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Neighbours save sleeping gran, 87, from house fire filmed on doorbell camera
Neighbours spotted flames and smoke billowing from the property at around 11.30pm last week and ran over to help.
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NDTV
· Jul 2, 2026
Doorbell Camera Captures Neighbours Saving 87-Year-Old From House Fire
Doorbell camera footage showed a group of neighbours in pyjamas hammering on the locked front door as flames engulfed the property.
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 22, 2026
Pulled From The Smoke: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Inside Burning Wimauma Home
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A house fire on 12th Street in Wimauma drew a heavy emergency response Sunday evening after multiple callers warned that someone was trapped inside the burning building. The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Emergency Dispatch Communications Center began receiving a flood of 911 calls at approximately 7:56 PM. The first fire crew [] Pulled From The Smoke: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Inside Burning Wimauma Home
Daily Finland
· Jul 2, 2026
6 dead in Belgium apartment fire as firefighters continue search
A serious fire broke out on Wednesday morning in a ten-storey apartment building in Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that at least six people had died in the fire, according to Belgian media, reported Xinhua. Everyone in the affected building has now been evacuated. A total of 60 residents of an adjacent building have also been evacuated and are being sheltered at the residential care center across the street. The blaze has not yet been fully extinguished, and the fire service said firefighting remained complex and difficult, though the fire could no longer spread. Firefighters are still searching inside the building for possible victims. The police confirmed that the fire started on the ground floor. It remains unclear how it started.
South Africa Today
· Jul 7, 2026
Tragic Shack Fire Claims the Lives of Twin Infants in Ikageng
NORTH WEST — A tragic shack fire has claimed the lives of twin infants in Ikageng, leaving their parents hospitalized with severe burn injuries after a devastating blaze swept through the Hashtag informal settlement. Ikageng police spokespersons confirmed that emergency units were dispatched to the scene, located close to Potchefstroom, just before midnight on Monday, 6 []
Malay Mail
· Jun 28, 2026
Kuching’s Tabuan Hilir blaze razes six houses, leaving 44 homeless
KUCHING, June 28 — A total of 44 individuals from six families were left homeless after a fire razed their houses...
Daily Express
· Jul 1, 2026
Antwerp fire LIVE: Multiple people dead as fire devours Linkeroever apartment building
Some 200 residents have been evacuated.
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Related coverage for "Neighbours save sleeping gran, 87, from house fire filmed on doorbell camera": NDTV — Doorbell Camera Captures Neighbours Saving 87-Year-Old From House Fire. Tampa Free Press — Pulled From The Smoke: Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped Inside Burning Wimauma Home. Daily Finland — 6 dead in Belgium apartment fire as firefighters continue search. South Africa Today — Tragic Shack Fire Claims the Lives of Twin Infants in Ikageng. Malay Mail — Kuching’s Tabuan Hilir blaze razes six houses, leaving 44 homeless. Daily Express — Antwerp fire LIVE: Multiple people dead as fire devours Linkeroever apartment building