A smoke plume rose above Texas City and the nearby communities of Bacliff and San Leon due to a massive fire at the PHR Peakers plant, officials say. | ABC13 Houston

🔗 https://l.syracuse.com/da77nl For the second time in two months, firefighters are battling a blaze at the Novelis factory in Oswego County. A fire was reported at the aluminum plant in Scriba at 9 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters from two counties have been on scene for hours, pouring water onto the roof of the plant. As of 11:30 a.m., a representative from Novelis said the fire was still burning. Novelis, which says it is the world’s largest supplier of aluminum sheets for the automotive industry

A fire broke out at a COP30 climate conference venue in Belem, Brazil, prompting the evacuation of panicked delegates. Officials said there were no injuries and the fire has been extinguished. | Al Jazeera English

A fire broke out inside the COP30 venue in Belém, Brazil, before it was brought under control. Electrical equipment, likely a microwave, is believed to have caused the blaze, according to a Reuters report citing local officials. | CNN

A sudden electric car fire at Hyderabad’s NTR Stadium on Sunday afternoon sparked chaos after the blaze quickly spread to a nearby parked vehicle. [Hyderabad fire, electric car fire] #NewsWithTN | TIMES NOW

A rubbish truck driver has been forced to dump their load in a Hunters Hill street after it caught fire. Fire and Rescue NSW regularly remind Sydney residents not to throw away lithium-ion batteries in household rubbish, as it can create such fires in trucks and waste facilities. #rubbish #garbage #waste #truck #fire | 7NEWS Sydney