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A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring nearly three … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/Ys2AtsruuyE/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=105055 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=105055 BERLIN - A fire broke out early Sunday at an apartment building in southwestern Germany, killing eight people - a woman and seven of her children, authorities said. Three more people were rescued from the blazing … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/05ShPysQWnA/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104951 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104951 Firefighters responding to dozens of fires in southern Chile were attacked by masked assailants dressed in camouflage, authorities said. The attackers fired at the first responders as they were getting out of a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/cErZzD1QiSE/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (United Press International) Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104942 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104942 Police say a fire has destroyed a camel farm in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, killing 86 animals and causing up to (EURO)2 million (US$ 2.7 million) in damage. The dpa news agency reported the … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/s_lTdK0HHP0/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104845 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104845 A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 180 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said. Sandro Meinerz, a spokesman for the police in … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/_jjg35LsfXo/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104832 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104832 A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes. When firefighters didn't turn up, locals tried in vain to stop the blaze … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/fJzHPUsjetg/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104776 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104776 Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless, and another Christmas Day blaze in the Philippine capital left seven people dead, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/7Lf2btRLFKA/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104740 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104740 Thieves who wanted to steal gasoline from a pipeline running near Nigeria's megacity of Lagos have sparked a massive fire. The fire began Monday in Ije Ododo, in a swampy mangrove forest in the western fringe of … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/A3ymJAZFAcM/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104711 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104711 A fire in a clothing factory apparently caused by arson killed 14 people in southern China on Tuesday, officials and state media said. The 14 were killed and one other person was seriously injured in the fire, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/XnkSl1kPrYs/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104647 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104647 Fire raced up the floors of a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing at least 112 people, many of them trapped in the eight-story building with no emergency exits where they make clothes for major global … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/PNtAUHmRByg/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104606 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104606 Spanish firefighters managed to put out the first of six forest fires that broke out Sunday in Valencia province, officials said Wednesday. The Benissoda fire burned 67 acres before it was extinguished, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/VEM7EbFdGv8/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (United Press International) Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104429 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104429 A fire that broke out at a Venezuelan oil refinery was apparently caused by a lightning strike, the country's top oil official said Thursday. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said the fire began on Wednesday night, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/p1h3ecJMz90/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104406 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104406 Mexican President Felipe Calderon says emergency workers' quick reaction to a pipeline fire that killed 26 workers prevented a real catastrophe, by controlling the fire before it reached the massive tanks of a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/R7-u4L7zNY0/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104404 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104404 Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows tragedies that highlight workplace perils in a country where many buildings lack basic safety … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/j2RYHSrQLf4/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104390 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104390 Arson was suspected in a wildfire that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people just west of Madrid, while firefighters in Bosnia used military helicopters Tuesday to battle blazes there. A fire affecting three … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/ZAfeb1G8arE/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104347 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104347 Fires were extinguished Tuesday at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery after raging for more than three days following a deadly explosion, officials said. The flames were put out in the three fuel tanks that had … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/8_Un_x3_Qog/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104346 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104346 A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery and unleashed a ferocious fire Saturday, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 80 others in one of the deadliest disasters to hit the country's … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/WeqaFS4FH0c/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Tulsa World) Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104332 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104332 A major wildfire is burning out of control for a fourth day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, ravaging forests and agricultural lands, including the island's famed mastic trees. About 360 firefighters, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/zOQMu5G7AQw/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104320 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104320 Nearly 5,000 people in Spain's Canary Islands have been evacuated as wildfires race through tinder-dry forests and fields, regional officials said. The worst affected islands are Tenerife and La Gomera, Britain's … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/bU-EbVaHNC8/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (United Press International) Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104292 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104292 South Korea - Fire officials in the South Korean capital say a large blaze at a construction site near a 600-year-old palace has killed at least four workers and injured about 20. They say Gyeongbok palace wasn't … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-WorldFireNews/~3/Zum9FOmX-Mg/article.cfm World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/100131.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104289 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104289