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Child injuried after fire breaks out at Waterford hotel

A child had to be treated for injuries after a fire broke out at The Sands hotel in Tramore on Monday night. Brigade units from Tramore, Dunmore East and Waterford city were alerted to a fire at the Sands Hotel, Tramore at 10.17pm on the evening of February 2, confirmed the chief fire officer with Waterford City and County Council. Thankfully the fire had been extinguished and contained to one room by the time fire services arrived. “On arrival, a small fire which had been e

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Feb 31 min read

Swiss ski bar not inspected for five years before deadly fire

The Swiss bar that was the scene of a fire which killed 40 people and injured 116 had not undergone safety checks for five years, authorities have said. The mayor of Crans-Montana, Nicolas Feraud, told a Tuesday news conference that he could not explain why Le Constellation bar had not been checked in so long, the venues should have been checked annually. "We regret that - we owe it to the families and we will accept the responsibility," he said. He added that sparklers - wh

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Jan 81 min read

Hong Kong has suffered its deadliest fire in decades.

THE BUILDING BECAME AN INFERNO Firefighters had arrived on the scene, but the fire had already spread to other tower blocks, which were all under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding , a traditional construction material. Burnt poles were collapsing off the exteriors as flames raced up the 32-storey high-rises. Wan, who CNN is identifying by his surname, grabbed his two dogs and his wallet, and fled down an emergency stairwell that smelled of gas. Just minutes after h

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Jan 82 min read