Tag: fire

Teenager Charged With 19 Murders in Guyana School Dormitory Fire

GEORGETOWN—A 15-year-old girl who is accused of having started a fire at a school dormitory in Guyana last week was charged with 19 murders on Monday. The fire killed 18 mostly Indigenous girls and one five-year-old boy in the building in the central city of Mahdia. The girl started the fire after her phone was…


Student Lit Deadly Fire at Guyana School After Phone Confiscated: Police

GEORGETOWN—A fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed 19 children was lit by a student after school authorities confiscated her cell phone, police said on Tuesday. The children, mostly Indigenous girls, died around midnight on Monday, most at the scene. “A female student is suspected of having set the devastating fire because her…


2 Employees Injured in Fire at Refinery in Southern Oklahoma

WYNNEWOOD, Okla.—Two people were injured Tuesday at a fire in a refinery in southern Oklahoma, authorities said. The fire began about 8:20 a.m. at the refinery in Wynnewood, about 60 miles south of Oklahoma City, according to a statement from Sugar Land, Texas-based CVR Energy, which owns the refinery. The statement did not disclose the…


Fire Kills 6, Injures 7 in a House in Abu Dhabi, Officials Say, Cause Unknown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city’s Al Moazaz area. The UAE has been grappling with a…


At Least 20 Dead in School Dormitory Fire in Guyana

At least 20 people died in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana, AFP news agency reported on Monday citing a government official. The Guyanese government has mobilized a “full-scale medical evacuation-supported response.” Five planes have departed for Mahdia to support regional health officials with additional medical supplies and medivacs, the government said…


3M Fires Company Executive for Inappropriate Conduct Weeks After Promotion

WASHINGTON—3M has fired prominent company executive Michael Vale due to “inappropriate personal conduct and violation of company policy,” the maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics announced. Vale was promoted to group president and chief business and country officer just last month. Vale worked at 3M for more than 30 years, according to an…


Fire at New Zealand Hostel Kills at Least 6 People, Prime Minister Says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.” Fifty-two people had made it out of the building but firefighters were still trying to…


Fire Breaks out at Marathon Refinery in Texas; 1 Worker Dead

TEXAS CITY, Texas—A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said. Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery,…


Officials Say Fire That Killed 3 in New York City Apparently Caused by Homemade Vape Pens

NEW YORK—A fire that killed a mother and two daughters in New York City was apparently sparked by homemade vape dispensers that the father of the family was assembling to sell, officials said. The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. on May 9 in an apartment in the East New York section of Brooklyn….


More Than 29,000 Albertans Evacuated Due to Wildfires

At approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on May 7, Alberta had 108 active wildfires burning, with 29 considered out of control and 61 under control and contained. Another 22 fires were being held and not expected to grow past expected boundaries. Officials at an afternoon press conference earlier that day said 16 new wildfires started…