Parts of the Port of Los Angeles continue to be inaccessible on Friday after a big rig hauling large lithium batteries overturned and caught fire.
September 27, 2024
Fire crews from Los Angeles and Orange counties and across California are working Friday to battle a wildfire in Ventura County after it has destroyed 132 structures. Another 88 structures were damaged. The wildfire, known as the Mountain Fire, has forced thousands of people to evacuate from their homes, amid the Santa Ana winds. According to Cal Fire, the blaze has left five people and one firefighter injured. The fire was first reported Wednesday morning on South Mountain near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon and Bradley roads in the Somis area, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. It
November 09, 2024
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Another round of potentially damaging Santa Ana winds will batter much of the region starting Monday and lingering into mid-week, and will combine with low humidity to create dangerous wildfire conditions. The conditions are expected to peak late Monday night into Tuesday afternoon. In anticipation, the National Weather Service has issued another rare “particularly dangerous situation red flag warning” from 10 p.m. Monday to 2 p.m. Tuesday for the San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Clarita Valley, Western San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway corridor and the Malibu coast. Those areas will
December 09, 2024
Three major wildfires continue to burn through Southern California as of Monday. There’s the Bridge Fire, Airport Fire, and the Line Fire. Here’s the latest update for all three fires: Bridge Fire The Bridge Fire in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties is 71% contained as of Sunday as firefighters continue strengthening containment lines, according to Cal Fire. The blaze has burned 54,877 acres and is threatening 4,409 structures. So far, the fire has destroyed 81 structures and damaged 17, according to officials. “Crews on the west flank will focus on constructing indirect line from Rattlesnake Peak north and Mount
September 23, 2024
A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening will develop across the Southland Tuesday, dramatically raising the risk of wildfires for the next several days.
January 07, 2025
The Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon grew to more than 2,700 acres as of Tuesday near Pepperdine University. The fire – driven by Santa Ana winds – started Monday and was first reported at 11 p.m. It threatens about 2,000 structures, forcing mandatory evacuations orders to be handed out. However, only a “minimal” number of homes have been destroyed, and no injuries have been reported. There’s a high volume of dry brush, which contributed to the rapidly growing fire. The fire began in the midst of a “particularly dangerous situation red flag warning” issued by the National Weather Service. Los Angeles
December 10, 2024
Los Angeles County has three major fires burning Wednesday amid a severe bout of Santa Ana winds. With wind speeds gusting up to 80 mph, area residents may find debris from trees littering the roads and sidewalks.
January 08, 2025
As growth slows in the Palisades and Eaton Fires, the question for many Los Angeles homeowners will be how to prepare for the next blaze. Though fire season usually ends in October, the National Interagency Fire Center projects that elevated fire risk will continue until rains fall across Southern California. As such, it is important for area residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their property.
January 17, 2025
A large fire broke out at a Pennsylvania factory that makes fasteners for aircraft, but no injuries were reported, authorities said on Tuesday.
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January 30, 2025
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December 18, 2024
The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a
December 07, 2024
Authorities say a fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital has killed at least 56 people, including at least four children, while an additional 37 people are being treated for injuries
September 13, 2023
Residents near a northern Michigan paper mill that caught fire Wednesday have been told to shelter in place until Thursday afternoon as environmental officials continue monitoring local air quality
September 14, 2023
Iraq's Health Ministry says at least 100 people killed, 150 hurt in a fire at a wedding in its northern Nineveh province
September 26, 2023At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia
October 01, 2023
Egyptian authorities say a huge fire that broke out in a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt has injured at least 38 people
October 02, 2023
Authorities in the southern Spanish city of Murcia say two people believed to have been in a nightclub where 13 others died in a fire are still missing
October 02, 2023
Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has killed at least 15 people
October 03, 2023
Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii's governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend
October 04, 2023
Two veteran Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were seriously hurt when a fire broke out inside a trailer serving as a mobile shooting range north of Los Angeles
October 10, 2023
A massive fire has torn through a newly built parking garage at one of London’s international airports
October 10, 2023
London’s Luton Airport has reopened after a vehicle fire spread through a newly built parking garage and caused the partial collapse of the structure
October 11, 2023
An inquiry has opened into an apartment building fire that killed at least 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa’s richest city
October 26, 2023
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