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Lithium Battery Explodes Into Flames at Sydney Backpacker Hostel

Fire and Rescue NSW have released safety advice on lithium-ion batteries.

October 4, 2023BY Monica O’Shea
Fire at New Zealand Hostel Kills at Least 6 People, Prime Minister Says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people ...

May 15, 2023BY The Associated Press
Fire at Moscow Hostel With Bars on Windows Kills 8

MOSCOW—A fire killed eight people in a Moscow hostel where bars on the windows prevented occupants from escaping ...

July 29, 2022BY The Associated Press
LA City Attorney: Hostel Operator Convicted For Illegal Building Use

LOS ANGELES—A man who illegally operated hostels out of two rent-stabilized apartments in Hollywood was convicted of unlawful ...

September 9, 2021BY City News Service
8 People Dead in Building Blaze in Latvian Capital Riga

HELSINKI—Eight people, some of them foreign nationals, died early Wednesday in a fire at a building housing a ...

April 28, 2021BY The Associated Press
A Backpackers Hostel and Nearby Pub in Bundaberg QLD Go up in Flames

More than 60 people escaped a fire that took hold of a backpackers hostel and nearby pub in ...

July 20, 2020BY AAP
China Diplomats Claim Sweden ‘Unsafe’ After Tourists Get Into Row With Local Police

The event did not make the news until Sept. 14, when the Chinese Embassy in Sweden issued a ...

September 18, 2018BY Nicole Hao