Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll in Iranian Port Explosion Rises to 70 - Iran

Death Toll in Iranian Port Explosion Rises to 70 - Iran

Firefighters spray water over smoldering debris at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 28, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 70 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll in Iranian Port Explosion Rises to 70 - Iran

Death Toll in Iranian Port Explosion Rises to 70 - Iran

A rescue tent stands amid smoldering debris at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 28, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 70 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

Firefighters spray water over the smoldering ruins at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, following the deadly blast on April 27, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 40 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

Firefighters spray water over the smoldering ruins at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, following the deadly blast on April 27, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 40 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

Firefighters spray water over the smoldering ruins at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, following the deadly blast on April 27, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 40 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

28 Killed and 800 Injured in Port Explosion - Iran

Smoldering wreckage of cargo containers at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, after the explosion on April 27, 2025. The blast, believed to have originated from hazardous chemicals, killed at least 40 people and injured over 1,200, according to local sources. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A smoldering tree trunk continues to burn amid the charred landscape of the Hughes Fire in Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. The fire consumed dry vegetation and trees, leaving scorched earth and lingering hotspots as firefighters worked to fully extinguish the blaze. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Burning Debris Flow Down Flooded River In Liaoning

On July 28, 2024, in Fushun, Liaoning, a northeastern province of China, a rare and startling natural spectacle occurred—fire floating on water. As heavy rains caused river levels to rise, piles of straws that had accumulated along the riverbank were swept downstream. Remarkably, some of this debris had caught fire, and the flames continued to burn as the straws floated along the current. This unusual occurrence of fire traveling on the water's surface, without being extinguished, produced thick black smoke and presented a frightening scene. According to the filmer Ms. Lin, the straw may have been artificially ignited to prevent excessive debris from piling up in the river along with the current and causing serious consequences.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Firefighters extinguish smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - A firefighter extinguishes smoldering cars that caught fire as a result of the fall of Russian missile debris near the parking lot in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Smoke rises from smoldering debris in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2024, after a major fire broke out following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

Maui residents grapple with wildfire devastation

STORY: Maui residents grapple with wildfire devastation DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: MAUI, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Maui 2. STANDUP: (English) TAN JINGJING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP: (English) TAN JINGJING, Xinhua correspondent "Behind me is the historic seaside town of Lahaina, in Maui Island. This is home to about 13,000 people. Since Maui wildfires engulfed the whole area since Aug. 8, Lahaina has been a scene of charred devastation. Block after block of blackened wreckage and ash. Many homes, apartments, restaurants, shops and art galleries that populated this historic Hawaiian community have now been burned down to their foundations. In and around Lahaina, there is still a strong smell of smoldering debris and chemicals in the air. Local people have now set up relief centers to distribute food, water, diapers, ice, and other supplies to the survivors. The death toll from the Maui wildfires right now climbed to 115 as of Monday, ac

Fire in Indonesia

Fire in Indonesia

BENGKALIS, Indonesia - Firefighters spray water to put out a fire that has continued smoldering under peatland at an oil palm plantation in Bengkalis Regency, Riau, in Indonesia on June 26, 2013. Fires on Sumatra have caused haze not only in Indonesia but also in Singapore and Malaysia.

Debris from March disaster catches fire

Debris from March disaster catches fire

NATORI, Japan - Firefighters stand around piles of smoldering debris in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. A series of fires, believed to be spontaneous combustion, have recently been observed at temporary storage places of debris created from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids

Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown.

(2)Koizumi in U.S.

(2)Koizumi in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) points to a building Sept. 24 during a tour of New York's lower Manhattan area, where firefighters and other rescue workers are still at work at the smoldering site.

Fire in southwestern Japan

Fire in southwestern Japan

Smoke rises from smoldering buildings at the Tanga market in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2022, after a fire broke out the previous night.

Fire in southwestern Japan

Fire in southwestern Japan

Smoke rises from smoldering buildings at the Tanga market in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2022, after a fire broke out the previous night.

INDIA-AGARTALA-CHARAK PUJA FESTIVAL

INDIA-AGARTALA-CHARAK PUJA FESTIVAL

(220414) -- AGARTALA (INDIA), April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A devotee runs over smoldering charcoal during Charak Puja Festival on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, India, on April 14, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

Debris from March disaster catches fire

Debris from March disaster catches fire

NATORI, Japan - Firefighters stand around piles of smoldering debris in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. A series of fires, believed to be spontaneous combustion, have recently been observed at temporary storage places of debris created from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids

Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tokyo scorched and smoldering from air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown. (Kyodo)

(2)Koizumi in U.S.

(2)Koizumi in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) points to a building Sept. 24 during a tour of New York's lower Manhattan area, where firefighters and other rescue workers are still at work at the smoldering site.