Active fire protection

The Istanbul fire department has released a report on an array of negligence that led to a massive fire at a nightclub in the Beşiktaş district claiming the lives of 29 people on April 2.

The incident took place during renovation work at Masquerade, a nightclub located on the ground floor of a 16-story building in the Gayrettepe neighborhood.

Numerous instances of negligence frequently result in fires at recycling facilities across the nation, an expert has warned, highlighting the dangers associated with it and lack of deterrent measures that are necessary to curb the problem.

A group of around 15 individuals carried out an attack on the building that houses the French Consulate in the center of Patra, in the western Peloponnese region, in the early hours of Thursday. The assailants caused damage to the building's facade and a parked vehicle. No injuries have been reported.

Two nurses and two nursing assistants of the Matei Bals hospital who were on duty at the ward where a fire broke out that killed five patients were questioned on Friday at the Bucharest Police headquarters. According to lawyer for the Matei Bals hospital Constantin Durgeru, the two assistants tried to put out the fire and managed to stop the oxygen supply, avoiding an explosion.

A building in the central Athens district of Thiseio that housed the historic Athenaeum Conservatory - organizer of the Maria Callas Grand Prix - for 22 years, suffered extensive looting in an act of barbarism by unknown assailants.

A student uses a fire extinguisher during clashes with riot police outside the Parliament building in Athens, Friday. Greek students were protesting reforms in the country's education system. [EPA]

Eco-activists say nearly irreparable damage to the nature has been done in the region of Siberia.

The huge fires that swept the Siberian forests were deliberately ignited. This was stated by the Russian prosecutor's office.

Investigators say the fire, which covered two and a half million hectares, was lit to cover up illegal logging.

10 cars burned completely in a paint shop at a big auto service in Varna. Several nearby buildings also burnt down. There are no injured people, "24 hours" reported.

Most hospitals in Greece are not adequately protected against fires, according to the national union of public hospital workers, POEDIN.
In a statement on Monday, POEDIN said that just 10 hospitals have fire safety certificates, and that even in those cases there are areas of the hospitals not covered by the safety certificates.

A fire that broke out at a brewery in Istanbul's Bahçelievler district has been brought under control after a one-and-half-hour extinguishing work.