Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, …

View the latest fires from the last 48 hours on an interactive map, displaying the brightness and the event time. The information is provided by the NASA FIRMS - Active Fire Data.

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23 hours ago · Scores of people were evacuated after a fire swept through a five-star hotel in the upmarket ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps late on Tuesday, officials said.

2 days ago · A woman in her 80s who died after a fire broke out at a ground floor flat in a 16th Century building in Shrewsbury has been named locally as Rose Roberts. Police, fire and ambulance crews …

Jan 7, 2026 · We currently have eight fire engines and one aerial ladder platform at a large fire at a scrapyard in Knowsthorpe Road in Leeds. Firefighters are working to bring the blaze under control. All...

4 days ago · Fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of humanity’s essential tools, control of which helped start it on the …