Hong Kong's Fire Services Department announced paramedics will follow an "if in doubt, rescue first" principle for resuscitation after a new end-of-life directives law takes effect next week. Rescuers must verify physical do-not-attempt CPR orders on-site before withholding life-sustaining treatments.
Over £18m worth of counterfeit football shirts were seized in the UK during the World Cup due to significant safety concerns, including high flammability and harmful dyes. Authorities warn these unregulated items are produced by criminal networks.
A major wildfire on Conwy Mountain and Sychnant Pass has forced evacuations in rural communities. Firefighters are tackling the blaze under challenging conditions, with operations expected to continue for some time. Residents are advised to close windows and doors, and avoid the area.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) responded to 151 operational incidents, including 54 bonfire-related calls, between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Firefighters faced a hostile crowd in Cookstown and dealt with significant property damage in Greenisland.
An 18-year-old male student drowned in the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys, Wales, while participating in a Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition. Emergency services, including Mountain Rescue and the fire service, located his body after a search. The DofE organization is liaising with authorities and offering support.
A 50-year-old woman died and three others were hospitalised after a fire broke out in an 11th-floor flat at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. Authorities stated the blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was caused by a malfunctioning power strip.
Three men have died following a fire at a single-storey building in New Zealand Way, White City, west London. Firefighters rescued the men, two of whom were pronounced dead at the scene and one who later died in hospital. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of video game giant Ubisoft, is believed to have died in a plane crash in La Baule, western France. The incident involved his Cessna 421 aircraft, which was found on fire by rescuers. Official identification of the body is pending.
A 63-year-old British man has died following a paragliding accident in Palau de Noguera, Catalonia, Spain. Emergency services responded to the scene, but the man succumbed to his injuries. The FCDO is supporting the family.
A van driver has been arrested in Hong Kong after a crash on the Tsing Sha Highway killed two passengers, an off-duty firefighter and his wife. The couple were ejected from the taxi during the collision and pronounced dead at the scene.
Two helicopters collided in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing all six people on board. The crash occurred in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes suburb, with the aircraft falling into an electric car dealership's parking lot, igniting approximately 20 vehicles.
The National Fire Service Hospital, which officially opened on May 8th, has been designated as the 'Central Fire Service Specialist Treatment Center' to systematically care for the health of firefighters nationwide. The center will focus on treating, analyzing, and researching health hazards related to firefighting duties.
36 double-decker buses destroyed in suspected arson at Chadwell St Mary depot, Essex; fire deliberately started, under investigation by Essex Police and Fire Service.
A devastating fire at a restaurant in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi, has resulted in at least 20 deaths, with many victims reported to be foreigners. Emergency services rescued 11 people, and investigations into the cause are ongoing.
A fire at a restaurant in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning has resulted in at least 10 deaths. Officials reported the blaze at 09:45 local time, with 11 people rescued and taken to hospital. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A fire at a restaurant in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning resulted in four fatalities. Fire services responded to the call at 9:45 AM, rescuing 11 people who were transported to the hospital. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
Three elderly hikers (70s) missing in Sai Kung, Hong Kong, found after 12-hour rescue; no hospital treatment needed.
Firefighters are tackling a large fire at the Clearway metal recycling business in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. Nine appliances and 60 firefighters are on scene, using a high volume pump to extinguish flames and smoke from approximately 50m x 50m of scrap metal. Police advise avoiding the area and keeping windows shut; no injuries have been reported.
A fire in a subdivided flat in Hong Kong's Man Yuen Building on Thursday night resulted in one death and four injuries. The blaze, which broke out in a 62-year-old building undergoing renovation, prompted the evacuation of 300 residents. The cause is under investigation.
Hong Kong's Fire Services Department will conduct ad hoc checks on high-risk buildings, prioritizing residential blocks with scaffolding nets and those undergoing major renovations due to increased evacuation difficulties during fires.
Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, drowned after getting stuck in sea defence rocks in Lowestoft. A coroner found that delays by the East of England ambulance service in alerting the fire service might have cost her life.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 27 people and seized more than 21,000 litres of illicit fuel worth about HK$3.3 million (US$421,200) in a crackdown on triad-linked illegal fuel sales amid soaring global oil prices. Customs, police and fire services on Wednesday said they had jointly tackled 19 cases between April 13 and 30 in an operation code-named “Knockout”, during which 15 vehicles and a speedboat used to transport the fuel were also seized. The investigation found that the vehicles were...
Hong Kong’s security chief has reaffirmed that fire services will act as the gatekeeper for safety after a legal vacuum was exposed during an inquiry into the city’s deadliest fire in decades, stressing the department’s existing manpower could cope with expanded oversight duties. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday reiterated the pledge earlier made by Fire Services Department director Andy Yeung Yan-kin during the hearings into the inferno at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. The...
Official data reveals that 45% of fire-fighting system shutdown notices in Hong Kong over the past two years involved renovation projects exceeding the new two-month limit. Of 12,558 notices issued in 2024-2025, 5,674 lasted more than two months, 2,663 extended beyond six months, and 44 lasted over a year. The tightened regulations were introduced after the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po last November.
