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# Blaze
This year
2023
Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate as Canadian firefighters continue to battle wildfires
Hundreds of fires continued to rage across British Columbia and 35,000 people were under evacuation orders as of yesterday.
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Aug 21st 2023, 5:55 PM
Michelin-star Dublin restaurant hit by fire at new premises
GardaĆ confirmed that there were no injuries reported.
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Jul 7th 2023, 11:58 AM
Last year
2022
Fifteen jobs in peril after fire destroys commercial premises in Limerick
No injuries have been reported.
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Dec 21st 2022, 4:17 PM
17 missing and 121 injured after lighting strike causes fire at Cuban oil depot
Cuban authorities said an unidentified body had been found late last night.
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Aug 7th 2022, 11:57 AM
Two firefighters injured in Killiney gorse blaze
The area is less than a kilometre from the coast and also near Killiney Golf Club.
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Jul 26th 2022, 8:57 AM
All time
Glenisk faces 'uncertain' future following major factory fire
The fire broke out at the plant shortly after midday.
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Sep 28th 2021, 9:16 AM
Cork City Fire Brigade bring 'major fire' in north of city under control
The fire broke out yesterday evening.
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Apr 10th 2021, 8:23 AM
Home of Ryder Cup winning captain Davis Love III burns to the ground
The 55-year-old and his family were not injured in the early morning blaze, fortunately.
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Mar 27th 2020, 6:45 PM
Huge fire breaks out at chemical plant in northern France
The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.
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Sep 26th 2019, 9:36 AM
Large fire at Cork shopping centre brought under control overnight
The fire broke out at Douglas Shopping Centre in Cork City yesterday evening.
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Sep 1st 2019, 8:01 AM
Police seeking two suspects as Derry church building destroyed in arson attack
Two men are believed to have started the blaze at Holy Family church at 10.30pm.
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May 25th 2019, 11:42 AM
Firefighters put out blaze at revered Al-Aqsa Mosque at same time as Notre Dame fire
The fire broke out in the guards’ room but no one was injured.
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Apr 16th 2019, 7:55 AM
At least 19 people die after huge fire rips through building in Bangladesh
Many people jumped to their deaths to escape the inferno.
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Mar 28th 2019, 9:50 PM
At least 20 killed in train crash in Cairo's main railway station
The fire broke out after a train crashed into a steel barrier, sources said.
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Feb 27th 2019, 10:53 AM
Inquest hears source of Carrickmines halting site fire was chip pan in kitchen
Ten people, including five children, died in the fire on 10 October 2015.
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Jan 14th 2019, 2:01 PM
Man seriously injured in Dublin house fire
Five Dublin Fire Brigade units tackled the blaze in Milltown.
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Nov 16th 2018, 1:06 PM

'Mass casualty' teams search ruins as death toll from California blaze reaches 42
The north California fire is now the deadliest wildfire in state history.
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Nov 13th 2018, 7:27 AM
Two arrested after fire breaks out at landmark Kilkenny building
The building is believed to be one of the city’s oldest properties.
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Oct 10th 2018, 12:42 PM
Fire rages at city building formerly owned by the Limerick Leader newspaper
The building is located a few yards from the offices of the local newspaper.
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Sep 9th 2018, 5:43 PM
Firefighters tackle huge blaze overnight at Liverpool's iconic Littlewoods building
Crew remain at the scene tackling hot spots this morning.
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Sep 3rd 2018, 10:54 AM
Firefighters in England tackle 'aggressive' moorland wildfire after two blazes merge
Crews from Manchester and the surrounding county of Lancashire are tackling a “rapidly developing, aggressive fire”.
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Jul 1st 2018, 5:01 PM
Overnight fire at all-girls secondary school in Co Louth
Nobody was injured in the fire.
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May 12th 2018, 12:03 PM
Man dies following fire at Trump Tower in New York
The president was not present in the building at the time.
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Apr 8th 2018, 11:56 AM
Woman who pretended to be widow of Grenfell Tower victim jailed for four years
The total value of her fraud was more than ā¬21,000.
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Apr 6th 2018, 4:41 PM
'We don't have anything else... Everything's gone': Entire homes destroyed in Ballymun fire
Residents and guests were left picking up the pieces after a huge blaze ripped through a Dublin building.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 1:41 PM
Witnesses describe mass panic as dozens killed in huge hospital blaze in South Korea
More than 130 were hurt in the fire, the country’s worst for 15 years.
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Jan 26th 2018, 9:16 PM
Firefighters still battling oil tanker blaze after almost a week
One body has been found but 31 sailors – mainly Iranians – remain missing.
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Jan 12th 2018, 9:33 PM
Every single car in 1,600-capacity Liverpool car park destroyed in New Year's Eve blaze
An accidental fire in a single four-wheel drive sparked the inferno.
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Jan 1st 2018, 9:31 AM

At least 37 dead in fire at Philippines shopping centre
Firefighters have concluded that all those trapped in the building are dead.
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Dec 24th 2017, 7:43 AM
'A terrible way to go': Police appeal for info after death of Irish pensioner found on fire in London
John Nolan, aged 70, died in hospital on 17 September after sustaining serious injuries while out walking.
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Dec 15th 2017, 8:37 AM
Fire which led to hospitalisation of woman and three children being treated as suspicious
The fire broke out in a block of flats in Inchicore last night.
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Sep 19th 2017, 5:50 PM
Fire rips through Malaysian religious school killing 22 teenage boys
Two teachers were also killed.
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Sep 14th 2017, 8:46 AM
Watch: Dublin Fire Brigade battling a large gorse fire in the mountains last night
The video shows units of the fire brigade attempting to extinguish the blaze in the Dublin mountains.
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Aug 4th 2017, 1:19 PM
GardaĆ suspect blaze at Birr Workhouse may have been started maliciously
The fire broke out at around 2.30pm yesterday afternoon.
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Aug 2nd 2017, 1:05 PM
Investigation into fire at vacant shopping centre in Naas
Emergency services were alerted to the fire at the centre on Corbyn’s Lane at around 8pm yesterday.
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Jul 14th 2017, 9:06 AM
Investigation launched into Kildare house fire in which two men died
The fire happened in the Tully East area.
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Jul 11th 2017, 4:25 PM

History of St Kevin's: A mental health institution that incarcerated innocent people in filthy conditions
To explore the history of the imposing landmark, TheJournal.ie has delved into Oireachtas, newspaper and online archives and reports.
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Jul 8th 2017, 9:30 PM

'We wanted to mind it; now we're watching it burn' - Fire has gutted one of Cork city's best-known buildings
A massive fire broke out at St Kevin’s Asylum near the Lee Fields at about 6pm this evening.
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Jul 4th 2017, 10:26 PM
149 high-rise buildings in Britain have failed fire safety tests since the blaze at Grenfell Tower
Earlier, Kensington Council said a meeting regarding the disaster had to be adjourned as the presence of the press could prejudice a public inquiry into the blaze.
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Jun 30th 2017, 4:31 PM