The images of smoke pouring out of the Gothic building were a painful reminder of the fire that mauled Notre-Dame in Paris, but the authorities said the damage would not be as serious.
Tag: Fires and Firefighters
Burning Ships in Iran Add to String of Dozens of Explosions and Fires
Iranian officials say that some of the explosions at factories and military facilities, and some forest fires, may have been sabotage but blamed weather and accidents for the others.
Macron Drops Idea of a Modern Spire for Notre-Dame
The French president had floated the idea of replacing the fire-ravaged cathedral’s 19th-century spire with a “contemporary architectural gesture.” Few were in favor.
‘We Are Not Learning Lessons’: South Korea Mourns an Avoidable Disaster
Major fires, many of them linked to lax safety standards, have plagued South Korea for decades. The latest, on Wednesday, killed 38.
Fire at Construction Site Kills 38 in South Korea
The blaze comes as President Moon Jae-in has struggled to make good on his pledge to put an end to the man-made disasters that have convulsed the country.
Marking Notre-Dame Fire in a Locked-Down Paris
Events to pay tribute to the first anniversary of the catastrophic fire were canceled, and renovation work at the cathedral halted, because of the coronavirus.
Australian Police Treating Car Fire That Killed 3 Children as Crime Scene
Residents in Brisbane reportedly tried to extinguish the fire, which also killed one man and hospitalized a woman who were in the vehicle.
The End of Australia as We Know It
What many of us have witnessed this fire season feels alive and monstrous. With climate change forcing a relaxed country to stumble toward new ways of work, leisure and life, will politics follow?
Fire Kills 17 at Unaccredited Orphanage in Haiti
A burning candle is regarded as a possible cause. A Pennsylvania group, which runs the orphanage, lost government accreditation several years ago.
In Australia’s Most Populous State, ‘All Fires Are Contained’
Wildfires that raged for months during a summer of extreme weather are finally under control or gone altogether in New South Wales.