All 80 people on board are expected to survive. Two described finding themselves upside down after what had seemed like a routine descent.
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Passengers Recall Moments Before Delta Plane Crash at Toronto Airport
All 80 people on board are expected to survive. Two described finding themselves upside down after what had seemed like a routine descent.
Fire at Busan Resort Construction Site Kills 6
The fire at an unfinished hotel in the southeastern port city of Busan spread quickly, leaving 25 others injured.
At Least 4 Killed in Suspected Gas Explosion at Taiwan Shopping Mall
The deadly blast occurred in a food court. The island’s president ordered an investigation into the cause.
Grenfell Tower Was a Death Trap. Some Wanted It to Stand as a Warning.
Britain’s government confirmed Friday that the tower block in London, where 72 people died, would be demolished, provoking a combination of anger and relief from survivors and bereaved families.
Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say
Survivors and bereaved families’ groups said Britain’s deputy prime minister had told them that the site of the 2017 catastrophe would be dismantled.
How Dozens Fled an Inferno on a South Korean Plane
A month after the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a fire destroyed another passenger jet in the country.
Deadly Hotel Fire at Turkish Ski Resort Stirs Grief and Outrage
Some had returned to the hotel year after year. Their deaths — amid dozens of others at the hotel — have stirred grief and outrage.
Fire at Turkey Ski Resort Kills Dozens
The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.
‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating
Shortly after the fires began in Los Angeles, Bethany Martinez and her daughter evacuated their home on the Altadena-Pasadena border after losing power and heat. They’re waiting until they feel it’s safe enough to go back.