 25 March 2023 Dublin: 6°C

# Fire

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# Limerick
Man refused bail as court hears woman left with 'inhumane injuries' following assault
Simone Lee remains in a serious condition in hospital following the assault.
# Cork Fire
Man, 70s, dies in fire at his Cork city home
The man in his 70s was found in the house by the emergency services and was rushed to hospital where he sadly passed away a short time later.
# Kerry
Farmers' association says anyone responsible for Killarney fires should 'face full rigours of the law'
Fires engulfed Killarney National Park over the weekend.
# Russia
Firefighter killed and two others injured as fire engulfs business centre in St Petersburg
The blaze spread across all four of the building’s floors.
# Cork
Cork City Fire Brigade bring 'major fire' in north of city under control
The fire broke out yesterday evening.
# Derry
Woman (50s) dies following fire at house in Derry
Police received reports of the fire at 7.30am.
# ballygar
Plan to vaccinate over-85s in alternative location after fire at GP surgery in Galway this morning
Local GP Martin Daly said the fire started just before 7.30am and caused extensive damage to the building.
# Fuel Tanker
Firefighters battle huge blaze at Afghanistan-Iran border
More than 500 lorries lined up at the border carrying natural gas and fuel were ablaze.
# Perth
Dozens of homes destroyed in Australian wildfire
One firefighter has been treated for smoke inhalation.
# Bucharest
Fire at Romanian Covid-19 hospital leaves four dead
The blaze broke out on the ground floor of the hospital in Bucharest.
# Ringaskiddy
More fire crews join operation at site of Cork Port blaze
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
Dublin Fire Brigade advised locals last night to close their windows.
# Ringaskiddy
Fire crews to remain on site of Cork Port blaze overnight
No casualties have been reported.
# Larkhill
Sligo residents evacuated following asbestos fire in Larkhill area
No injuries have been reported following the blaze.
# dundrum road
Elderly man dies and woman hospitalised following house fire in south Dublin
The fire happened at a house on the Dundrum Road shortly after 4pm.
# Tallaght
Dublin Fire Brigade evacuates buildings as it battles large fire at industrial estate
Eight units are currently attending the fire in the Cookstown area.
# douglas shopping centre
Cork shopping centre reopens its doors for first time since major blaze last year
Dozens of cars were destroyed by the fire at Douglas Shopping Centre on 1 September 2019.
# charge
Teenage boy arrested and charged over Halloween fire at building in Oldcastle, Meath
The incident happened on Halloween night.
# Fireworks
Major spike in Halloween fire brigade call outs in Dublin
Nearly 400 calls were made to Dublin Fire Brigade last night.
# Swords Road
Fire brigade brings large blaze at Santry warehouse under control
Five fire engines and gardaí attended the scene.
# ST MICHAEL'S AVENUE
Gardaí investigating after body of man (30s) found following house fire in Tipperary
Gardaí in Tipperary Town received a report of a house fire at St Michael’s Avenue at around 5am.
# Skibbereen
Gardaí speak to several juveniles over fire which gutted Cork convent
The fire broke out late last month.
# LE Niamh
Fire breaks out on Irish navy vessel in Cork
The fire occurred on the LÉ Niamh.
# Skibereen
Witness appeal as gardaí believe convent fire in Cork 'may have been started intentionally'
The incident happened at a former convent on the Cork Road in Skibbereen on Tuesday.
# Investigation
Gardaí appeal for information over fire which gutted former convent in Cork
The fire broke out shortly before 4pm yesterday.
# moria
Thousands sleep outside after Greek refugee camp burns down
Greek authorities have said the fires on Tuesday and Wednesday evening were deliberately set by some of the camp’s residents.
# moria
Thousands forced to flee after fire sweeps through Greece's largest refugee camp
A state of emergency is set to be declared on the island.
# Kilkeel
Up to 2,000 pigs killed in farm blaze in Co Down
The animals were housed in a shed that caught alight in Kilkeel, Co Down.
# Wildfire
Remote towns evacuated as California battles wildfires and heatwave
Firefighters working in steep terrain saved a small town from flames that roared down hillsides towards a marina.
# Greece
Villages evacuated as over 100 firefighters battle wildfire in Greece's Mani peninsula
Greece annually grapples wildfires during the dry summer season.
# Investigation
Body found after fire in Crumlin house
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the death.
# California
Wildfire in California mountains was caused by malfunctioning diesel vehicle, officials say
The blaze has consumed more than 41 square miles of dry brush and timber since it broke out.
# phoenix
Derailed train causes huge fire and bridge collapse in Arizona
The incident occurred in Phoenix.
# Foyle Port
Emergency services in Derry battle large fire visible across the city
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are attending the scene.
# Grenoble
Two children survive three-storey drop during escape from apartment fire in France
The brothers were unharmed by the fall but might have suffered from smoke inhalation.
# Nantes
Man questioned as part of arson investigation into French cathedral fire
The fire brought back memories of the devastating blaze in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last year.
# SAINT PIERRE
Arson inquiry launched as French firefighters battle blaze in Nantes cathedral
The fire brought back memories of the devastating blaze in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last year.
# Climate Change
Siberian temperatures reach 38 degrees with forests going up in flames
Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.
# France
Notre Dame cathedral to be rebuilt as it looked before fire last year
To stay historically accurate, it will again be built with potentially toxic lead.
# Clontygora Court
'Appalling': Local TD condemns suspected arson attack in Dundalk
The house, in Clontygora Court, caught fire at around 3.35am this morning.