Magnitude 7.8 quake kills 55, injures 1,120 in southern Philippines — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reports search and rescue operations underway after Monday's offshore tremor near Mindanao.

Fire at SK Hynix semiconductor plant in Cheongju, South Korea, forces evacuation of 3,600 employees after blaze in M15X gas room.

Another fire at Cheongju SK Hynix... M15X gas room fire, 3,600 employees evacuated.

Explosion and fire at Amsterdam apartment building injures at least 7, forces evacuation of 400 residents

At least seven people were injured early Friday morning after an explosion triggered a fire at an apartment building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, according to local media. The blast occurred around 00:15 local time in an outbuilding of an apartment complex, causing a fire that spread to the main building and led to the evacuation of about 400 residents. The cause remains unknown.

8 foreigners killed in 2 motorway crashes at same scene in Hungary near Gyor — A truck hit a road maintenance machine and caught fire, then a minibus crashed into a stopped truck; 8 dead, 2 injured, police say.

Eight foreigners were killed and two others injured in two traffic accidents on Hungary's M1 motorway near Gyor early Friday, police said. A truck struck a road maintenance machine and caught fire, killing its driver, and shortly afterward a minibus carrying nine people crashed into a stopped truck, killing seven in the minibus.

Fire engulfs Medline Industries medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California, forcing evacuations of nearby facilities as blaze spreads across 93,000-square-meter site

A fire broke out at a Medline Industries medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California, US, engulfing most of the 93,000-square-meter facility and prompting evacuations of nearby warehouses and logistics centers due to the risk of spread.