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Suspected arson at Venezuela’s oil pipeline leaves five injured

Published on: November 11, 2024
17:34

Caracas, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Petroleum Company (PDVSA) reported today a fire engulfing the 26-inch gas pipeline in the state of Monagas (northeast), which left five workers injured and appears to be a sabotage against the national hydrocarbon industry.

Court orders compensation to relatives of fire victims

Published on: July 31, 2024
01:16

Santiago, Chile, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The Court of Appeals of Santiago on Tuesday sentenced the Treasury to compensate 307 relatives of the 81 inmates who perished in a fire in the prison of the Chilean commune of San Miguel in 2010.

Yemeni firefighters try to put out fire in Hodeida port

Published on: July 22, 2024
09:37

Aden, Yemen, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Authorities and firefighters of the Houthi rebels from the Ansar Allah Movement are currently trying to put out a fire caused by Israel's attacks on the port of Hodeida.

Another Uruguayan nursing home caught on fatal fire

Published on: July 19, 2024
11:01

Montevideo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters and experts opened an investigation on Friday to inquire about the causes of another fatal fire in a nursing home for the elderly, this time in Salinas, Canelones Department.

Tragic fire in nursing home in Uruguay

Published on: July 7, 2024
11:59

Montevideo, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) At least 10 people died in a fire that occurred in a residential home for the elderly in the city and capital of the homonymous Uruguayan department of Treinta y Tres, northeast of the capital.

Syria accuses Israel of setting occupied Golan on fire

Published on: June 18, 2024
12:37

Damascus, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Israel's occupation forces set agricultural lands on fire in Syria's Golan, occupied by Tel Aviv since 1967, according to activists, who were quoted by several media outlets.

Fire extinguished at thermoelectric plant in Cuba

Published on: June 14, 2024
16:55

Matanzas, Cuba, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The fire that broke out early Friday in the vicinity of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant (CTE) in the Cuban province of Matanzas has been dowsed.

Fire on Cuban thermoelectric plant difficult to dowse

Published on: June 14, 2024
15:16

Matanzas, Cuba, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The process of dousing the fire that broke out this morning at a fuel tank at the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) was described as complex and difficult to predict in terms of its duration.

Cuba: Fire in thermal power plant in Matanzas province under control

Published on: June 14, 2024
13:44

Matanzas, Cuba, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that the fire that occurred in a fuel tank at the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant (CTE) in the western province of Matanzas is under control.

Fire destroys hotel and houses in tourist island of Panama

Published on: April 13, 2024
11:11

Panama City, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) A voracious fire destroyed today the facilities of the Paradise Hotel in Isla Colon, Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro, an area frequented by thousands of visitors due to its tourist attractions.

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