Fire

An airplane against a blue sky with clouds. Photo Source: xlibber (CC BY 2.0)

February 28, 2025

Airlines Ban In-Flight Power Bank Use After Fire Destroys Aircraft

Major airlines are introducing stricter rules for power banks following several concerning safety incidents, including a fire that led to an emergency evacuation on an Air Busan plane earlier this year. Eva

News·World

More Than 80 Boats Destroyed By Fire At Marbella Marina

It is feared that a significant amount of money worth of vessels were ruined in the extensive fire, with British boat owners potentially among those who incurred losses, pending confirmation. An unverified local account stated that more than 100 boats,

January 13, 2023

Explosion Leads to Major Fire at Carus Chemical Facility in Illinois

News·USA

On Wednesday morning at 9am, a blast occurred at the Carus Chemical facility located in LaSalle, Illinois, which is situated around 100 miles southwest

German ‘ghost train’ with fire on board stopped before reaching Austria

News·World

Efforts to extinguish a train fire in southern Germany turned into a high-speed pursuit on Friday morning, after the driverless diesel engine began moving

Fire danger warning, statewide ban. Photo Source: US National Weather Service Columbia South Carolina.

Disaster·Nature·News·USA

400-Acre Carolina Wildfire Forces Evacuations as Statewide Burn Ban Takes Effect

Wildfires are spreading through parts of North and South Carolina, forcing evacuations as firefighters work to contain multiple blazes intensified by dry conditions and low humidity. North Carolina Fire Grows to 400

Tejal Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

Representative Image: Different models of LG electric stoves, with model numbers visible on each unit. Photo Source: Recalls and safety alerts (www.canada.ca)

Business·Canada·News

LG Recalls 130,000 Electric Stoves in Canada Over Fire Hazard

A major recall affecting more than 130,000 LG electric stoves in Canada has been issued due to a serious fire hazard. Health Canada announced the recall on Wednesday for LG slide-in and

Sunita Somvanshi

February 27, 2025

Health·News·USA

FDA Recalls 740 TruAire-5 Oxygen Concentrators Over Fire Risk

A critical safety recall has been issued for TruAire-5 oxygen concentrators after reports of devices catching fire during use. Jiangsu Jumao X-Care Medical Equipment Co. Ltd., the manufacturer, has recalled all units

Karmactive Staff

February 8, 2025

Wildlife carers tended to burned or displaced animals such as this wallaby. Photo credit: Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals

Australia·Wildlife

Australian Bushfires: 3 Billion Animals Affected, Local Heroes Step Up

The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires showed a major gap in disaster response: while firefighters saved human lives, countless animals were left to fend for themselves. The numbers tell a devastating story – three

Govind Tekale

February 2, 2025

Australia·Disaster

NSW Landholders Can Now Access 100,000 Litres for Firefighting

Property owners in New South Wales can now access water from nearby streams and rivers without a license during fire emergencies. This change removes a major barrier that once slowed down fire

Govind Tekale

January 16, 2025

Travel

Small Fire Disrupts World’s Largest Cruise Ship: Icon of the Seas Briefly Loses Power

On 25th June, a small fire occurred on the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas. The ship was docked in Costa Maya, Mexico, when the incident happened. A

Tejal Somvanshi

July 3, 2024

News·USA

Garland Explosion: Sherwin Williams Facility Rocked, Broader Implications Loom

Early this morning, the calm of Garland, Texas, was shattered as an explosion rocked the Sherwin Williams paint facility located on Shiloh Road, east of Dallas. As fire crews tirelessly worked to

Karmactive Staff

August 7, 2023

China·Mobility·Technology

China’s Flying Fire Fighter: AG 600’s Disaster Mitigating Role in Modern Aviation

The AG 600, developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), signifies a monumental advancement in China’s aviation industry. After a five-year developmental phase commencing in August 2014, the prototype took

Rahul Somvanshi

August 7, 2023

Plastic·Pollution·USA

Indiana Recycling Plant Blaze: Toxic Smoke Threatens 35,000 Lives and Leaves Firefighters Injured

A large blaze at a recycling plant in Indiana has been fully extinguished, according to an official announcement. An order to evacuate more than 2,000 residents remains in place. The recycling plant

Govind Tekale

April 16, 2023

Agriculture·News·USA

Inferno at South Fork Dairy Farm Kills ‘Shocking’ 18,000 Cows in a Deadly Blaze

A fire broke out at a South Fork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt, Texas, and set off a deadly inferno disaster for cattle. Thousands of dairy cows waiting to be milked were quickly

Rahul Somvanshi

April 14, 2023

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