ATHENS, Greece—Firefighters and residents battled a massive forest fire on Greece’s second largest island for a seventh day Monday, fighting to save what they can from flames that have decimated vast tracts of pristine forest, destroyed homes and businesses, and sent thousands fleeing. The smoke and ash from the fire on Evia, a rugged island…
California’s Dixie Fire Grows Into 2nd Largest in State History
California’s Dixie fire is now the second-largest in the state’s history, having scorched more than 463,000 acres of land in Northern California. According to data (pdf) from Cal Fire, the blaze—which destroyed the small town of Greenville—is second behind the Complex fire in August 2020. No deaths have been reported, but thousands of locals were…
Officials: 5 Children Home Alone Die in East St. Louis Fire
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.—Five children all younger than 10 who were left home without an adult died in a fire early Friday at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois, officials said. Fire crews were called to the building in East St. Louis before 3 a.m. and reported finding two children already dead inside a bedroom….
Officials: 5 Young Siblings Die in St. Louis-Area Fire
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.—Five siblings under the age of 10 died early Friday when a fire swept through their apartment in southwestern Illinois, and officials were investigating whether they had been left alone. Fire crews were called to the building in East St. Louis, which is just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, before…
Couple Moving Cross-Country Calls It a ‘Miracle’ After Car Fire, Thank God for Empty Gas Tank
A faithful couple, whose car burst into flames during a cross-country relocation, chose to respond with gratitude to God for sparing their loved ones. Jordan and Amy Demos from Phoenix, Arizona, had uprooted and were moving their lives, business, and two young children 1,500 miles to Tennessee in early May when disaster struck. Two kind…
Six Dead and Eight Injured in Chilean Fire
Six people were killed and eight injured after a fire broke out at a shelter for patients discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Chile, officials said on Friday. The fire started late on Thursday in San Felipe, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of capital Santiago, and also damaged four nearby homes, the Interior Ministry’s emergency…
Navy Charges Sailor With Setting Fire That Destroyed Warship
July 30, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Navy charged a sailor on Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch’s worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory. The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days. Left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical…
Lightning Found to Have Ignited Oregon’s Mammoth Bootleg Fire
A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited by lightning but smoldered for days before it was detected, forest officials said on Wednesday. The origin of the so-called Bootleg fire, which was first reported July 6 in the Fremont-Winema National…
US Probes Overheating Brakes That Cause Fires in 500,000 Semis
DETROIT—U.S. highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can catch fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Tuesday that it has 11 complaints about brakes made by Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems, including seven fires. No injuries were reported. The complaints…
Size of Oregon Wildfire Underscores Vastness of the US West
PORTLAND, Ore.—The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California. The fire’s jaw-dropping size contrasted with its relatively small impact on people underscores the…
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