https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families. https://www.thelocal.com/20260124/shock-and-anger-as-swiss-fire-bar-owner-bailed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:22:08 +0100 shock-and-anger-as-swiss-fire-bar-owner-bailed Swiss police say around 40 people were killed after a blaze broke out at a bar in a luxury ski resort as revellers celebrated the New Year. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.com/20260101/what-we-know-about-the-deadly-new-years-eve-fire-in-swiss-ski-resort Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:10:39 +0100 what-we-know-about-the-deadly-new-years-eve-fire-in-swiss-ski-resort At least 45 people were injured in Rome on Friday after a petrol station exploded, damaging buildings and setting several cars on fire. https://www.thelocal.com/20250704/breaking-several-injured-in-rome-petrol-station-explosion Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:47:04 +0200 breaking-several-injured-in-rome-petrol-station-explosion One person has been found dead after a fire destroyed Liseberg's new water park Oceana, which had been set to open this summer. https://www.thelocal.com/20240216/dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:09:27 +0100 dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park A man is missing after a fire broke out at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, with shocking images showing its newly built water park in flames. https://www.thelocal.com/20240213/one-man-missing-after-fire-inferno-destroys-swedens-biggest-amusement-park Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:28:52 +0100 one-man-missing-after-fire-inferno-destroys-swedens-biggest-amusement-park At a Halloween party in Gothenburg in 1998, a fire started by four youths led to one of the deadliest disasters of modern Swedish history. Sixty-three young people lost their lives and many more were injured. https://www.thelocal.com/20181029/the-biggest-fire-disaster-in-swedish-history-gothenburg-disco Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:26:14 +0100 the-biggest-fire-disaster-in-swedish-history-gothenburg-disco At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris. https://www.thelocal.com/20231001/at-least-six-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-southeastern-spain Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:17:08 +0200 at-least-six-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-southeastern-spain