Fire

New Israeli AI system detects wildfires within minutes using sound sensors - interview

"The main bottleneck with wildfires is in detection, with rescue services not being able to detect the fires before they become a major problem," Dr. Jenia Yurkovsky, co-founder of Firewave, said.

View of a wildfire that broke out near the northern Israeli city of Katzrin, June 4, 2026.
Stages of Burning on Bones – white (#5 on right) is the most burnt while yellow-beige (on left #1) is unburnt.

New identification technique pushes back timeline of fire use to over a million years ago - study

A Unit Hatzalah medic stands in front of a burning apartment building on Macdonald Street in Netanya, 18 June, 2026.

Firefighters rescue 25 people from Netanya apartment building fire, 13 evacuated to hospital

Emergency responders at the scene of a plane crash on a highway near Laredo, Texas, June 17, 2026.

Jewish Texas tech entrepreneur dies in plane crash near Mexico border


Multiple fires break out in northern Israel, investigators hunt for cause

The origin of the fires has not yet been determined and a fire investigator will examine the circumstances of the cases.

In a separate incident, firefighting teams from the Ashdod Regional Station responded on Wednesday to a large fire that broke out at an open waste disposal site in the northern industrial zone of Ashdod

'Serving the whims of Ben-Gvir': Protesters torch homes as Bedouin outpost evacuated

Residents set houses ablaze during an Israel Land Authority and police operation to clear the Al-Sir outpost, sparking clashes and political backlash.

Residents of the unregonized Bedoiun outpost of Al-Sir burn their homes in protestof an evacuation ordered by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, September 17, 2025.

Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing three and injuring 70

The city's fire department said the flames had been fully extinguished in and around the overturned tanker trailer, which had been hauling liquefied petroleum gas.

A man walks nex to the charred remains of a trailer, one of the vehicles damaged in a gas tanker explosion on Ignacio Zaragoza Avenue, where multiple individuals sustained burn injuries after the tanker overturned, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 10, 2025.

Three killed in Indonesia after protesters set fire to parliament building

Protests began in Indonesia's capital Jakarta this week over lawmakers' pay, escalating on Friday after a police armored vehicle hit and killed the driver of a ride-hailing motorbike.

A protester carrying an Indonesian flag walks past the gate of Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 29, 2025

Firefighters gain control over wildfire near Jerusalem, forces still deployed to contain the blaze

The fire also reportedly damaged the power line entering Jerusalem, with malfunctions at several traffic lights in the capital.

View of a forest fire near Mevaseret Zion, outside Jerusalem on August 24, 2025.

MDA paramedics find remains of two inside a burned-down car near Kafr Kassem

The bodies were found after reports were filed of a car burning down in a forest near Kafr Kassem. Authorities believe the incident could be a homicide.

Two bodies found inside a burned-down car.

Pakistan fireworks warehouse blast kills four, injures more than 30

The impact of the blast was strong enough to shatter glass in neighboring shops, peppering people in the street with shards of glass.

A person walks outside a fireworks warehouse as smoke rises after an explosion, in Karachi, Pakistan August 21, 2025.

Fire breaks out on US naval ship off Japan's Okinawa

There have been no reports of injuries, and vessels from Japan's Self-Defense Forces are fighting the fire, NHK said.

A US marine looks on during a guided tour of USS New Orleans, a transport dock ship for Sri Lankan sailors at the harbor in Colombo on July 26, 2016

Car set ablaze outside Turkish parliament before meeting on PKK disarmament

Police in Ankara said in a statement that a man detained for setting it alight suffered from psychological problems and also had a prior criminal record.

Inside the Turkish Parliament, Ankara, June 3, 2023; illustrative.

Firefighters battle blaze outside Jerusalem, nearby forests amid scorching heatwave

Firefighting planes have been called in as the Fire and Rescue Authority works to extinguish the blaze.  

A fire breaks out from a vehicle on the side of the road spread towards Eshtaol, August 12, 2025.