FranceDecember 25Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre DameWearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert.
TennesseeDecember 19Tennessee boy, 7, saves baby sister from fire that burned house downThe parents were former firefighters, so they leapt into action when they first noticed smoke and flames in their living room.
ConnecticutDecember 3Zappos founder Tony Hsieh died from fire at home of rumored girlfriend: reportThe Connecticut home where former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh was trapped in a fire reportedly belonged to his rumored girlfriend, a longtime employee of the shoe e-tailer and a prominent cellist.
WeatherNovember 29Australian city has hottest November night on record as wildfires rageOvernight temperatures in Australia’s biggest city were the hottest ever, with officials fearing that sweltering November heat could fuel dozens of existing wildfires.
LouisianaNovember 25Home nurse, 64, dies saving paraplegic patient from fireA 64-year-old home nurse died trying to save her 71-year-old paraplegic patient from a fire when she succumbed to smoke from the blaze, Louisiana authorities said Tuesday.
SpainNovember 23Retired British Airways plane catches on fire during dismantling in SpainA retired British Airways 747 aircraft caught fire near its cockpit while being dismantled at a regional airfield in Spain on Monday, the company told Fox News.
PetsNovember 4Pet parrot saves owner from house fire in Australia by calling his nameAnton Nguyen was asleep when his house in Brisbane, Australia, caught fire on Wednesday morning. His pet parrot Eric alerted him to the fire even before his smoke detector went off.
AfricaOctober 14Kilimanjaro blaze may have started from fire to warm up food for touristsA fire lit to warm food for tourists may have sparked a blaze on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, according to local reports.
AfricaOctober 12Firefighters battle blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro seen from miles awayFirefighters in Tanzania were working to contain a fire that broke out Sunday on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, officials said Monday.
BrazilSeptember 30Brazil’s Amazon forest, precious wetlands burn at historic levelsWildfires burning throughout Brazil have reached a historic high with the majority of them once again impacting the Amazon rain forest.