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Fire engulfs Tehran hospital, no casualties

The fire, which engulfed the Gandhi Hospital in northern Tehran, was contained on Thursday evening. The blaze burnt the building’s exterior facade. There were no fatalities reported so far, a spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department spokesperson said, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the incident. The fire started at 15:30 GMT – 19:00

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Fire engulfs Tehran hospital, no casualties

State media reported that a huge fire broke out at a hospital in Iran’s capital Tehran. ADVERTISEMENT The fire, which engulfed the Gandhi Hospital in northern Tehran, was contained on Thursday evening. The blaze burnt the building’s exterior facade. There were no fatalities reported so far, a spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department spokesperson said,

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Huge fire engulfs warehouse in Russia

A huge fire has broken out at a depot in the Russian city of St Petersburg. According to the country’s Emergency Ministry, more than 270 emergency workers and 57 vehicles responded to the fire. The local fire department says there were no casualties in the fire. The blaze destroyed around 70,000 square metres. Russia’s Ministry

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Huge fire engulfs a warehouse outside St Petersburg

No casualties were reported in the blaze in the Russian city. ADVERTISEMENT A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square metres (more than 750,000 square feet), with 50,000 square metres (around 540,000 square feet)

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Fire Engulfs Warehouse in Mexico City

Fire crews continued to battle a large fire that broke out at a warehouse in central Mexico City on Thursday, November 16. According to the city’s fire department, the fire broke out in the Cuauhtemoc district on Thursday afternoon and “several warehouses” were burning. By Thursday evening, they said the fire was 70 percent contained.

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Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India’s capital

Schools in India’s capital close amid a noxious smog crisis. Farmers’ burning, vehicle emissions, and factory pollutants choke Delhi with deadly haze. Schools were shut across India’s capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble, vehicle

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At least 100 killed as fire engulfs Iraq wedding hall

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani declared three days of national mourning. At least 100 people were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded Iraqi wedding hall, officials said Wednesday, pointing to indoor fireworks as the likely cause for the blaze that sparked a panicked stampede for the exits. More than 150 people were

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