This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities
The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds
fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek
A fire at parliament’s old assembly building was put out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The extent of the damage is yet to be determined
Residents in south Durban want the petroleum giant to pay reparations, rehabilitate the area and protect the people who live near the plant
The image of the iconic church on fire interrupted the French nation’s link to its heritage and history
The small Cederberg town saw its Moravian Mission Station, clinic and town hall destroyed over the weekend.
Approximately 500 shacks were reduced to ash on Thursday in what residents say began as an altercation involving someone living at the settlement
The teacher of one of the four children that died in a fire in Alexandra says the mothers loved their children and that should not be forgotten
The four children who died on Sunday after a fire burnt down their home are being remembered by the community and their schools in Alexandra
It is the likes of emergency services —the firemen and the paramedics —who bear the brunt for shortfalls in the public purse
The fire began burning again on Thursday, and the City of Johannesburg has called for reinforcements
The fire comes after the unions were told just last Friday that the department would not be moving offices despite their complaints about safety
It’s not funny for the owners who want to ditch a vehicle on which they still owe money.
Fire season is upon Mpumalanga and its forestry industry, but several key firefighting aircraft remain grounded.
A serious fire at one of East Africa’s most vital transport hubs, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, has caused significant damage.
Relatives of workers killed in a fire at a Chinese slaughterhouse have blocked traffic and scuffled with police, demanding answers to the disaster.
A fire has ripped through Holy Family College’s hall, destroying the decades-old building and four class rooms.
Khayelitsha’s BM section, ravaged by fire on New Year’s day, will be upgraded, the City of Cape Town has said.
Two-thousand hectares of fynbos have been burnt as fires continue to rage in the Overstrand area.
A fire has swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital killing over 100 people in the country’s worst-ever factory blaze.
The cause of the fire that destroyed or damaged 76 houses in St Francis Bay has yet to be determined.
Mop-up operations have continued in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape after a blaze destroyed more than 100 houses.
Firefighters have been monitoring the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s studios in Auckland Park after a fire broke out on the set of Isidingo.
Hundreds of fire-fighters held back wildfires on several fronts around Greece after an all-night struggle.
Have you had your property valued recently? And did you accept the valuation or second-guess it and insure accordingly? If so, beware.
International firefighting teams were on Friday helping Israel battle a huge forest fire near theport of Haifa which has killed at least 42 people.
A major forest fire killed at least 40 people in northern Israel on Thursday, including prison guard cadets trapped in a bus.
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/ 19 February 2010
Fantasy land has been invaded. Sadly, not by anything intriguing or fresh, but by chick-lit.