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Iranpress: Second day of burial of wedding fire

Second day of burial of wedding fire's victims in Iraq's Hamdaniya

Thursday, 28 September 2023 15:47

Funerals have been taking place for the victims of a fire that killed more than 115 people at a wedding reception in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh.

Iranpress: Powerful blast near airport shakes Tashkent in Uzbekistan

Powerful blast near airport shakes Tashkent in Uzbekistan

Thursday, 28 September 2023 08:08

IP - A powerful explosion occurred in Tashkent, Uzbekistan early on Thursday, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations that a warehouse in a district near the city's airport had exploded, 1 killed and 162 others injured so-far.

Iranpress: Fire kills 4 family members in India

Fire kills 4 family members in India's Chennai

Saturday, 19 August 2023 14:00

Four members of a family, including three children, were killed on Saturday apparently due to suffocation after fire erupted inside their house in India's southern city of Chennai, police said

Iranpress: PMO head says Iranians rescue

PMO head says Iranians rescue 'White Pearl'

Saturday, 12 August 2023 15:43

Tehran (IP) - The Head of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced that the fire on the Panama-flagged tanker called White Pearl was successfully extinguished.

Iranpress: Maui wildfire death toll hits 53 and may rise

Maui wildfire death toll hits 53 and may rise

Friday, 11 August 2023 09:37

Maui's wildfires have killed at least 53 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild, Hawaiian officials said on Thursday.

Iranpress: 11 confirmed dead in NE France fire

11 confirmed dead in NE France fire

Wednesday, 09 August 2023 21:33

Eleven people were confirmed dead on Wednesday following a fire earlier in the day at a holiday home for disabled people in Wintzenheim, northeastern France.

Iranpress: Gas blast in Karbala near holy shrines leaves casualties

Gas blast in Karbala near holy shrines leaves casualties

Friday, 28 July 2023 19:37

Karbala (IP) - Several people were reportedly injured in a gas explosion due to a power glitch in an electric generator near the holy shrine of Imam Hossein in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Friday.

Iranpress: Six killed in central Russian factory blast

Six killed in central Russian factory blast

Friday, 07 July 2023 16:45

IP - A blast at an explosives factory in the central Russian region of Samara killed six people and injured two others on Friday.

Iranpress: Massive explosion at chemical plant in Jiangxi, many feared dead

Massive explosion at chemical plant in Jiangxi, many feared dead

Saturday, 01 July 2023 10:50

A powerful explosion occurred in one of the chemical plants in China's Jiangxi province. Although there was no official confirmation about the fatalities, media reports cited emergency services and asserted many people were feared dead in the tragic incident.

Iranpress: Massive fire engulfs 200 shops in W. Afghanistan

Massive fire engulfs 200 shops in W. Afghanistan

Saturday, 17 June 2023 20:19

A fire broke out at a big market, engulfing nearly 200 shops, in Afghanistan's western Herat province, the provincial head of craftsmen union said Saturday.

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