HOUSTON—Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine workers to a hospital and causing a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. at the Shell facility in Deer Park, a suburb east of Houston. The city of Deer Park said in…
‘Hero Dog’ Dies Saving Owner From Devastating Apartment Fire Caused by E-scooter Battery
A man’s electric scooter’s battery exploded in the middle of the night while he slept, destroying his apartment. He said he owes his life to his loyal dog. In the early hours of the morning on April 17, Kevin Record, 43, was asleep in his apartment on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, when…
East Palestine Families Living in Limbo Months After Fire
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand—his pickup truck parked just outside the door at the roadside motel where he’s taken refuge since early February. Shelby Walker bounces from hotel…
2 People Die, 12 Hurt in Madrid Restaurant Blaze
MADRID—Two people died and 12 others were injured in a fire at a restaurant in the Spanish capital Madrid, emergency services said on Saturday. The blaze started late on Friday night at Burro Canaglia Bar&Resto, an Italian restaurant in the central Salamanca neighbourhood. One of the dead was a restaurant employee and the other was…
Early Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School
POCATELLO, Idaho—An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland High School was completely destroyed. The wing housed the school’s cafeteria, gymnasium, choir and…
Grenfell: Michael Gove Threatens Cladding Companies With ‘Severe Consequences’
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has threatened “severe consequences” if the companies responsible for producing the flammable cladding and insulation panels involved in the Grenfell Tower fire do not come up with a financial support package. The fire in the West London suburb of North Kensington in June, 2017 killed 72 people. A public inquiry has…
At Least 29 Dead in Beijing Hospital Fire, Mostly Patients
BEIJING—The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday, and a dozen people had been detained including the hospital’s head and her deputy. The fire broke out at the private Changfeng Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and forced dozens of people to evacuate. Some who were…
Fire in Dubai Kills 16, Injures 9 in Apartment Building
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday. The blaze Saturday in the Al Murar area of Dubai’s historic Deira neighborhood struck an apartment believed to have been shared by…
Fire in a Children’s Shelter in Brazil Leaves at Least 4 Dead, 13 Injured
At least four people died and 13 were injured in a fire at a shelter for children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil on Friday, the local fire department said. Firemen were called to fight a fire at the Lar Paulo de Tarso charity institution in Recife, capital of the Pernambuco state, at around 4:20 a.m….
Massive New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire Now Fully Contained
MANCHESTER, N.J.—A fire that tore through 6 square miles of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens this week has now been fully contained, authorities said Thursday. The blaze in Manchester, near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, forced the evacuation of around 170 homes late Tuesday, with police and fire officials going door-to-door to ask people to take temporary shelter…
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