MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Tag: fire
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:29 UTC
Blaze destroys Brazilian Antarctic base; two dead when generator room exploded
A fire broke out at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and forcing the evacuation by helicopter of about 40 other people, the government said.
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Monday, June 6th 2011 - 06:32 UTC
Major reforms to sullage plants in Gibraltar following last week’s fire
Gibraltar Government is likely to have fuel services, including sullage plants of the type that caught fire last Tuesday and injured welders and cruise passengers, moved away from their current location.
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Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 21:06 UTC
Random and surprise inspections of fishing vessels docked in Montevideo
Uruguayan authorities begun this week surprise and random safety inspections of fishing vessels docked in the port of Montevideo following a succession of fire incidents, mostly involving Korean flagged vessels which were described as “suspicious”.
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Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 20:31 UTC
Russian drought and fires catches the US with record crops of corn and soybeans
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says a full one-quarter of Russia's grain crops have been destroyed by weeks of drought and wildfires, leaving many Russian farmers close to bankruptcy.
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Monday, May 24th 2010 - 03:14 UTC
German “Love Boat” catches fire in Norway: 607 passengers and crew evacuated
A cruise ship made famous by a German “Love Boat” TV show caught fire Sunday, forcing 607 people aboard to evacuate in a western Norwegian port, rescue officials said.
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Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 06:21 UTC
Gulf of Mexico Rig Explodes and Sinks; 11 Workers Missing; Fears of Oil Leak
An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire after an explosion on Tuesday night has now sunk, the US Coast Guard has said. A search is continuing for 11 missing workers after the blast at the Deepwater Horizon rig. The other workers on the rig, off Louisiana, were evacuated to the US.
