Tag: fire
Iraq archbishop calls for prayers after tragic wedding fire
While Iraq is predominantly Muslim, Nineveh Plains are historically Christian and are home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities
Huge fire destroys clothes market in Bangladeshi capital
Distraught shop owners told reporters the blaze had left them destitute ahead of Eid, the Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan
Fight fire with fire
From the Latin word "ardere," meaning to burn, arson is the act of setting something on fire for an evil purpose
At least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt
Thirty-five children between two and six years of age were among the victims of the blaze that ripped through the Church of Saint Mercurius
Nuns’ convent razed by fire in India’s Manipur state
The convent was in an isolated area, but villagers rushed to the convent upon hearing the noise and prevented the fire from spreading
Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured
The fire appears to be Taiwan's deadliest in years. The last fire of a similar magnitude was in 1995, when 64 people died.
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