Fire

World

INCIDENT

Russian military warns away British ship with gunfire and bombs

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/23/21

The vessel allegedly entered Russian territorial waters near Crimea on Wednesday

World

INVESTIGATION

82 dead after blaze at Baghdad hospital for Covid-19 patients

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/26/21

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi ordered the detention of the hospital director as well as its security and maintenance officials, pending investigations.

Spain

IN CADIZ

Covid-19 patient sets fire to Spanish hospital room trying to escape

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/11/21

The man had planned to cause chaos and take advantage of it to escape unnoticed.

World

Three die in fire at care home in Estonia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/13/21

Another victim was hospitalized with injuries.

World

MUSIC

Fire ravages legendary Danish PUK recording studio

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/20

Built in 1978, the studio attracted big names such as Elton John, George Michael, Depeche Mode, Gary Moore, Judas Priest and Volbeat.

World

AFGHAN NATIONALS

Greek police arrest five asylum seekers for setting fire to Moria camp

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

According to police sources, the five are Afghan nationals whose asylum applications were rejected. On Tuesday evening, another fire broke out near the refugee camp on the Greek island of…

Finland

SOLIDARITY

Finland sends tents, sleeping pads, blankets, soap to Greek Moria camp

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

Greece has requested international assistance from the EU

World

Fear of ammonia leak forces residents indoor amid blaze in Sweden

The Nomad Today 8/24/20

Police urged residents in the Swedish town of Alvsbyn to remain indoors, with windows and doors shut, due to danger of an explosion at the Polarbrod factory.

Finland

A van exploded in Järvenpää

The Nomad Today 6/30/20

The driver of the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was transferred to hospital.

World

60% ARE MAN-MADE

More than 6,000 forest fires burning in Russia

The Nomad Today 6/20/20

In recent weeks, fires consumed more than 9,000 square kilometres of woodland.

World

Radiation spikes near Chernobyl nuclear zone

The Nomad Today 4/6/20

The radiation level 16 times above normal.

Finland

Two children seriously injured in a car fire in a Prisma parking lot

The Nomad Today 10/9/19

According to the Police, the cause of the fire was the ignition of the tablet with which the older child was playing while the father was buying at the supermarket.  

Finland

Finnish Government "truly worried" about Brazil's attitude regarding its own forests

The Nomad Today 8/23/19

Finnish Prime Minister said Amazon rainforest fires are "a threat to the whole planet" and Brazil must "do all it takes" to fight them. Minister of Finance, Mika Lintilä, urges the EU and Finland to…