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Thick black smoke across borough after fire
Images shared with the BBC and on social media show the huge plume of smoke rising above Wigan. A spokesman for Greater ...
LIVE: Plumes of black smoke fill sky as firefighters battle blaze at Haverton Hill
Eight fire engines are at the scene on Hope Street, Haverton Hill, as emergency services deal with the incident ...
Update issued on scrapyard fire after black smoke seen 'for miles'
Plumes of smoke were spotted "for miles" across parts of Wigan on Sunday evening (May 11) after a blaze tore through a ...
Hounslow fire LIVE: Blaze near London Tube station sees black smoke billow into air
A fire has erupted near a Tube station in west London. A picture posted to social media shows plumes of thick black smoke ...
Black smoke signals no new pope, as faithful say waiting is 'experience of hope'
The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...
Papal conclave 2025 live updates: Black smoke wafts out of Sistine Chapel chimney early Thursday
Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...