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Researchers shed light on importance of standard health check-ups for emer
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 18 (ANI): A team of international researchers recently highlighted the importance of standard health check-ups for emergency workers-- firefighters, police and health staff to avoid heart events at work that might harm themselves or others.
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Emergency workers need standard health check-ups to prevent heart events o
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], December 17 (ANI): A new study has found that firefighters, police and health staff could benefit from regular health check-ups and monitoring to avoid heart events at work that might harm themselves or others.
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Fire breaks out in London residential building: Rescue Service
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight fire trucks and 60 firefighters have been called to a fire in a multistory residential building on Deacon Street in London, the London Fire Brigade reported on Thursday.
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China deploys 500 firefighters to tackle forest blaze in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 28 (ANI): The Chinese Ministry of Emergency Situations on Thursday said that it has deployed 500 firefighters to tackle forest blaze in the Nyingchi prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Delhi govt to give Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to family of firefighter killed on
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Home Minister of Delhi Satyendar Jain on Wednesday visited the family of Late Praveen Kumar, who succumbed during a fire fighting operation in Narela Industrial Area and declared an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to support the family.
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9 dead, 44 injured in Southern Taiwan building fire
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kaohsiung [Taiwan], October 14 (ANI): Nine people were reported dead and 44 injured due to a fire eruption in a 13-storey building in Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan on Thursday, local media reported.
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Over 1,600 firefighters battle new wildfire in northern California
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], September 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 1,600 firefighters are battling a new fast-moving wildfire that has grown to over 6,800 acres (around 27.5 square km) in northern California in the United States, authorities said Friday.
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1 dead, 1 injured after fire breaks out at house in Delhi's Laxmi Nagar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): A person was killed and a firefighter suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a house Mangal Bazar area of Delhi's Laxmi Nagar on Friday.
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8 killed after Russian firefighter plane crashes in Turkey
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): Five crew members from the Russian military and three Turkish specialists who were on board the Russian Be-200 aircraft died in the crash in Turkey, local media reported on Saturday.
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Seven people killed in Algeria wildfires: Official
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people have died in wildfires in Algeria's Tizi Ouzou province as the flames rage across the North African country, the head of the provincial forestry department said on Tuesday.
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Israel to send help to fight wildfires in Greece
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel intends to send three planes to help Greece extinguish forest fires in addition to 15 Israeli firefighters who are already assisting the efforts, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told his Greek counterpart.
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Dixie Fire grows to 2nd largest wildfire in California's history
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], August 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A fast-moving wildfire has grown to the second largest one in California's history as more than 8,500 firefighters are continuing to battle 11 major wildfires across the state, authorities said Sunday.
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