A massive fire erupted at an electrical substation on Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale, London. The incident triggered a large-scale emergency response involving 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines.
On August 8th, a fire broke out in four oil tanker lines at an Aqaba oil refinery. Thanks to the swift action of the Aqaba Civil Defense Directorate, the fire was quickly contained and prevented from spreading to nearby oil tankers.
On June 13th, 2024, a fire erupted at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan. The blaze raged for nearly 20 hours before firefighters finally contained it.
Airbus Defence and Space achieved a significant milestone with the successful flight-test campaign of the A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit.