(08/10/08) Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate. One firefighter died. Firefighters were battling blazes at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gasses facility hours later. The explosions also shut down Canada's busiest highway and a part of the subway system, snarling traffic for thousands of travelers. Residents said the blast was so forceful they felt their homes rock as though they had been struck by an earthquake. Read more >>
At least 32 people killed in India train fire
(08/01/08) At least 32 people died when a fire believed to have been sparked by a short-circuit spread through an Indian train early on Friday while many passengers were asleep, the government and police said. Five coaches of the Gautami Express, traveling from Hyderabad, capital of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, to Kakinada on the coast, were gutted in the massive pre-dawn fire, India's railway ministry said. Read more >>
(UK) Blaze Destroys Primary School (08/12/08) Firefighters battled more than 8 hours to control the flames that engulfed a primary school in Hamilton. Read more >>
149 Dead in Madrid Plane Crash (08/20/08) A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces while trying to take off. Read>>
P.R.O.M.E.S.I.S. Project 2008
The scientific research project monitors firefighting systems. Read more >>
