China: Charging Mobile Phone Suddenly Explodes in Jiangsu Office

A video from Jiangsu, China, captured the moment a mobile phone suddenly exploded while charging beside a desk in an office on July 11, 2025. The device instantly burst into flames, forcing colleagues to rush over with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

Fire Erupts at COP30 - Brazil

Fire Erupts at COP30 - Brazil

A staff member carrying a fire extinguisher runs inside the venue of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) after a fire broke out in Belem, Para state, Brazil, November 20, 2025. A fire broke out on Thursday in a pavilion at the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference in the Brazilian city of Belem, prompting evacuations by the fire department, according to local authorities. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Policeman and Bystander Put Out Burning Delivery Motorcycle in Tianjin

This is the moment a policeman and a passerby rushed to help a delivery rider after his motorcycle suddenly caught fire at an intersection in Tianjin on November 2, 2025. The two worked together to extinguish the flames using a fire extinguisher and sand, bringing the blaze under control within minutes.

China: Luggage Catches Fire on Airplane, Cabin Crew Puts Out Blaze

On October 18, 2025, in Zhejiang, located in eastern China, a sudden fire broke out in a piece of luggage stored inside the cabin of an airplane. Passengers shouted in alarm as smoke filled the air for a moment. A flight attendant quickly rushed over with a fire extinguisher and managed to put out the flames, preventing further danger.

Riot Police Drill - Bucharest

Riot Police Drill - Bucharest

A fake protester sprays fire extinguisher foam in front of Romanian riot policemen participating at the "Carpathian Blue Shield 2025" international exercise at the Gendarmerie Training Center in Ochiuri village, north of Bucharest, Romania, September 25, 2025. Over 500 riot policemen from Romania and other European countries participated at the drill. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civil Defence Drill In India

Civil Defence Drill In India

A Civil Defence officer demonstrates how to extinguish a fire using a portable extinguisher during a public safety drill in Guwahati, India, on May 10, 2025, as local residents watch the exercise. Photo by David Talukdar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Civil Defence Drill In India

Civil Defence Drill In India

A Civil Defence officer demonstrates how to extinguish a fire using a portable extinguisher during a public safety drill in Guwahati, India, on May 10, 2025, as local residents watch the exercise closely. Photo by David Talukdar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Kai Taller/Arena Akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Kai Taller/Arena Akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Kai Taller/Arena Akcji/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun signs a fire extinguisher during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun signs a fire extinguisher during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Protesters stage an anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Fire extinguishers are seen during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Fire extinguishers are seen during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Fire extinguishers are seen during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Fire extinguishers are seen during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Anti-Hannukah Far-Right Protest - Warsaw

Europen Parliament member Grzegorz Braun speaks during the anti-Hannukah protest near the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland on December 30, 2024. Demonstration is organised by the far-right at the time of the Hanukkah lightning ceremony in the parliament. In December 2023 MP Grzegorz Braun doused menorah by a fire extinguisher. Photo by Aleksander Majdanski/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kharkiv shelter for single elderly people left homeless due to war

Kharkiv shelter for single elderly people left homeless due to war

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - A volunteer faces an elderly woman at the Big Family shelter run by the Through the War NGO that cares for single elderly people left homeless by the war, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

AG600M

AG600M

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - A large amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600M fire extinguisher performs a 12-ton water injection demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, Nov 8, 2022.

10 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Forces In Jenin - West Bank

10 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Forces In Jenin - West Bank

A masked Palestinian man carries a fire extinguisher during clashes between Palesntians with Israeli forces conducting a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 22, 2024. Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians and wounded 25 others in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin since Tuesday morning, the Palestinian health ministry said on Wednesday. Israeli forces raided Jenin on Tuesday, killing eight Palestinians, including a doctor and a teenager, during a major operation that involved dozens of vehicles and continued into the night, witnesses and Palestinian health authorities said. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

First Lesson in Tongren

First Lesson in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Firefighters instruct students to use fire extinguishers at Tongren No 1 Middle School in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2024.

House of Sound opens in Lviv

House of Sound opens in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - A TV set is displayed at the House of Sound, Lviv, western Ukraine. The House of Sound is a special space where the employees of Lviv Radio will work with various types of sound and music. In addition, educational projects, audio performances and sound plays will be held there.

Tokyo geishas learn how to use fire extinguisher

Tokyo geishas learn how to use fire extinguisher

TOKYO, Japan - A geisha tries out a fire extinguisher after receiving a lesson on how to use it in Tokyo's Kagurazaka district on Nov. 7, 2014. A group of five geishas in the district received anti-disaster training the same day from the Tokyo Fire Department.

Tiananmen crash aftermath

Tiananmen crash aftermath

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Tiananmen gate to the Forbidden City in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2013, with a fire extinguisher visible in the foreground. Chinese police said the same day that they have captured all five surviving suspects behind a deadly car crash two days before in front of the Forbidden City, characterizing the incident as "a terrorist attack" by an ethnic minority group.

Problem in Boeing 787

Problem in Boeing 787

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 14, 2013, shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, on which All Nippon Airways Co. found a problem in the wiring of a fire extinguisher for an engine. ANA delayed the flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport to Frankfurt for about 1 hour and 40 minutes due to the problem.

Quake drill conducted for foreign residents in Tokyo

Quake drill conducted for foreign residents in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A man practices using a fire extinguisher during an earthquake drill for foreign residents of Japan conducted by the Tokyo metropolitan government at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Jan. 20.

Firetruck maker Morita offers flower-shaped extinguisher

Firetruck maker Morita offers flower-shaped extinguisher

OSAKA, Japan - Firetruck maker Morita Corp. has launched a flower-shaped fire extinguisher (ih handout photo) that can be used to put out fires in pans for cooking fried food such as tempura. The ''petals'' of the ''firefighting flower'' contain a fire-extinguishing substance and douse flames when placed inside a boiling pot of oil. A magnet is placed inside the ''stem'' part so that the extinguisher can be kept on a refrigerator or the like for convenience.

Rightist held for spraying extinguishing agent at Chinese consulate

Rightist held for spraying extinguishing agent at Chinese consulate

NAGOYA, Japan - Police examine the entrance of a building that houses the Chinese consulate in Nagoya on Nov. 18. A man who describes himself as a rightist was arrested earlier in the day after spraying chemical agent from a fire extinguisher at the entrance and lobby of the building.

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

(220302) -- HONG KONG, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the community isolation facility (CIF) in Tsing Yi, south China's Hong Kong, March 2, 2022. A newly built CIF started admitting its first batch of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening. The facility, located in Tsing Yi, is open for service one day after its construction was completed within just one week on Monday with the support of the mainland. The CIF, with the capacity of accommodating about 3,900 patients, is a combination of modular cubicles, with each room equipped with basic furniture and bedding, air conditioner, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher. (Xinhua/Wan Houde)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

(220302) -- HONG KONG, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 2, 2022 shows the view of the community isolation facility (CIF) in Tsing Yi, south China's Hong Kong. A newly built CIF started admitting its first batch of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening. The facility, located in Tsing Yi, is open for service one day after its construction was completed within just one week on Monday with the support of the mainland. The CIF, with the capacity of accommodating about 3,900 patients, is a combination of modular cubicles, with each room equipped with basic furniture and bedding, air conditioner, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher. (Xinhua/Wan Houde)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

(220302) -- HONG KONG, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the community isolation facility (CIF) in Tsing Yi, south China's Hong Kong, March 2, 2022. A newly built CIF started admitting its first batch of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening. The facility, located in Tsing Yi, is open for service one day after its construction was completed within just one week on Monday with the support of the mainland. The CIF, with the capacity of accommodating about 3,900 patients, is a combination of modular cubicles, with each room equipped with basic furniture and bedding, air conditioner, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher. (Xinhua/Wan Houde)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

(220302) -- HONG KONG, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members arrange an isolation room for COVID-19 patients at the community isolation facility (CIF) in Tsing Yi, south China's Hong Kong, March 2, 2022. A newly built CIF started admitting its first batch of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening. The facility, located in Tsing Yi, is open for service one day after its construction was completed within just one week on Monday with the support of the mainland. The CIF, with the capacity of accommodating about 3,900 patients, is a combination of modular cubicles, with each room equipped with basic furniture and bedding, air conditioner, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher. (Xinhua/Wan Houde)