Dozens of neighbors rushed to the scene of a massive late-night fire that injured nearly 30 people at a Pennsylvania senior living community, wrapping the elderly in blankets and carrying them to ambulances in makeshift gurneys. Larry Kingsland, 62, said Friday he and scores of people who live around the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community … Continue reading
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 10:40 p.m. A Northern California county says it has received more than 100 missing-person reports as family and friends scramble to locate loved ones while wildfires ravage the state. Scott Alonso, communications director for Sonoma County, says the reports have come via calls … Continue reading
PONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 10:40 p.m. A Northern California county says it has received more than 100 missing-person reports as family and friends scramble to locate loved ones while wildfires ravage the state. Scott Alonso, communications director for Sonoma County, says the reports have come via calls … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – Norfolk police detectives were recently alerted to a new electronic scam targeting the area and warn citizens to be careful when providing personal information to unknown sources. Several Norfolk citizens have received text messages, claiming to be from the Norfolk Fire Department. The text message reads “Norfolk Fire Dept. decided to … Continue reading
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (AP) — A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster — the worst tragedy Portugal has experienced in decades — shook the nation, with the president declaring that the country’s pain … Continue reading
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (AP) — A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 61 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster — the worst tragedy Portugal has experienced in decades — shook the nation, with the president declaring that the country’s pain … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — London police on Saturday raised to 58 the number of deaths either confirmed or presumed following the horrific inferno that turned the city’s Grenfell Tower public housing block into a charred hulk. Public anger is mounting as residents and neighbors demand answers for how the blaze early Wednesday spread so quickly and … Continue reading
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin corn mill that exploded late Wednesday night was reprimanded by federal safety inspectors six years ago for not taking precautions against dust explosions, which are a major hazard in handling grain, records show. The blast at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria, a rural village about 45 miles (72.42 … Continue reading
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Around 20,000 people were evacuated Thursday, Mar. 23 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region near the border with Russia after a massive fire at a military arsenal. The fire at the depot in Balaklia, which holds large-caliber artillery rounds and is one of Ukraine’s largest, erupted early Thursday, prompting the evacuation and Prime … Continue reading
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An apartment building under construction in North Carolina’s capital city had been inspected 50 times, most recently on Monday, before it went up in flames near an entertainment district, the fire chief said Friday. Several other buildings were damaged by the fire that broke out in Raleigh Thursday night, some of … Continue reading
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Officials say no one was hurt but 21 people have been displaced after a large fire at a suburban Richmond apartment complex. The Henrico County Division of Fire says it responded to a report of a blaze around 1:45 a.m. Friday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials say a fire destroyed a research building at Virginia Tech. Media outlets reports it happened at the Prices Fork Research Station on Sunday night. Bob Schubert, the College of Architecture and Urban Studies’ associate dean for research, says the building housed a variety of projects, including FutureHAUS, a home that … Continue reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police say a Virginia Beach woman and her two children have been found safe after they were reported missing. Virginia Beach police officer Tonya Pierce said Wednesday the trio was located “safe and sound” in another state. She declined to say which one except that it borders Virginia. Police had … Continue reading
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Fire engulfed a popular nightclub in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, early Saturday Jan. 21st, sending 44 people to the hospital, including one who was seriously injured, officials said. The fire erupted in the early hours at the upscale Bamboo nightclub, which was burned to the ground. Most people suffered from smoke … Continue reading
Starting campfires, lighting fireworks and smoking cigarettes are among the outdoor activities being banned across the South as fires burn in forests stressed by drought. Even parking a car off-road is prohibited for fear that a hot tailpipe could ignite dry leaves below. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Adam Rondeau has said the agency is tracking … Continue reading
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The opening of a memorial for a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people more than a decade ago is being delayed and will not open this weekend as scheduled, organizers announced Monday. The foundation working to build the memorial at the site of The Station fire said construction on … Continue reading
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida are investigating an early Monday fire at the mosque that was attended by the Orlando nightclub shooter as a possible arson. No injuries were reported in the fire, which happened on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the most important Muslim holiday. Monday was also the three-month … Continue reading
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials say a Suffolk home caught fire after being struck by lightning. Local news outlets report the blaze occurred Sunday evening. No injuries were reported. Officials say responding firefighters found smoke coming from a window in the kitchen area of the home. An investigation determined that the lightning strike blew out … Continue reading
BALTIMORE (AP) — A young man in an animal costume and surgical mask who walked into a Baltimore TV station Thursday, April 28 claiming to have a bomb was shot and wounded by police, who determined that his alleged explosive consisted of aluminum-wrapped chocolate bars duct-taped to a flotation device. The 25-year-old white male was … Continue reading
LURAY, Va. (AP) — A fire in Shenandoah National Park has now scorched more than 5,600 acres and closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Crews with the Virginia Department of Forestry worked Wednesday to contain the wildfire. There have been no reports of property damage or injuries. Forestry officials say the wildfire has steadily … Continue reading
PARAVOOR, India (AP) — Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed at least 110 people, while authorities searched for those responsible for illegally putting on the fireworks display that caused the weekend blaze at a Hindu temple in southern India. Amid the burned wreckage of the … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials are investigating a fire that occurred at a shipyard in Norfolk. Local media outlets report the fire happened Tuesday night at Lyon shipyard. No injuries were reported. Norfolk Fire-Rescue spokesman Chief Bill Tull says crews responded at 10 p.m. and noticed smoke coming from a maintenance building. Firefighters located a … Continue reading
Norfolk Va, (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been displaced after a fire at an apartment complex near Old Dominion University in Norfolk. Local media outlet report the fire happened Monday, Mar 28, at The District Apartments. A total of 198 were displaced. No injuries were reported. Fire rescue spokesman Bill Tull says responding firefighters … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Fire officials say a woman is dead and four other people are injured after a fire at Norfolk duplex. Media outlets report that Norfolk Fire-Rescue officials said in a news release that fire crews were called to the home on Kingston Avenue around 2 a.m. Friday, Jan26th. When firefighters arrived, they … Continue reading
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