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Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [1] [a] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire.
4 days ago · SINGAPORE – About 50 firefighters took around two hours to extinguish a blaze that broke out in the early hours of July 23 at a warehouse in Seletar.
13 hours ago · California’s largest wildfire of the year has burned an area about the size of San Diego, destroying dozens of buildings and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes as wildfires wreak ...
1 day ago · Firefighters watch as the Park Fire gets closer to highway 32 in Chico, Calif., on Thursday. Daniel Dreifuss for The New York Times
20 hours ago · A perfect storm of hot, dry winds, untouched brush and remote topography has fueled explosive growth of the Park fire north of Chico, now over 178,000 acres.
Feb 13, 2023 · There were six fire deaths in 2022, up from four in 2021, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in its annual statistics report on Monday.
Jul 9, 2024 · SINGAPORE – Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Jurong West Housing Board flat on July 9. In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was ...
2 days ago · Smoke from the Durkee Fire in Oregon was choking the air in Boise, Idaho, and beyond. An air quality warning was in effect for the entire region on Wednesday.
2 days ago · Fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of the human race’s essential tools, control of which helped start it on the path toward civilization. The original source of fire undoubtedly was lightning, and such fortuitously.
SINGAPORE - A man was found dead in a bedroom after a fire broke out in a Housing Board flat in Jurong West, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Friday (Oct 8).
