Lightning struck an oilfield battery about 12 miles from the town of Sloughton, Saskatchewan, resulting in thick plumes of black smoke for a number of hours. Photos posted on social media show flickering flames on the ground and near buildings and tanks, plus dark black and grey smoke filling the sky in a field after…
Lightning Strikes Oilfield Battery, Starts Fire With Thick Black Smoke in Saskatchewan
Exploding Fire Extinguisher Kills a Student and Injures 5 During a High School Fire Drill in Bangkok
BANGKOK— A fire extinguisher exploded and killed a student during a fire drill held outdoors in sweltering heat at a high school in Thailand’s capital Friday, police said. Five other students were injured. The carbon dioxide canister was being displayed in bright sunshine near students during the demonstration in Bangkok when it exploded and sent…
Germany’s Biggest Theme Park Reopens After Large Fire Forces Evacuation
BERLIN—Germany’s biggest theme park reopened to visitors on Tuesday after a large fire the day before sent a dense plume of black smoke billowing into the sky that was visible for miles. The Europa-Park in the town of Rust, near the French border, opened with only minor restrictions after the blaze Monday, the German news…
4 Dead After Fire in E-bike Shop Spreads to Apartments in New York City
June 20, 2023
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NEW YORK—A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries. The fire, reported shortly after midnight, happened at a shop that was cited last summer for safety violations related to the storage and…
Mobile Home Fire Kills 5 in North Carolina, Including a Couple, Their Friend and His Boys
June 19, 2023
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BROADWAY, N.C.—Authorities have identified five people who died in a mobile home fire in a rural North Carolina town Sunday as a husband and wife, a family friend and his two young sons. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as homeowners Michael Breymeyer, 74, and his wife, Tammy Breymeyer, 58; Daniel Garner, 39,…
Shooting, Fire at Tennessee Home Leads to 6 Dead Including 3 Children
SEQUATCHIE, Tenn.—Six people including three children were found dead in a Tennessee home where police responded to a shooting and arrived to find the residence ablaze, authorities said. A seventh person who had suffered gunshot wounds was found alive at the home in Sequatchie on Thursday night after firefighters extinguished the flames and was hospitalized…
Florida Woman Charged After Leaving Children in Car That Caught Fire While She Was Allegedly Shoplifting
A Florida woman is facing charges for allegedly leaving her two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting, according to the Oviedo Police Department. Alicia Moore, 24, parked her car outside the Oviedo Mall near Orlando on May 26, before going inside and leaving her children in the car, according to…
Houseboats Catch Fire at Popular Destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona Line
June 3, 2023
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More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished. The decks of boats docked at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell smoldered as black plumes of smoke wafted into the air…
Milwaukee School Bus Engulfed in Flames After Driver Safely Evacuates 37 Students
June 3, 2023
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MILWAUKEE—A school bus driver in Milwaukee safely evacuated 37 students from her bus just before it became engulfed in flames. The bus was just blocks from their destination at the Milwaukee Academy of Science Wednesday morning when Imunek Williams smelled something burning, WISN-TV reported. Williams had been driving the bus for two hours by then,…
South Auckland Residents Wake up to Toxic Smoke
A scrapyard blaze in south Auckland briefly brought the city’s train network to a standstill as residents received health warnings over the toxic smoke covering the region. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) were alerted to smoke in south Auckland at midnight on May 31. On arrival, they found a pile of scrap metal that…
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