Breaking News: Heathrow terminal one evacuated after a fire alarm
Heathrow Terminal One in London has been evacuated due to a fire alarm. Passengers were told to leave their belongings behind and walk towards the exi...
Twenty million cigarettes incinerated after Finnish law change
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been forced to destroy product worth five million euro following changes to legislation that require all cigarettes so...
Historic Reykjavik building Hofdi house burns
Historic Hofdi House, best known as the location for the 1986 summit meeting between presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev that effectively m...
Fire at Hotel Valholl near Thingvellir
A hotel close to Thingvellir, the national, historic park of Iceland, roughly 45km east of the capital Reykjavik, suffered a tragic fire and burnt dow...
Nordic nations switching to safer cigarettes
Beginning in 2010, a new European Union law will come into effect that makes it illegal to sell cigarettes that are not self-extinguishing. While the ...
Swedish fire eater saves man from burning tent
In a classic case of the right man in the right place at the right time, professional fire-eater Zack Segelstrom saved a man from being burned alive i...
Forest fires fought in Sweden
Forest fires have been raging out of control in the north of Sweden for a week, according to reports in The Local. With the work of 100 fire fighters ...
Forest fires rage in Sweden
Forest fires in central Sweden continue to rage according to reports in The Local. On Monday afternoon last week an official with the local fire and r...