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A promotional stunt for Drake’s upcoming album Iceman came to an abrupt end in Toronto, where firefighters took apart a massive ice sculpture after swelling crowds around the display raised safety concerns. Hundreds of people flocked to the installation, turning the scene chaotic as some fans climbed onto the structure and others tried to chip away at it in hopes of revealing the album’s release date, which Drake had said was concealed inside. Accounts from the scene said one person arrived with a sledgehammer, while others…

Karachi mall inferno leaves at least 21 dead, dozens missing as firefighters comb ruins of Gul Plaza KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistani firefighters on Monday pulled bodies from the smoldering remains of Gul Plaza, a sprawling shopping complex in Karachi, as anguished families waited for word of more than 60 people still missing after the city’s deadliest blaze in more than a decade. The fire erupted late Saturday, racing through the multi‑story mall that housed some 1,200 shops across a footprint larger than a football field.…

Emergency responders are engaged in fierce battles against wildfires blazing on both the east and west coasts of the United States. Among these blazes is a tragic fire in New York and New Jersey. It claimed the life of a state parks worker and disrupted Veterans Day festivities. Meanwhile, in Southern California, another fire has wreaked havoc, leaving over 130 structures in ruins. Progress is being made against a wildfire located in Ventura County, just northwest of Los Angeles. This fire erupted last Wednesday and…

Firefighters in Algeria are finally making progress in their fight against fires that have ravaged northern parts of the country. The rescue service says most of the forest fires in the worst-affected region of Tizi Ouzou have been extinguished thanks to firefighters, army engineers, civilian…