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Emergency services rush to the scene of a fire at industrial units in south London as thick smoke billows across the British capital. London Fire Brigade said the inferno had engulfed three commercial units under a railway line as well as four cars and a telephone box in the Elephant and Castle area, near the Thames. IMAGES
Emergency services at the scene of the accident after part of a hotel collapsed in western Germany, killing two and injuring several others. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. Emergency services rescued one man, a child and two women on the morning of the 7 August. IMAGES
In the town of Orotova, Tenerife, the last epicentre of the fires which broke out on the island on Tuesday, is being tackled by the emergency services, who are making gains after better-than-expected weather overnight. Helicopters carrying water dampen the flames as large plumes of smoke can be seen rising from the hillside. IMAGES
Firefighters battle a blaze after an explosion at a shop in the Dominican Republic's San Cristobal province, some 24 kilometres from the capital Santo Domingo, that left at least ten people dead and some 40 injured, several seriously. IMAGES
On the fourth day of an intense fight against fires that have killed two people and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest on the French Riviera, planes and water-bombing helicopters try to contain the blaze. IMAGES