Portugal firefighters douse major wildfires Sep 4th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) Portugal's Civil Protection Service says firefighters have extinguished two major forest blazes that raced across thick woodland for more than 30 hours and claimed the life of one person. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : portugal, firefighters, douse, major, wildfires, Top Keywords

On a New York island, firefighters set homes ablaze Jul 4th, 2012 - 00:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefighters will spend the next two weeks setting homes ablaze on a small island in New York Harbor for one purpose: Saving lives. Eighteen abandoned townhouses on New York City's Governor's Island, formerly housing fo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : york, island, firefighters, homes, ablaze, Top Keywords

Black firefighter 'tasered as he tried to help police' Apr 20th, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) A black firefighter has said he was assaulted, shot with a stun gun and arrested as he tried to help police while he was off-duty, in the latest racism allegation against Scotland Yard. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : black, firefighter, 'tasered, tried, help, police', Top Keywords

Firefighters stand-by at Tiananmen Square, which is sealed off ... Mar 3rd, 2012 - 08:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Firefighters stand-by at Tiananmen Square, which is sealed off ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Dav... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : firefighters, standby, tiananmen, square, which, sealed, Top Keywords

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the building where two people ... Feb 27th, 2012 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Firefighters extinguish a fire in the building where two people were detained and one killed after an explosion in a rented apartment in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa January 4, 2012 in this handout picture released to Reuters Fe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : firefighters, extinguish, fire, building, where, people, Top Keywords

A firefighter washes stretchers used to bring up bodies from ... Feb 24th, 2012 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A firefighter washes stretchers used to bring up bodies from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island February 24, 2012. Eight bodies, including that of a five year-old gi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : firefighter, washes, stretchers, used, bring, bodies, Top Keywords

A man helps a firefighter with a hose during a blaze at a street ... Feb 18th, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) (AP) - A man helps a firefighter with a hose during a blaze at a street market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. The fire burned through several blocks of wooden stalls at the street market and there are no immediate reports of death... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : helps, firefighter, hose, blaze, street, bodies, Top Keywords

Firefighter SAF (Alpine Caving River) team members leave the ... Feb 14th, 2012 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Firefighter SAF (Alpine Caving River) team members leave the harbour during the extraction of fuel from the wreck of cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island February 14, 2012. Salvager... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : firefighter, alpine, caving, river, team, members, leave, Top Keywords

A firefighter extinguishes a smouldering building in central ... Feb 13th, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) (AP) - A firefighter extinguishes a smouldering building in central Athens on Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Firefighters are dousing smoldering buildings and cleanup crews are sweeping rubble following a night of rioting in central Athens after lawmakers app... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : firefighter, extinguishes, smouldering, building, central, members, leave, Top Keywords

Brazilian police, firefighters and prison guards protest during ... Feb 10th, 2012 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Brazilian police, firefighters and prison guards protest during a rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Police are threatening a strike that could prompt violence during this tropical city's popular Carnival bash in spit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brazilian, police, firefighters, prison, guards, protest, leave, Top Keywords