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Pretoria firefighters battle factory fire in East Lynne
The inferno has been contained after concerns that it might spread to nearby buildings.
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2 parents arrested after 4 children die in Alexandra shack fire
It is understood that the children were home alone when the fire started from a heater that was left on.
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JHB MMC for Safety says Lisbon Building fire was fueled by papers
Johannesburg MMC for Safety Michael Sun says there was no water in some of the floors.
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Thulas Nxesi blames PTA building arson attempts on ‘state capture forces’
Nxesi has suggested recent acts of arson at the Health Department's national office in Pretoria may be the work of - what he called - state capture forces.
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Fire at hot springs hotel in Chinese city of Harbin kills 18
The cause of the blaze was under investigation, the Harbin propaganda department of China’s ruling Communist Party said on its Twitter-like Weibo account.
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Mashaba: Painful to see living conditions of people in hijacked buildings
Mayor Herman Mashaba says issues on hijacked buildings have been keeping him up at night.
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Despair as fire destroys shops owned by foreign nationals in Joburg
A fire broke out in a hijacked building on Thursday, leaving some families, including babies, trapped on a rooftop until firefighters brought them to safety.
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EC mother, toddler (3) die in fire
The details around the tragedy are still unclear but it’s understood the mother tried to rescue her daughter from the burning house.
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CT father due in court after daughters die in fire
The 30-year-old man has been charged with child neglect because he and the girls’ mother allegedly left the three-year-old and six-month-old home alone.
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Southern China karaoke lounge fire kills 18 – police
The blaze occurred in Qingyuan city in Guangdong province, around an hour’s drive from the provincial capital of Guangzhou.
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Firefighters battle blaze above Kirstenbosch Gardens
Two helicopters have been deployed to water-bomb the fire.
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Firefighters struggle to contain Newlands Forest fire
EWN has received reports of dense smoke across the South Peninsula.
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Blaze between Fisherhaven, Hawston no longer poses risk to property
Strong winds hampered firefighting efforts on Thursday, pushing the flames close to two houses.
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Fire breaks out at building in Joburg CBD
A number of people have been rescued from the building on the corners of Troy and Commissioner Street.
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3 die in separate fire incidents in CT
In Kalkfontein, one house and two informal structures caught alight leaving one adult female with fatal burns.
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[WATCH] Caught on camera: Man tries to set train on fire
Surveillance video shows flames spreading inside Chicago commuter train.
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EC mother, son die in fire
Police say the blaze broke during the early hours of Sunday at the Endlovini informal settlement near Port Elizabeth .
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Firefighters battle overnight to extinguish Mutsindo Mall fire
It's understood the estimated cost of the damage is about R2 million.
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[WATCH] Family of 6 killed in Philippi East fire
The blaze killed a man, a woman and their two boys and two girls, aged nine, six, four and two.
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Fire breaks out at Honolulu high-rise, injuries reported
Fire officials were also responding to reports of people trapped in their apartments, the paper said, but had not confirmed them.
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Investigation underway following fire at Wynberg school
The blaze at St. Augustine’s Primary School occurred on Tuesday.
