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False alarm leads to Pentagon lockdown, partial evacuation - report

A Pentagon spokesperson said that authorities are working to evacuate employees due to an air quality issue. 

The Pentagon building in Virginia.
Israel Firefighters work to resuscitate kittens rescued from fire in Negev, June 3, 2026.

WATCH: Firefighters give lifesaving treatment to kittens rescued from burning building in Negev

 Israeli Firefighters work to contain a fire in an 8-story residential building in Lod. May 30, 2026.

WATCH: Eighteen rescued from Lod apartment fire, including infants and elderly

Firefighters are pictured in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire overnight.

Fire breaks out at London's largest kosher supermarket, police say non-suspicious


Four killed, up to 15 missing in apartment fire in Spain

Residents could be seen calling for help from balconies. Valencia's mayor, Maria Jose Catala, told reporters on Friday that four people had been confirmed dead, and from nine to 15 were missing.

 Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Valencia, Spain February 22, 2024.

Drones from Lebanon penetrate Israel's north, IDF strikes Hezbollah

Israeli fire and rescue services put out a fire caused by a crashed drone in northern Israel.

Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and terrorists from the Hezbollah organization on December 16, 2023

Iranian oil refinery reservoirs catch fire in Birjand, factory evacuated

Iranian officials received an order to evacuate a nearby factory as firefighting forces continued to battle the flames.

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2005

Tech students design equipment for IDF, emergency services

All of the items are developed in accordance with official operational requirements from the IDF.

 HIT student helps develop and produce equipment for the IDF and emergency services.

Firefighters killed in Oct. 7 massacre not yet recognized as victims of terror

Knesset Health Committee chairman Yonatan Mashriki said: “It is our duty to proactively initiate emotional care for rescuers who have suffered great pain and anxiety."

 Firefighter in Ashdod clears fires caused by Hamas rockets on October 31, 2023.

Fire engulfs police facility in Egypt's Ismailia, 25 hurt

Civil defense sources said parts of the building had collapsed in the fire.

 Egyptian firefighters, Agust 14, 2022

Israeli hikers rescued after getting stranded on cliff in the south

A swift operation was then initiated, employing specialized equipment to ensure the safe retrieval of the stranded hikers.

 Israeli hikers stranded on a cliff in Southern Israel

Thirteen dead in nightclub fire in Spain's Murcia

Firefighters are still trying to figure out what began the blaze.

Night club silhouette.

Over a hundred killed, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defense said, according to state media.

 People gather at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Scores killed as fire guts run-down Johannesburg apartment block

Firefighters and emergency vehicles were at the scene, while bodies lay covered in emergency blankets on a street near the site of the early morning blaze.

 Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze, in Johannesburg, South Africa August 31, 2023.