Fires

Memorial for Crans-Montana fire victims goes up in flames: Swiss police

According to initial reports, the fire started near the candles placed on a table in the centre of the memorial, said Swiss police.

Crans-Montana fire: Grieving parents protest at Swiss handling of autopsies for victims

Vinciane Stucky, mother of 17-year-old Trystan Pidoux, who died in the bar fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana last month, looks on during an interview in her home in Pully, Switzerland, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani

Fire near Hong Kong wholesale food market extinguished

Fire involving a car breaks out at Orchard Towers

There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters tackle blaze at German science research centre

Ever wonder what ‘bomba’ means? Melaka firefighter chief says term has Portuguese roots

In Portuguese, firefighters are known as “bombeiros”, a word that was gradually adopted by locals in Melaka.

Skeletal remains of six including three children found in burnt-down house in Johor

Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said the remains were found in a house in an oil palm plantation on Jan 9.

Two Penang city council officers hurt in balloon explosion during Thaipusam

A Hindu devotee in a trance state during a procession at the Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur.

Death toll of Swiss ski resort blaze rises to 41

Protesters hold a silent march organised in memory of victims of the deadly New Year's Eve fire in Switzerland.

Crans-Montana fire: Protesters demand ‘justice’ one month after Swiss bar blaze

Attendees take part in a silent march in memory of the victims of the Crans Montana deadly New Year's Eve fire, in Lutry, on Jan 31.

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