Fire

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

Researchers explained that when bones exposed to high levels of heat are illuminated with specific light wavelengths, they light up with a distinctive glow.

Stages of Burning on Bones – white (#5 on right) is the most burnt while yellow-beige (on left #1) is unburnt.
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

London Fire Brigade trucks working to extinguish a fire at a Jewish-owned warehouse on Oxgate Lane in Brent, UK on June 11, 2026.

Blaze destroys Jewish-owned business in North West London, cause unknown


Five hospitalized after fire breaks out in building in Tel Aviv's Rabbi Elnakvah Street

MDA teams that arrived at the scene conveyed all those who had been injured to the hospital, including a 50-year-old man who was in serious condition after inhaling smoke.

Damage from the fire that broke out in Tel Aviv on February 19, 2026.

Satellite images reportedly show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions

Meanwhile, explosions and fires were reported in Tehran and Shiraz.

A combination picture of satellite images show the Parchin military complex from before Israeli strikes until February 2026.

Twelve killed in China after firecracker store explodes, cause of blast under investigation

The incident occurred at an unnamed retailer in the central Chinese city of Xiangyang, according to the report. The cause of the blast was under investigation, CCTV said.

MEN COVER their ears as firecrackers go off to mark a shop's first day of business following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China February 10, 2019.

Dozens of sheep dead after pen burns in West Bank, electrical short circuit confirmed

According to the police statement and Fire and Rescue investigators, an electrical failure was responsible for the ignition and the fire, which led to the death of the sheep.

 A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, July 18, 2025.

Fire breaks out in Iranian military complex, no injuries reported

Iranian firefighters extinguished the blaze and reported no injuries after it erupted at a carpentry workshop in a Tehran military complex.

A firefighter works at the scene of a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests

Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

Food factory fire in central Greece leaves five unaccounted for

The official said 13 people were at the factory when the fire broke out and that eight of them had managed to get out of the facility.

 A firetruck drives past flames along a road during a wildfire near the city of Patras, western Greece on August 13, 2025.

WATCH: Fire breaks out at destroyed UNRWA compound in Jerusalem

A fire broke out in the demolished UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority announced early Sunday morning.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

New York apartment building gas leak fire kills one, injures several

Fire department units were on the scene before the fire began, investigating reports of gas being smelled on the 15th and 16th floors of the building. While on scene, a gas explosion occurred.

A FIRE in the top floors of a Bronx apartment building in New York City, January 24, 2026.

Suspect sets police officers on fire during response to suicide call in Israel's North

When the officers arrived, the suspect poured a flammable liquid on one of the officers and set him alight. Two other officers were burned while attempting to restrain the man.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.