Category: fire

Massive California Wildfire Triggers Evacuations, Closes Highway

A 1,500-acre fire near the coastal community of Big Sur, California has triggered evacuations and the closure of the section of a major highway, state and local officials said on Saturday. The Colorado Fire, which has been active since Friday, was 5 percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said….


Fire in Residential Building Kills 6, Injures 15 in Mumbai

NEW DELHI—A major fire in a 19-story residential building killed at least six people and injured 15 others on Saturday in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, officials said. The fire was caused by a short-circuit in an air conditioner in one of the apartments, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said. Residents said the fire started…


Bone Fragments Found in Search for 91-Year-Old Woman Missing Since Colorado Wildfire

By Hannah Metzger From The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Investigators have found small bone fragments at the property of Edna Nadine Turnbull, a 91-year-old woman who has been missing since the Marshall fire destroyed her Superior neighborhood nearly three weeks ago. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced the discovery Wednesday. Investigators are now testing the bone…


Nursing Home Fire Kills 6 in Eastern Spain

MADRID—Six residents of a nursing home in eastern Spain perished after a fire broke out in the night, authorities said Wednesday. Valencia’s regional head, Ximo Puig, said that 17 more residents were hospitalized, with three in serious condition. Firefighters said that they rescued 25 residents out of a total of 70 that were evacuated from…


Cops on Alert Outside Old Parliament House as Protesters Fail to Show Up

A large number of police officers remain stationed outside Canberra’s Old Parliament House on Saturday despite people failing to show for a planned protest. A day earlier, at least 200 officers moved to clear a camp from the parkland in front of the Parliament-turned-museum set up by the protesters who have been protesting on front…


Fire Erupts Near Chemical Plant; Residents Told to Stay Away

PASSAIC, N.J.—A fire near a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky spread to multiple buildings in the complex Friday, threatening to reach the plant’s chemical storage area, authorities said. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora told residents in a video posted on Facebook to stay away from the…


Three sent to hospital after explosion, fire at Ottawa business

OTTAWA—The Ottawa Police Service says an explosion and fire at a business in the city has sent three people to hospital. The service says in a release that police, firefighters and paramedics responded Thursday afternoon and fire officials say they received numerous emergency calls reporting large flames and heavy black smoke. Ottawa Fire Services says…


Fire at Kuwait Refinery Kills 2 and Critically Injures 5

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fire erupted in Kuwait during maintenance work at a major oil refinery on Friday, killing two workers and critically injuring five others, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said. This is the second fire to erupt at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery in as little as three months. In October, the state-owned…


San Diego Supervisor’s House Fire Is Considered Suspicious

SAN DIEGO—Police are treating a fire at the home of a San Diego County leader and his wife, a prominent labor official, as suspicious. County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher said he and wife Lorena Gonzalez and their family were awoken by smoke alarms around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. “The front of our house…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 10)

The CDC director and a fact-checker refute a claim by a Supreme Court Justice. The Justice claimed that over 100,000 children are in serious condition with COVID-19. A large fire spread smoke through a 19-floor building in The Bronx. City officials say at least nineteen people are dead, including nine children. And Novak Djokovic is…