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‘It Was a Sea of Flames’: At Least 46 Killed in Taiwan Apartment Fire

New York TimesOctober 14, 2021

by New York TimesOctober 14, 202100

New York Times – For more and to sign up click here TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was known among locals as the city’s “No. 1 ghost building” — a once-prosperous property that began to deteriorate badly after a fire two decades ago. Squatters and gamblers moved in. Piles of debris......

Planes, fire crews tackling wildfire near Reagan ranch in California

ReutersOctober 13, 2021

by ReutersOctober 13, 202100

Oct 13 (Reuters) – California firefighters took advantage of a break in strong winds on Wednesday to get aircraft aloft and dump retardant on a fast-moving wildfire that was within a half mile of former President Ronald Reagan’s ranch, officials said. A crew of roughly 1,500 firefighters have so far......

Evacuation orders, power shutoffs and wind advisories issued as Alisal Fire rages in California

CBS NewsOctober 13, 2021October 13, 2021

by CBS NewsOctober 13, 2021October 13, 202100

CBS News – For more and to sign up click here Evacuation orders due to the Alisal Fire are still in effect as the 14,500-acre blaze continues to burn in Santa Barbara County. And officials are concerned that strong winds, which prompted a wind advisory for the area Wednesday, may......

Alisal Fire in Southern California swells to 13,400 acres in one day with only 5% containment

CBS NewsOctober 13, 2021October 13, 2021

by CBS NewsOctober 13, 2021October 13, 202100

CBS News – For more and to sign up click here Hundreds of firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out west of Santa Barbara, forcing evacuations and shutting down a portion of Highway 101, CBS Los Angeles reports. The Alisal Fire nearly doubled in size in one day,......

Raging California wildfire forces evacuation

CBS NewsOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021

by CBS NewsOctober 12, 2021October 12, 202100

CBS News – For more and to sign up click here Raging California wildfire forces evacuation – CBS News Watch CBSN Live The fast-moving Alisal Fire is threatening dozens of homes in Santa Barbara, California, and shut down a portion of Highway 101. Jamie Yuccas shares the latest. Be the......

NASA Awards Agency/Multi-Location Fire Services Contract

NASAOctober 12, 2021

by NASAOctober 12, 202100

NASA has awarded a contract to Chenega Global Protection LLC of Chantilly, Virginia, an 8(a) small business, to perform fire services at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island,......

Large fire breaks out at oil facility in crisis-hit Lebanon

BBCOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021

by BBCOctober 11, 2021October 11, 202100

The large blaze in Zahrani comes as the country is already in the grip of an energy crisis. BBC – For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page – click here GoCoin – Latest Cryptocurrency News and Trading...

Chris Packham: Fire attack on New Forest home will not sway me

BBCOctober 10, 2021

by BBCOctober 10, 202100

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‘Starting a Fire’: U.S. and China Enter Dangerous Territory over Taiwan

New York TimesOctober 9, 2021

by New York TimesOctober 9, 202100

New York Times – For more and to sign up click here At one particularly tense moment, in October 2020, American intelligence reports detailed how Chinese leaders had become worried that President Trump was preparing an attack. Those concerns, which could have been misread, prompted Gen. Mark A. Milley, the......

Fire breaks out at Andorra stadium

BBCOctober 8, 2021

by BBCOctober 8, 202100

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Padres fire Tingler after falling short of big goals

ESPNOctober 6, 2021October 6, 2021

by ESPNOctober 6, 2021October 6, 202100

The San Diego Padres have fired manager Jayce Tingler after the team failed to make the playoffs despite entering the season with hopes of challenging for a World Series title. Tingler is out after two seasons, finishing with an 116-106 overall record, including a disappointing 79-83 this year. He had......

Waiting to Fire Meyer Will Only Hurt Jacksonville’s Future

Sports IllustratedOctober 6, 2021

by Sports IllustratedOctober 6, 202100

http://www.si.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Ch_1200%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTg0MzY0MTM0ODY1ODM5NTk0/urban-meyer-pregame.jpg Conor Orr The owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday released a statement suggesting he no longer trusts the head coach of his football team and that the coach must make an effort in the coming days and weeks to earn it back. While much of the Urban Meyer......

Shannen Doherty Wins House Fire Suit Against State Farm, Jury Says $6.3 Mil

October 4, 2021

by October 4, 202100

Shannen Doherty has prevailed in the lawsuit against her insurance company, which she claimed didn’t want shell out money to build her a new home after a wildfire … but it looks like they’ll have to pay up now. The ‘90210’ actress just won her civil lawsuit against State Farm,......

Hundreds evacuated as fire ravages Honduran island

BBCOctober 2, 2021October 2, 2021

by BBCOctober 2, 2021October 2, 202100

A major fire on the Honduran resort island of Guanaja has been brought under control by authorities, after destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. At least three people were injured in the blaze, which began in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. It’s unclear......

Hundreds evacuated as fire ravages Honduran island

BBCOctober 2, 2021October 2, 2021

by BBCOctober 2, 2021October 2, 202100

A major fire on the Honduran resort island of Guanaja has been brought under control by authorities, after destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. At least three people were injured in the blaze, which began in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. It’s unclear......

Fire devastates Honduras’ Caribbean resort island of Guanaja

ReutersOctober 2, 2021

by ReutersOctober 2, 202100

TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 2 (Reuters) – A huge fire destroyed or damaged more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja on Saturday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee for safety and ravaging the tourism-dependent resort, relief authorities said. Dramatic video footage shared on social media showed rows......

A fire kills seven people in a Romanian hospital’s Covid ward.

New York TimesOctober 1, 2021

by New York TimesOctober 1, 202100

New York Times – For more and to sign up click here A fire tore through the intensive care unit of a Romanian hospital where Covid patients were being treated on Friday, killing at least seven people and raising public outrage over the dismal state of the nation’s health care......

London Police, Under Fire on Everard Murder, Respond With Safety Tips

New York TimesOctober 1, 2021

by New York TimesOctober 1, 202100

New York Times – For more and to sign up click here LONDON — Challenging officers by asking them “searching questions.” Flagging down a bus, or running into a house. Asking for help from bystanders. Faced with nationwide consternation over a police officer’s rape and murder of Sarah Everard, a......

Hospitals Confront Climate Change as Patients Sick From Floods and Fires Crowd ERs

KHNOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021

by KHNOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021014

Miranda Green When triple-digit temperatures hit the Pacific Northwest this summer, the emergency room at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center was ill prepared. Doctors raced to treat heat-aggravated illness in homeless people, elderly patients with chronic ailments, and overdosing narcotics users. “The magnitude of the exposure, this was so far off......

Courage fire coach Riley amid abuse allegations

ESPNSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021

by ESPNSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 202100

Paul Riley is out as Courage coach amid allegations of abuse. Photo by Amy Kontras/ISI Photos/Getty Images The North Carolina Courage fired coach Paul Riley on Thursday amid allegations spanning over a decade of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments about players’ weight and sexual orientation. The announcement came after The Athletic published......

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