LONDON—A large fire ripped through a railway arch beside Elephant and Castle station in south London on Monday, sending a ball of flame and plumes of black smoke billowing up high into the sky above the capital. Police said the incident was not terror-related. There were no immediate reports of anyone being injured. The London…
Fire Sets at Least 16 Boats Ablaze in Hong Kong
HONG KONG—A fire engulfed 16 vessels in a Hong Kong typhoon shelter early Sunday, resulting in at least 10 boats sinking and one person sent to a hospital. The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at the Aberdeen South typhoon shelter in Hong Kong, and was extinguished more than six hours later. Firefighters rescued…
Fire Sets 16 Boats Ablaze in Hong Kong, at Least 10 Sink
HONG KONG—A fire engulfed 16 vessels in a Hong Kong typhoon shelter early Sunday, resulting in at least 10 boats sinking and one person sent to a hospital. The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at the Aberdeen South typhoon shelter in Hong Kong, and was extinguished more than six hours later. Firefighters rescued…
Colleagues of a Firefighter Killed in Fire Station Shooting Attend His Daughter’s Graduation
Just two days after a Los Angeles County fire specialist lost his life, his teenage daughter had to graduate from high school without the presence of her father. However, hundreds of her late father’s colleagues came forward and took part in the emotional ceremony in honor of the fallen hero. Joslyn Carlon from Saugus High…
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Starting Fire at Costa Mesa Hotel
June 20, 2021
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Police in Costa Mesa arrested a woman on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting a “combustible materials” fire June 20 inside a room on the fourth floor of a hotel. Neighboring rooms were evacuated. The woman was treated at the scene, arrested on suspicion of arson and will undergo a mental health evaluation,…
Blaze at Moscow Fireworks Warehouse Injures 4
MOSCOW—A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area. Three firefighters and a warehouse employee were injured and one firefighter was hospitalized. Three helicopters and a fireboat were dispatched to help…
Coastal City Launches New Emergency Alert System
May 27, 2021
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A new outdoor emergency system to alert residents of disasters was put to the test May 27 in Laguna Beach, Calif. “Nothing presents a greater risk to our public safety than a wildfire or a major earthquake,” Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen said in a press release. “This outdoor emergency warning system will save lives in the event of…
Sri Lanka Evacuates Crew From Burning Container Ship
COLOMBO—Rescuers have evacuated all crew from a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka as a fire on board intensified and two people were injured, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan Navy said on Tuesday. An explosion was reported from within the vessel, Navy spokesman Indika De Silva said, adding that an air force…
Fire at Poland’s Largest Lignite Mine Out, Unit to Be Shut Down Temporarily
WARSAW, Poland—A fire engulfed a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal mine Saturday before it was extinguished, and a linked power plant will have one of its units shut because the fire disrupted coal deliveries. The midday fire at the Belchatow mine in central Poland covered the area that includes Poland’s largest lignite power…
‘Fighting Fires to Pacifiers’: Orlando Fire Department Welcomes 15 Babies During Pandemic
Crew members from the Orlando Fire Department (OFD) in Florida have welcomed 15 babies during the ongoing pandemic. Some of the dads and their little ones posed for a photo shoot to commemorate the happy coincidence, and netizens can’t get enough of their cuteness. Multitasking as both firefighters and doting parents, the men posed in uniform…
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