 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Viege, Switzerland (AFP) April 26, 2011 Ten helicopters and 350 firemen are battling a forest fire near the town of Viege in the south of drought-stricken Switzerland, police said Tuesday. The fire, which has consumed about 100 hectares (250 acres) of forest, broke out in the late afternoon after high winds apparently fanned flames coming from a burning car body shop at Viege. Police said a large part of the affected zone is inaccessible on foot and that the work of firemen and helicopters was complicated by strong winds, which has since weakened. Late Tuesday night, parts of Viege are still engulfed by smoke. No buildings were immediate threatened by the fire, but residents of the nearby village of Visperterminen, some three kilometres (two miles) to the south, were evacuated. Several Swiss cantons have over the past week imposed bans on lighting fires in or near forested areas amid one of the worst droughts to hit the country in 150 years.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Forest and Wild Fires - News, Science and Technology
17 killed, 24 hurt in Beijing factory fireBeijing (AFP) April 25, 2011 Seventeen poor migrants died when a fire swept through an illegally constructed Beijing building Monday, state media and officials said, in the latest accident to highlight lax Chinese fire safety. Another 24 people were hurt in the fire that broke out at about 1 am (1700 GMT Sunday) in the four-storey building in the capital's southern Daxing district, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook
