Few years on the Earth
The charging of a 16-year-old boy with manslaughter in connection with a fatal flat fire in east London has brought renewed attention to a case that has weighed heavily on the Beckton community since April 2023. The fire, which broke out in a second-floor flat on Tollgate Road, claimed the life of 15-year-old schoolgirl Tiffany … Read more
The deadly New Year’s Eve fire at Le Constellation nightclub in the Swiss resort town of Crans-Montana has become one of the country’s worst peacetime tragedies, claiming 40 lives and injuring more than 100 people. Amid the grief, anger and ongoing criminal investigation, one name has emerged at the center of a bitter and highly … Read more
A devastating fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, has claimed the lives of at least 16 people, most of them elderly residents. The blaze, which broke out late on Sunday, has drawn national attention to fire safety standards in care facilities housing vulnerable populations. … Read more
In a harrowing event that unfolded in the early hours of January 21, 2025, a devastating fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, claimed at least 66 lives, with the number tragically rising to 76 as more details emerged. The blaze, which started in the restaurant area, rapidly engulfed the wooden-clad 12-story hotel, … Read more