China: Woman Narrowly Escapes Injury After Trash Fire Explodes in Yunnan

A woman in Yunnan, China, narrowly escaped injury after a small trash fire outside her home suddenly exploded on January 28, 2026. Video shows flames flaring violently moments after trash was thrown into the fire, likely igniting a flammable item, leaving the woman shaken with minor burn marks visible.

US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash Fire during Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash and Car Fire during Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash Fire during at Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash and Car Fire during Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash and Car Fire during Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash Fire during Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash Fire during at Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Trash Fire during at Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) protest against French Government and new Prime Minister, September 10, 2025, Toulouse. Photo by Nathan Barange/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians live in partially demolished buildings - Gaza

A family gathers around a fire to stay warm as displaced Palestinians live in tents set up among the rubble and trash while the conflict is escalating again in Gaza, Palestinian territories on March 21, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nemesis collective during International Women's Day - Paris AJ

Nemesis collective during International Women's Day - Paris AJ

Protesters set fire to trash cans to prevent the far-right collective Nemesis from advancing during a demonstration march as part of the 2025 international Women's Day in Paris, France on March 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nemesis collective during International Women's Day - Paris AJ

Nemesis collective during International Women's Day - Paris AJ

Protesters set fire to trash cans to prevent the far-right collective Nemesis from advancing during a demonstration march as part of the 2025 international Women's Day in Paris, France on March 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Greece: Nationwide Protests Mark Two Years Since Deadly Train Disaster

Two years after Greece's worst train disaster in Tempi, which killed 57 people, hundreds of thousands of people took part in nationwide demonstrations on Friday, February 28. In Athens, some protesters threw petrol bombs, set fire to trash cans, and clashed with police.

Gaza Death Toll Nears 45,000

Gaza Death Toll Nears 45,000

Piles of trash and debris surround tents providing temporary shelter in Gaza, on December 2, 2024. The people displaced from Jabalia found no shelter and were left behind in the rubbish on the streets during winter. The overall death toll since last year rose to 45,338, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. A ministry statement added that some 107,764 others were injured in the ongoing assault. Israel has continued a the bloodbath on the Gaza Strip since a Hamas attack on October 7 last year despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gaza Death Toll Nears 45,000

Gaza Death Toll Nears 45,000

Piles of trash and debris surround tents providing temporary shelter in Gaza, on December 2, 2024. The people displaced from Jabalia found no shelter and were left behind in the rubbish on the streets during winter. The overall death toll since last year rose to 45,338, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. A ministry statement added that some 107,764 others were injured in the ongoing assault. Israel has continued a the bloodbath on the Gaza Strip since a Hamas attack on October 7 last year despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Firefighters put out a trash fire during an anti far-right rally following the European election results, in Toulouse on June 12, 2024. President Emmanuel Macron said June 09, 2024 that he was confident French voters would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot. His surprise move came after mainstream centrist parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament in Sunday's elections, but the far right notched up a string of high-profile victories in Italy, Austria and France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Firefighters put out a trash fire during an anti far-right rally following the European election results, in Toulouse on June 12, 2024. President Emmanuel Macron said June 09, 2024 that he was confident French voters would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot. His surprise move came after mainstream centrist parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament in Sunday's elections, but the far right notched up a string of high-profile victories in Italy, Austria and France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Demonstration Against The Extreme Right - Toulouse

Firefighters put out a trash fire during an anti far-right rally following the European election results, in Toulouse on June 12, 2024. President Emmanuel Macron said June 09, 2024 that he was confident French voters would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot. His surprise move came after mainstream centrist parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament in Sunday's elections, but the far right notched up a string of high-profile victories in Italy, Austria and France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230328) -- PARIS, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trash is set on fire during a protest against the government's pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 28, 2023. Some 740,000 people took to the streets in France on Tuesday in renewed protests against the government's pension reform bill, the French interior ministry said. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

Firefighters in Shanghai stick to posts during Labor Day holiday

STORY: Firefighters in Shanghai stick to their position during Labor Day holiday DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU YI, Firefighter SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YANG, Firefighter STORYLINE: In Shanghai's Changning District, firefighters stick to their posts during the Labor Day holiday, helping disinfect communities in the district amid the COVID-19 resurgence. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU YI, Firefighter "We routinely maintain the fire-fighting trucks and equipment, patrol areas under quarantine to ensure that all the fire hydrants are working well and the trash dumping sites are without any fire safety hazards." "How's today's patrol? Tell me briefly." "We've checked fire hydrants, safe evacuation signs, and the fire hydrants outside are working well..." "Roger that. Mind your safety." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YANG, Firefighter "Our mission now is to disinfect this area in this community. Then we will carry out an ov

Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protests

Protesters set fire to a trash bin in front of a bank in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2019, in protest at an emergency law banning people from wearing face masks during demonstrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo