Fire ravaged pier to be inspected
12.08 Tue Jul 29
Structural experts used in the wake of terrorist bombings are to inspect the burnt shell of the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
Pier owner pledges to rebuild attraction
23.09 Mon Jul 28
The owner of a 104-year-old pier that was razed to its foundations by fire has vowed to "work tirelessly" to rebuild the attraction.
Second man in court over murders
06.39 Mon Jul 14
A second man is due in court charged with the double murder of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo.
Second man in court over New Cross murders
13.07 Sun Jul 13
A second man is to appear in court charged with the double murder of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo.
More arrests over student murders
22.51 Wed Jul 09
Police investigating the murders of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo have made two more arrests.
Police quiz student murder suspect
18.13 Tue Jul 08
Police have been granted more time to question a 33-year-old man over the deaths of two French students.
Student murder suspect suffering from burns
23.00 Mon Jul 07
A man arrested by police hunting the savage killer of two French students is suffering from burns.
Police hunt theft link in students' murders
23.52 Fri Jul 04
Detectives investigating the murders of two French students have said they might have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles.
French students died in 'horrific' attack
22.53 Thu Jul 03
Two French research students were tied up before being subjected to an horrific attack in a flat that was then set on fire, police said.
London blaze kills one
14.01 Sun Jun 08
A fire in a block of flats in London has left one person dead.
Universal blaze sparked by blowtorch
07.47 Tue Jun 03
A huge fire which hit Universal Studios in Los Angeles was probably started accidentally by workers using heating tools on a film set.
Universal bosses count cost of fire
07.01 Mon Jun 02
Bosses at Universal Studios in Los Angeles are counting the cost of a huge fire.
Universal Studios blaze contained
23.09 Sun Jun 01
A fire has ripped through a back lot at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, destroying sets and thousands of videos and reels in a vault.
California wildfire rages
07.44 Mon Apr 28
A wildfire raging in California has forced 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the hills northeast of Los Angeles.
Scores killed in Casablanca fire
09.53 Sun Apr 27
Investigations are under way into a factory fire in Morocco which has claimed the lives of at least 55 workers.
Fire breaks out at east London hotel
21.57 Fri Mar 07
A fire has broken out at a hotel in east London.
Flaming idiot
16.54 Sun Feb 24
Police are hunting a would-be terrorist who set himself on fire - by mistake.
Teen found guilty of sisters' manslaughter
20.09 Mon Feb 18
A teenager has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his two sisters in a fire at the family home.
Eighth night of unrest in Denmark
12.44 Mon Feb 18
Emergency services in Denmark have endured an eighth night of fires and riots, but calm is said to be returning.
Investigation launched into hotel blaze
09.02 Sun Feb 17
An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire at a five-star hotel in Brighton.
Major clean-up after Camden blaze
18.17 Sun Feb 10
Police are warning people to stay away from London's famous Camden Market as the clean-up begins following a huge fire on Saturday night.
11 killed in nursing home blaze
11.46 Sat Feb 09
A fire has swept through a home for the elderly in the Austrian village of Egg, killing 11 residents.
Baby and parents survive building blaze
21.25 Tue Feb 05
A split-second decision by a desperate father saw his baby daughter survive an apartment fire in Germany in which nine others died.
Children leap from fire which kills nine
12.58 Mon Feb 04
A fire in an apartment block in western Germany has killed nine people, five of them children.
Fire burns in US town for 46 years
10.16 Sat Jan 19
A fire has been burning beneath a small town in Pennsylvania for nearly 46 years, making it the most dangerous coal fire in the US.
S Korean blaze kills at least 22
21.04 Mon Jan 07
At least 22 people have been killed and 17 others are missing after a blaze tore through a South Korean warehouse.
Hospital blaze investigation under way
14.20 Thu Jan 03
Fire investigators are trying to work out how a massive blaze started at one of the world's leading cancer hospitals.
Patients evacuated as hospital burns
06.28 Thu Jan 03
Firefighters have evacuated the Royal Marsden Hospital in London after fire broke out on the top floor of the building.
Pants Extinguisher!
02.26 Thu Jan 03
A pair of size 18-20 knickers come to the rescue at a house fire in Hartlepool
California fire partly under control
09.12 Mon Nov 26 2007
A wildfire that destroyed 49 homes in California's exclusive beachside community of Malibu is partly under control.
California fire partly under control
23.36 Sun Nov 25 2007
A wildfire that destroyed 49 homes in California's exclusive beachside community of Malibu is partly under control.
Murder probe after Omagh house fire
19.50 Wed Nov 14 2007
A house fire which killed seven members of the same family in Northern Ireland is now being treated as murder.
Firefighters tackle blaze on Olympics site
20.20 Mon Nov 12 2007
A large fire on the site being developed for the 2012 London Olympics sent up a huge plume of black smoke which was visible for miles.
Tributes paid to dead firefighters
20.32 Wed Nov 07 2007
The father of one of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze has described his son's death as his "worst nightmare come true".
Bodies of all 3 firefighters found
22.21 Tue Nov 06 2007
The bodies of three firefighters have been retrieved from a burnt out warehouse, with their colleagues on hand for their removal.
Painstaking search for firemen continues
23.59 Mon Nov 05 2007
The search is continuing for three firemen, presumed dead, who went missing during a warehouse blaze on Friday.
Gutted warehouse lacked sprinklers
23.54 Sun Nov 04 2007
The company which owns the Warwickshire warehouse which went up in flames on Friday has confirmed no sprinklers were fitted.
Warehouse blaze investigated
17.42 Sat Nov 03 2007
An investigation has been launched into the tactics employed by fire crews called to a fatal blaze in Warwickshire.
Major blaze at Essex oil refinery
16.17 Wed Oct 31 2007
Firefighters at battling a major blaze at an oil refinery in Essex.
Train derailment sparks blaze in Ohio
17.33 Thu Oct 11 2007
A train derailment has triggered an explosion in northeast Ohio.
Train derailment sparks blaze in Ohio
14.44 Thu Oct 11 2007
A train derailment has triggered an explosion in northeast Ohio.
Two quizzed over fire deaths
11.02 Tue Sep 18 2007
Two people are being questioned on suspicion of murder after a fire at a block of flats killed a man and left another seriously hurt.
Man dies in Blackpool blaze
12.28 Mon Sep 17 2007
A fire at a hotel in Blackpool has left one man dead and four people injured.
Fire at chemical plant
23.00 Sat Sep 08 2007
A large fire has broken out in a chemical factory in Scotland.
Greece asks EU for help
12.58 Fri Aug 31 2007
Greece has asked the European Union for help in rebuilding communities destroyed by forest fires which have ravaged the country.
Man killed in Newquay hotel inferno named
14.28 Wed Aug 22 2007
A teacher who died jumping from the third floor of a burning Newquay hotel after trying to save his elderly mother has been named.
Hotel search delayed
19.42 Mon Aug 20 2007
The search for two people still missing after fire ripped through a seaside hotel has been delayed.
Cornwall fire resources criticised
21.57 Sun Aug 19 2007
The owners of a guest house close to the Newquay hotel destroyed by fire say a lack of resources led to casualties.
Hunts goes on for missing guests
08.44 Sun Aug 19 2007
The remains of the Newquay seafront hotel are being inspected by rescuers who are continuing the search for four people still missing.
Fire on oil rig off Scottish coast
22.04 Tue Aug 14 2007
Workers have put out a fire on an oil rig off the coast of Scotland.
Car smashed into Glasgow Airport
23.30 Sat Jun 30 2007
A blazing car has been crashed into the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport.
Blaze engulfs chemicals factory
23.17 Mon Jun 04 2007
The battle to contain a fire at a chemical factory has continued into the night.
Fire kills father and children
15.54 Mon Jun 04 2007
A father and his two children have died in a fire at their home in North Tawton, Devon.
London fire causes commuter chaos
18.32 Wed May 23 2007
A fire in southeast London has resulted in the closure of a mainline and underground stations, causing chaos for commuters.
Girls killed in house fire
13.15 Fri Apr 13 2007
A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two young sisters died in a fire that swept through their house in Tyneside.
Tragedy for Gibb as Cash's home burns down
09.06 Wed Apr 11 2007
Johnny Cash's lakeside home has been destroyed by fire during its refurbishment for new owner Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.
Thousands left homeless by Manila fire
12.42 Sun Apr 08 2007
A raging fire lasting over five hours has gutted homes in the Philippines.
Ten killed in Moscow club fire
17.00 Sun Mar 25 2007
Ten people have been killed after a blaze broke out in a Moscow striptease club.
Soap star fronts anti-fire campaign
13.45 Tue Mar 20 2007
Actress Gemma Atkinson will be raising awareness about the dangers of chip-fan fires in a new campaign.
Blaze kills 62 at Russian old people's home
10.02 Tue Mar 20 2007
At least 61 elderly residents and a nurse have died in a blaze which engulfed a Russian old people's home.
'Britons killed in Paris blaze'
08.03 Tue Mar 13 2007
Three British women are believed to have been killed when a fire tore through an apartment block in Paris.
Britons feared dead in Paris fire
17.06 Mon Mar 12 2007
Three British people are believed to have died after a fire destroyed an apartment block in Paris, police have revealed.
Nine killed in Bronx fire
11.47 Fri Mar 09 2007
Eight children have been killed in a house fire in the New York borough the Bronx.