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# Fire

'No guarantee' Copenhagen Stock Exchange facade can be saved after fire rips through building
Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
Six fire engines attend scene of blaze at car showroom in north Co Dublin
Hong Kong building fire kills at least five people and injures 27
'Deeply disappointing': Carlow shop gutted by fire after car crashes into it overnight
Man (20s) arrested in connection with fire at vacant building in Ballybrack last year
Woman assaulted and house set on fire in west Dublin
This month
April 2024
'A tragic loss': Tributes paid as man (80s) and woman (70s) die in house fire in Cork city
After one year and 373 witnesses, jurors at Stardust inquest begin deliberations
Close to 30 people dead after fire at Istanbul nightclub that was undergoing renovations
Last month
March 2024
Couple who died following house fire in Swinford area of Mayo named locally
Two people dead following house fire in Swinford area of Mayo
Psychiatric report to be prepared on man charged with setting fire to a house in Cork City
Woman (90s) dies after fire breaks out at home in Co Mayo
February
February 2024
At least 43 killed in fire at shopping centre in Bangladesh
US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
Death toll from Valencia apartment fire rises to 10 after body discovered inside building
Nine people dead after fire engulfs two apartment blocks in Spain
Six people evacuated during hotel fire in Co Offaly last night
Gardaí investigate fire at Bachelors Walk apartment complex
How arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers have escalated over the last six years
The fire at a building in Co Wicklow at the weekend is the latest in a pattern of attacks.
Formal Garda examination to be carried out of scene of fire at former nursing home in south Dublin
Senior officer to investigate fire at former nursing home where anti-migrant protests had taken place
The Department of Children was assessing the building for possible use as accommodation for asylum seekers.
At least three people dead and 280 others injured in huge fire in Kenyan capital
January
January 2024
Electrical fault in hot press 'likely cause' of Stardust fire, expert tells inquest
South African police arrest man after he tells inquiry he started a deadly fire to hide murder
Emergency services battle fire at workshop in Rathgar
Investigation launched into fire at former school in Tipperary
Five dead after plane collision at Haneda Airport in Japan
Last year
2023
Investigation into fire at Dublin pub which was due to house homeless families
'Orange netting' responsible for reports of fire at England's historic Blackpool Tower
Two hospitalised after 'serious house fire' in Cork City on Christmas Day
Minister says gardaí were told in advance that asylum seekers would be housed in Galway hotel
Taoiseach and ministers 'deeply disturbed' by fire at Galway hotel earmarked for asylum seekers
“There is no justification for violence, arson or vandalism in our Republic. Ever,” Leo Varadkar said.
The former Ross Lake Hotel had been contracted to welcome 70 international protection applicants
Recent days have seen the site become the subject of protests against its use as emergency accommodation
Roderic O'Gorman called on politicians to condemn "fear mongering" around asylum seekers
Gardaí investigating after seat on a Dublin bus catches fire last night
ArcelorMittal transfers ownership of Kazakh mine to state after 32 workers die in fire
Stardust patron tells inquest what she saw on night of fatal blaze was like 'looking into hell'
Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle
Fire engines released from scene as car park fire brought under control in Dublin City
Luton Airport reopens after fire rips through car park, causing it to collapse
Two people being treated in hospital following fire on boat in Co Clare