Moroccan firefighters have been battling wildfires that have ravaged forests in five northern provinces of the kingdom for over a week. In the province of Larache, the largest fire is thought to cover nearly 5,300 hectares. Firefighters at the blaze brought it under control "at 70%", while...
Over five hundred new recruits in the Ghanian fire service have successfully passed their training and qualified. The recruits undertook intensive training for over nine weeks at the National Fire Academy and Training School (FATS) in Accra. Graduates from the course included 294 males and 222...
The UK Government has confirmed its support to provide vital finance to strengthen the fire response services in Senegal. The deal comes from a historic agreement previously agreed between UKEF and the Senegalese government that will bolster UK exports to the region. The UKEF has supported a...
A house fire in Cape Town's Bishop Lavis has killed two children on Friday 6th May. According to the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, firefighters were alerted to the fire just before midnight on Thursday evening. He said: "When crews from...
The City of Cape Town says its Fire and Rescue Service responded to an overwhelming number of emergency calls last year. The emergency service received 22,000 calls in 2021. The bulk of these were fire-related whilst other incidents include motor vehicle crashes and medical emergencies. Mayoral Committee...
The recent fire in Cape Town's Langa has affected over 1,200 people, according to initial assessments. The fire needed support from numerous departments and took nearly six hours to extinguish. The City said at least four fire hoses were cut, which significantly affected firefighting efforts. Fortunately, no...
An explosion and blaze has broken out in Cairo's Nasr City. Authorities have attended the scene. The fire is believed to have been caused by a break in a gas pipe, causing the explosion and fire. Security officials swiftly moved to the scene of the explosion, accompanied...
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced plans to host training for firefighters alongside establishing a new forensic science laboratory. The GFNS believes the training program would work as part of its exchange program, and would help expand the horizons of the service personnel whilst opening...
A huge fire has destroyed the central market in the capital of the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland. Fierce flames tore through the Waheen market in Hargeisa late on Friday 1st April. Store owners and traders are thought to be devastated as they have lost everything. The...
A South African official says 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage in Johannesburg early on Tuesday 22nd March. Mandla Ngema, spokesman for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development, added that police don't know yet what sparked the blaze. He said that...