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Neighbors help during massive senior living center fire
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
The Latest: Over 100 reported missing in California wildfire
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
The Latest: Over 100 reported missing in California wildfire
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
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At least 50 killed as gunman opens fire at Las Vegas concert
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
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Electronic scam uses public safety as bait
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
Forest fire kills 62 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
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
Forest fire kills 61 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
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
58 people confirmed or presumed dead from London tower fire
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
Wisconsin mill that exploded had been reprimanded on safety
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
20,000 evacuated after fire at military arsenal in Ukraine
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
Apartment building inspected 50 times before blaze
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
21 displaced after Henrico County apartment fire
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
Fire destroys Virginia Tech research building
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
Missing mother, 2 kids found ‘safe and sound’ out of state
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
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