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South Africa parliament fire resumes

The fire at South Africa's Parliament has resumed, Sputnik reported on Monday citing fire brigade.(Cover: Smoke billows from the roof of a building at the South African Parliament precinct in Cape To

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Massive fire engulfs marketplace in smoke in northern China

01:00 A thick cloud of black smoke rose into the air from a massive fire that broke out in northern China Friday.No casualties were reported, but see how this seafood m

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At least 42 killed in Algeria wildfire

Smoke billows from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on August 10, 2021. /CFP At least 42 people were killed so far after several forest fire

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Fire reported at power company in Beijing

Fire at a power company in Beijing, China, April 16, 2021. /CMGA fire was reported at a power company in Beijing's Fengtai District on Friday at 12:17 p.m.Massive smoke

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Myanmar security forces fire live rounds at protesters

Myanmar security forces on Tuesday fired live rounds into a group of protesters in Yangon, reported AFP and AP. Smoke from tear gas launched by security forces rises during a protest in Mandal

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People feared trapped after fire erupts at E China plant

An unknown number of people were feared trapped inside a plant after a major fire erupted on Thursday in Changle District in Fuzhou City, east China's Fujian Province.T

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Antiquity exhibition spotlights China's rich fragrance culture

A cobalt-blue three-foot porcelain censer of Qing Dynasty, the collection of Shanxi Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] Burning incense has a long history in China. In olden times, people b

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Huge explosion heard in Madrid downtown: reports

A loud blast was heard in downtown Madrid, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing La Sexta TV station.Video footage shared on social media networks showed debris after the explosion and smoke from a d

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Raging California wildfire burning out of control

A firefighter is seen fighting against raging fires in Orange County, California, U.S., December 3, 2020. /VCG The fire blankets a wide area with smoke and ash in Orange County, Califor

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San Francisco as you have never seen it before

00:29 The sky in the Bay Area turned red as ask and smoke from thousands of burning acres filled the sky in San Francisco. Thick wildfire smoke in Northern Califor

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Fire hits cathedral in western France

A fire broke out Saturday in a cathedral in the western French city of Nante. Firefighters have been dispatched. Images from the scene show fire and smoke billowing from inside the 15-century cathedr

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Under half of world's 50 busiest airports completely prohibit smoking

Only23oftheworld's50busiestairports,includingfiveofthe10busiestairports,completelyprohibitsmokingindoors,anewstudybytheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(C

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Hurricane Ophelia turns the London sky orange

TheskyturnedorangeacrosspartsoftheUKonMondayasdustandsmokefromfiresinsouthernEuropesweptnorth.ThereddishtintwasasideeffectoftheremnantsofHurricaneOpheliaandthew

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Korean plane makes emergency landing in Japan after smoke fills cockpit

AKoreanAirplanemadeanemergencylandingonFridayatFukuokaairport,insouthwesternJapan,aftersmokefilledthecockpit,accordingtotheairport'soperator.TheBoeing737whichor

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Smoke alarm: Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco

AneighborhoodintheIndonesiancapitalhasinformallydeclareditselfasmoke-freezoneasstudentsplanfurtherprotestsagainstwhattheyseeasanincreasedeffortbycigarettecompan

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Huge fire erupts at waste recycling factory in Sydney, no injuries so far

More than 100 firefighters from 24 different fire crews across Sydney responded to an industrial blaze on Thursday morning, that has left a huge plume of smoke, visible for 25 km across the city.

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Islamic State’s scorched earth retreat is choking Iraqi children in a toxic cloud

Under a cloud of black smoke, a group of around a dozen children wearing flimsy sandals have gathered to play. Oil wells around the Iraqi town of Qayyara are still burning, weeks after they were torched by Islamic State militants in an attempt to slow the Iraqi army’s advance.