Image shows the newly discovered beetle species Dorynota phoenix, undated photo. It was almost destroyed in a fire at the Brazilian National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2018. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 27, 2023

Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…

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Picture shows the charred cars Fremantle Highway, undated. It was towed to Eemshaven, Netherlands. (@mrosek1958/CEN)

Snaps Show How Thousands Of Cars On Cargo Ship Were Charred To Cinders

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:August 27, 2023

These are the first photos of the thousands of cars charred to cinders after the cargo ship transporting them caught fire. The charred hulk of the Fremantle Highway car carrier…

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Picture shows the bull collapsing in Morella, Spain, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Out of four bulls used, two suffered accidents at a contest. (AnimaNaturalis/Newsflash)

Bull With Flaming Horns Collapses In Heap After Colliding With Obstacle At Cruel Spanish Fiesta

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:August 26, 2023

This is the heartbreaking moment when a bull with its horns on fire charges into a wooden obstacle and lands on its back in a daze at a cruel Spanish…

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Photo shows Elizabeth Soffe, undated. Elizabeth Soffe was just six months old when her familys home in Al-Waab, Qatar, caught fire, leaving her with third-degree burns to 60 percent of her body. (@littlemisscheekypants/Newsflash)

Firm Founded By Billionaire Qatar Philanthropist Still Not Paid Compo To Tragic Irish Girl

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 3, 2023

An Irish family whose daughter Elizabeth was seriously burnt in a house fire in Qatar in 2014 when she was a baby have still not received a penny as the…

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Photo shows the animals rescued from a garage fire at a home on Barber Lane in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, United States, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and firefighters rescued as many as 70 dogs in the garage fire. (@ContraCostaFire/Newsflash)

Fire Crews Rescue 70 Tiny Pomeranian Dogs And Several Cats From Burning Home

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:January 25, 2023

Fire crews in a California county were faced with an unexpected challenge when they had to rescue 70 dogs and several cats from a house fire. Rescuers were reportedly stunned…

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A bleeding bull at the Toro de Jubilo celebration in Soria, Spain. It was later set on fire and died after a blow, the organizers claim the death of the animal was due to an accident. (PACMA/Newsflash)

Terrified Bull Dies After Burning Horns Were Strapped To Its Head

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:November 22, 2022

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Terrified bull as it is pinned down and has flaming balls attached to its head as part of a Spanish festival. A bleeding bull is set on…

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The siblings Maria Eloa (left), Francisca Aylla (middle) and Francisco Ayllan (right) pose in an undated photo. They all died following a house fire in Parnaiba, on the coast of Piaui, Brasil. (Newsflash)

Three Killed By Fire While Parents Were Out

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:November 6, 2022

Three siblings left home alone were killed in a horror house fire in Brazil apparently caused by a faulty fan in their bedroom. The blaze started in the family home…

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Baris Can, 3, poses in an undated photo. He reportedly died in a fire after he was left unattended in Karacabey, Bursa, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (Newsflash)

Home Alone Three-Year-Old Dies In Fire

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 27, 2022

A three-year-old boy died in a fire after his aunt left him at home alone to pick up her own child from school. Victim Baris Can had been left unattended…

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The jaguar that was rescued with its paws burned in the wildfire in Pantanal in 2020 gave birth to one alive and one lifeless cub at the animal sanctuary in Brazil. (Newsflash)

Jaguar Rescued During 2020 Pantanal Wildfires Gives Birth To Fluffy Cub

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:March 18, 2022

The female jaguar that suffered burnt paws during the 2020 Pantanal wildfires in Brazil has given birth to a healthy cub at the animal sanctuary caring for her. The feline…

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The tree electrified by 110,000 volts after a storm between the municipalities of Frankendorf and Kapellendorf in Germany, in February 2022. (@FeuerwehrApolda/Newsflash)

Viral Falling Tree Touching 110,000 Volt Power Line Looks Like Lightning Bolt As Electricity Courses Through It

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 1, 2022

This viral video shows a fallen tree leaning on a 110,000-volt power line, with the electricity coursing through it and making it look like a lightning bolt repeatedly striking the…

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