Tag: Firefighters

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 08:06 UTC

  Uruguay to send 40 firefighters to Chile as Biobío and Ñuble wildfires leave at least 20 dead

  

  Uruguay will deploy a contingent of around 40 firefighters to Chile to help battle the wildfires ravaging the country’s south-central regions—particularly Biobío and Ñuble—where Chilean authorities have reported at least 20 deaths and thousands of people affected.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Firefighter, assailant killed in robbery attempt at Santiago's airport

  

  Two people were killed at Santiago de Chile's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Wednesday when a commando-style group tried to rob an armored vehicle carrying over US$ 32 million straight from the tarmac.

• Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:15 UTC

  Chile: Allegedly intentional fire in Valparaíso consumed around 245 houses at Christmas

  

  A voracious fire in the Chilean city of Valparaíso began on Tuesday and extended until after Christmas Eve on Wednesday, leaving about 245 homes destroyed, 2000 people without power and a dozen injured. The authorities believe that the fires in the tourist city were intentional.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:03 UTC

  Australia: “catastrophic” conditions in Greater Sydney surrounded by a ring of fire

  

  Firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales were bracing for “catastrophic” fire conditions on Saturday as temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius and strong winds were set to fuel more than 100 fires burning across the state.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  Australia battling more than 100 bushfires in what is expected to be a severe dry spring

  

  Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer.

• Monday, November 12th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  “Devil fires” in California cause 25 deaths, 110 missing and destroy over 7.000 homes

  

  Northern and southern counties of California are suffering from two huge wildfires that show no signs of dying down. With hot dry winds expected last until at least Tuesday, in the south there are fears for the wealthy beach town of Malibu, where a mandatory evacuation order has been issued for a quarter of a million people.