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The defendants will stand trial anew, as if they were never acquitted or convicted, after a decision by the Athens Appeals Prosecutor’s Office. Τhe appeal was made after a controversial verdict in late April convicting only five of the 20 defendants – former officials with responsibility for rescuing citizens and extinguishing the fire – was deemed incorrect. Five officials, including the former fire chief, received suspended sentences of between 15 and 111 years for multiple counts of criminal negligence resulting in injury and loss of life for their role in the response to the fire. For thos...
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The fire reportedly broke out at 10:45am local time in the Rayong province, with all activities suspended in the facility as rescue efforts are underway.
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Firefighters from the Sumy region branch of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service rescued five puppies while they were battling a blaze at a non-residential in the city of Sumy. The puppies escaped the blaze unharmed and were returned to their mother.
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A major landmark in North Macedonia has been reduced to ashes after a mysterious fire. The incident at Skopje's Universal Hall claimed no victims, but the building sustained serious damage. The blaze was quickly contained by emergency responders. The concert hall was built following the country's disastrous earthquake in 1963, drawing on funds from 35 countries. Culture Minister Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska commented, "I am sad that we are here for this reason. I am pretty disturbed by the scene behind us. "This morning, around 9, we were informed that a fire broke out at the Universal Hal...
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A fire that spread through an Istanbul nightclub during renovations was likely caused by welding sparks igniting combustible material. That's according to local media in Turkey, citing fire department officials. The fire engulfed the popular Masquerade nightclub on Tuesday, trapping workers and club employees inside. Twenty-nine people were killed by the flames and another person was left with serious injuries. Authorities have detained nine people for questioning, including club managers and people in charge of the renovation work. The club had been closed for renovations during the holy mont...
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Four people died and at least 21 were injured after a fire broke out during the night between Sunday and Monday at a retirement home in western Germany. The incident - first reported by the German news agency dpa - took place in Bedburg-Hau in North Rhine-Westphalia. It wrote that 46 other residents were evacuated and needed medical examination for possible injuries. A firefighter and police officer were also injured and taken to a hospital, according to police. The fire has since been put out, but firefighters are still reportedly working at the scene. The cause of the fire is being investiga...
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Wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early on Wednesday, causing evacuations, power outages and the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility. Strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures continue to feed the blazes, which show no sign of stopping. An unknown number of homes and other buildings in Hutchinson County were damaged or destroyed, local emergency officials said. The main facility that assembles and disassembles America's nuclear arsenal shut down its operations Tuesday night. "We have evacuated our personnel, non-essential personnel from the site, just in an abundan...
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Meanwhile firefighters and police have begun examining the interior of the two residential towers that were destroyed by fire in the Spanish city as questions rose about how the fire spread so rapidly. Valencia's Mayor María José Catalá said that the danger of the 14-story building collapsing and the intense heat from the fire initially prevented emergency workers from getting in to search for any survivors. The fire started on Thursday evening, it's not yet known how, and quickly engulfed the buildings. Experts said that the building's polyurethane cladding may have contributed to the fire's ...
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One drone strike damaged a civilian building in Odesa, setting it on fire and killing at least three people. Ukraine's Air Force said it intercepted 23 out of 31 Iranian made Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight on a number of targets across Ukraine.
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Valencia’s mayor María José Catalá said that between nine and 15 people are still missing after a devastating fire reduced a 14-storey apartment building to a skeleton on Thursday night. Authorities reported that at least four people died in the fire, while 15 are being treated for injuries, including seven firefighters. According to emergency authorities, they’re not at risk. The fire started in the early evening and spread to an adjacent building, state news agency Efe reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately known but reports mention that its rapid spread might be explained by th...
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