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Fires

All time
Halloween
Fire fighters attacked with rocks while tackling blaze in Dublin city centre
1 Nov 2019
47.7k
67
Los Angeles
Thousands of firefighters battle California wildfires as more people forced from their homes
29 Oct 2019
7.4k
6
fire fatalities
Older people, men and those in rural areas at higher risk of dying in residential fires, report finds
16 Oct 2019
4.3k
5
Fires
Drone attacks cause fires at Saudi Arabia oil facilities
14 Sep 2019
19.5k
19
burning ban
60-day ban on burning in Brazil following global outcry over Amazon fires
30 Aug 2019
6.7k
8
Amazon
US ready to fight Amazon forest fires ... but only if it involves working with Brazilian government
29 Aug 2019
7.4k
15
Climate Change
Tens of thousands of fires are burning in the Amazon - here's what you need to know
28 Aug 2019
13.2k
30
Fires
G7 commits $20 million to Amazon as new fires flare up in world's largest rainforest
26 Aug 2019
8.8k
32
blazes
Varadkar says Ireland will vote against Mercosur deal unless Brazil protects Amazon
23 Aug 2019
25.4k
92
Castelo Branco
'Something strange is going on': 1,300 firefighters battle blazes in Portugal
21 Jul 2019
44.5k
19
mercury falling
After record breaking temperatures, some cooler weather hits parts of Europe
30 Jun 2019
22.3k
9
Gorse Fires
Anger over 'shocking seven-hour delay' in deploying Air Corps to fight wildfires in Donegal
23 Apr 2019
30.1k
104
Tragedy
77 dead, 993 missing and 10,000 homes destroyed as California waits on rain
19 Nov 2018
10.6k
3
Paradise Lost
'Sad' Donald Trump visits site of California wildfires and again blames forest mismanagement
18 Nov 2018
23.7k
53
Death Toll
Town of Paradise turns to 'hell on earth' after deadly wildfires devastate California
Updated 12 Nov 2018
29.3k
11
Death Toll
Death toll rises to 25 as California wildfires rage on
Updated 11 Nov 2018
20.5k
13
Death Toll
Nine die in California wildfires as tens of thousands forced to flee
10 Nov 2018
9.5k
2
evacuations
11 dead as California is scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
7 Aug 2018
12.7k
7
Heatwave
Portugal prepares for fires as temperatures set to soar to 45 degrees
31 Jul 2018
30.6k
12
Searches
Two children aged four and five among the latest victims to die in California wildfires
29 Jul 2018
11.7k
6
Wildfires
Thousands flee deliberate California fire that has destroyed 500 buildings
28 Jul 2018
18.1k
8
groom missing
Irish newlyweds separated in Greek fires: 'He'd be the type to ensure Zoe was safe and go back to help others'
25 Jul 2018
31.0k
4
deadly blazes
Irish people travelling to Greece urged to contact travel provider as wildfires continue to rage
24 Jul 2018
14.6k
5
Eleventh Night
Bus and cars set on fire and bomb scare at airport as UVF threatens 'serious disorder'
Updated 11 Jul 2018
51.9k
114
reptile weather
Irish lizards thriving in the heat, but fires pose a particular danger
8 Jul 2018
27.3k
43
danger danger
'Severe safety risk': Public warned not to fly drones above wildfires
6 Jul 2018
10.5k
12
Limerick
Firefighters attacked with stones as they put out May Eve bonfires
1 May 2018
16.2k
36
Anti-social behaviour
'Really busy, all day and all night' - Fire crews just had one of their busiest Halloweens in years
1 Nov 2017
20.0k
20
bonfires
Dublin Fire Brigade to use drones 'extensively' in the run up to Halloween
21 Oct 2017
12.5k
28
Napa
15 dead as wildfires torch California wine country
11 Oct 2017
10.9k
28
California
Hundreds of homes evacuated due to 'biggest fire in Los Angeles history'
3 Sep 2017
19.6k
29
abrantes
Residents evacuated as firefighters warn of worsening wildfires in Portugal
11 Aug 2017
21.4k
14
kilternan
A campfire started a gorse fire in the Wicklow Mountains last night
5 Aug 2017
18.9k
9
Victims
Four-year-old boy whose parents were on honeymoon among dead in Portugal fires
20 Jun 2017
23.2k
9
up in flames
Nasa has taken an aerial photo of Ireland's gorse fires as public warned of health risks
11 May 2017
120k
64
Meath
Gorse fires blaze at Mosney as fire brigade warns public to be careful
14 Apr 2017
11.4k
7
Fires
60 inmates take over part of jail in Kent
22 Dec 2016
9.1k
8
intense heat
Hotels evacuated as wildfires hit Portugal's tourist Algarve region
9 Sep 2016
32.2k
4
12th of july
Three houses set ablaze in Belfast after bonfire burns out of control
12 Jul 2016
31.9k
161
damage to wildlife
19 wildfires reported across the country in just 10 days
29 Apr 2016
18.6k
32
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