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Full Control Achieved Over Hermel Forest Fire, Monitoring Operations Ongoing

This is Beirut, 24/08 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Public Information and Relations Department of the General Directorate of Civil Defense confirmed in a statement that “under the close follow-up of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities and the supervision of the acting Director General of Civil Defense, after strenuous efforts that lasted from yesterday morning until 3:00 AM today, ...

Record EU Wildfires Burnt More Than 1 mn Hectares in 2025

This is Beirut, 21/08 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

European Union Fire Wildfires

Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) in the European Union in 2025, a record since statistics began in 2006, according to an AFP analysis of official data. Surpassing the annual record of 988,524 hectares burnt in 2017, the figure reached 1,015,731 hectares by midday Thursday, representing an area ...

EU Working 'Non-Stop' to Support Wildfire-Affected Countries

This is Beirut, 14/08 14:35 - Reading : less than a minute

European Union Fire Heatwave Weather

The EU said on Thursday it was working "non-stop" to support countries battling wildfires raging across European countries. Extreme summer heat, which scientists say human-driven climate change is exacerbating, has fuelled blazes across the region including Greece, Portugal, Spain and the Balkans. "We continue non-stop to work on the support of ...

Thousands Evacuated as Wildfire Spreads North of Los Angeles

This is Beirut, 08/08 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Los Angeles Fire Canyon

A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles triggered evacuations in two US counties, scorching nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares), authorities said Friday. At least 10 zones in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were under evacuation orders, with 2,700 residents displaced as of 11 pm (0600 GMT) Thursday, Ventura County Fire Department ...

Major Fires in the Shouf and Northern Lebanon: Civil Defense on Maximum Alert

This is Beirut, 02/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Fire Civil Defense Shouf

Friday was a day of intense mobilization for Lebanon’s Civil Defense, which battled multiple blazes threatening forests and residential areas. The most critical intervention occurred Friday afternoon in the Shouf district, where a large-scale fire broke out between the towns of Debbieh, Barja, and Bkachtine. Firefighting teams, supported by two ...

Tripoli in Mourning: Twin Toddlers Die in Apartment Fire

This is Beirut, 26/07 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tripoli Fire Civil Defense Children

The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli awoke on Saturday morning to a heartbreaking tragedy. Two twin toddlers, just two and a half years old, lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a residential apartment located between the Rifaieh and Al Qalaa neighborhoods. According to initial reports, the blaze erupted during the night in a residential ...

Deadly Cyprus Wildfire Contained

This is Beirut, 25/07 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Cyprus Fire Wildlife

Cypriot authorities said Friday they had contained a devastating wildfire that claimed two lives and destroyed scores of homes on the Mediterranean island. Fire service chief Nikos Logginos described Friday's situation as "very, very good," after small flare-ups overnight. Logginos said that the three-day fire has been contained, ...

Fire Can’t Stop the Music: Tomorrowland Festival Reopens with New Stage

This is Beirut, 18/07 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Music Tomorrowland Festival Fire Belgium Culture

Belgium's Tomorrowland, one of the world's largest electronic music festivals, opened its doors as planned on Friday, after the event was thrown into doubt by a fire that destroyed its main stage. Organizers said an "alternative setup" was put in place to replace the "beloved main stage" that went up in flames on Wednesday. The causes of the ...

Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least 60

This is Beirut, 17/07 15:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Iraq Kut Fire Shopping Mall

A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives. Officials said many people suffocated in bathrooms, while one person told AFP his five relatives died in an elevator. The blaze -- the latest ...

France Wildfire Shuts Down Marseille Airport and Halts Trains

This is Beirut, 08/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fire France Marseille

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France, fanning out at speed due to wind and parched vegetation after a heatwave. Scientists say human-induced climate change is ...

Airport Operations Restored After Cairo Telecom Blaze Disrupts Internet

This is Beirut, 08/07 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Egypt Cairo Fire Telecom Internet

A major fire erupted at a key telecommunications hub in the Egyptian capital on Monday, the Cairo governorate said in a statement, causing significant phone and internet disruption. The health ministry said in a statement that 14 people had been injured in the fire. The blaze began on the seventh floor of the historic 10-storey telephone ...

Kobayat Forest Fire Contained After Multiple Reignitions

This is Beirut, 02/07 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Fire Forests North Lebanon Qobayat

The fire that has been ravaging the hills of Kobayat, in northern Lebanon, has been brought under control as of Wednesday, according to local residents who spoke to This is Beirut. The blaze, which broke out on Sunday evening in the Maqal el-Baghel area, has already destroyed more than 20 hectares of forest. Thousands of trees have been lost, ...

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