Firefighters' New Year ladder performance in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year ladder performance in Tokyo

A firefighter performs ladder acrobatics during a traditional New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Firefighters' New Year ladder performance in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year ladder performance in Tokyo

Firefighters perform ladder acrobatics during a traditional New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

China: Dog Rescued from Fast-Flowing River in Hunan

On June 20, 2024, two men worked together to rescue a dog trapped in a fast-flowing river following heavy rain in Changde, Hunan. After the animal was unable to climb a ladder placed by one rescuer, a man in a red shirt stepped into the current to lift the dog to safety.

China: Adorable Panda Tumbles to Ground After Slipping Off Rope Ladder

Adorable video captured a male panda in Chongqing, China, on October 11, 2025, tumbling to the ground after it slipped through a gap while climbing across a wooden rope ladder.

Hong Kong: Dozens Killed as Fire Rips Through High-Rise Towers in Tai Po

A massive fire engulfed multiple towers of Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, killing dozens of people with hundreds missing. Thick smoke and flames forced evacuations as firefighters tackled the blaze from ladder trucks, with some fire staff injured. The 31-storey residential complex, undergoing extensive renovation with bamboo scaffolding, suffered debris falling from buildings. Roads were closed and emergency services scrambled to the scene.

PM Mark Carney Visits the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard - South Korea

PM Mark Carney Visits the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard - South Korea

Prime Minister Mark Carney smiles as he climbs down a ladder into a submarine during a tour of the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea, Thursday October 30, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

France: Video Shows Robbers Fleeing Louvre Using Vehicle-Mounted Ladder

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered, and authorities are searching for four suspects. The video shows the robbers fleeing using a vehicle-mounted ladder.

France: Louvre Evacuated After Theft of Priceless Crown Jewels 3

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered. Authorities are investigating the security breach and searching for four suspects. This video shows a vehicle-mounted ladder on Quai Francois Mitterrand leading up to a window on the second floor, apparently left behind by the gang.

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fish Swimming Upstream in The Ganaraska River - Ontario

Fish Swimming Upstream in The Ganaraska River - Ontario

A fish tries to jump over a fish ladder in the Bowmanville Creek during its migration to the spawning grounds in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 2025. Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fish Swimming Upstream in The Ganaraska River - Ontario

Fish Swimming Upstream in The Ganaraska River - Ontario

A fish tries to jump over a fish ladder in the Ganaraska River during its migration to the spawning grounds at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 2025. Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

China Shipbuilding Industry Leads The World

Workers are building sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on June 4, 2025.

Zaporizhzhia under Russian drone attack

Zaporizhzhia under Russian drone attack

A firefighter climbs up the ladder at an apartment block damaged by a large-scale Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Zaporizhzhia under Russian drone attack

Zaporizhzhia under Russian drone attack

A firefighter climbs up the ladder at an apartment block damaged by a large-scale Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Israeli Operations in Jenin

Israeli Operations in Jenin

A man climbs a ladder next to potted plants in the Al-Hadaf neighborhood of Jenin, West Bank, on April 26, 2025. The Israeli army has declared Al-Hadaf neighborhood, adjacent to Jenin camp, a closed military zone. Photo by Mojahid Nawahda/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Aftermath of Russian drone attack in Odesa on March 8, 2025

Aftermath of Russian drone attack in Odesa on March 8, 2025

A worker of an Internet service provider is on the ladder next to a utility pole after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025. (Kyodo)

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025.

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025.

Wuqiao Acrobatics - China

Wuqiao Acrobatics - China

An acrobat climbs a ladder of blades at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, December 17, 2024. The origin of Wuqiao acrobatics can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). It was inscribed as one of the first batch of intangible cultural heritages at the state level in 2006. Dubbed the "cradle of Chinese acrobatics," Wuqiao has in recent years scaled up its efforts to sustain and popularize this time-honored treasure. Photo by Mu Yu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM