Tag: Fires
Wildfire in Northern Ireland declared a ‘major incident’
LONDON — Firefighters in Northern Ireland are spending a second day batting fires across difficult terrain on the Mourne Mountains.
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Fire breaks out in Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients
A fire broke out in a Baghdad hospital dedicated to caring for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, according to local...
ARCA’s Lancaster taken to hospital after crash at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — ARCA driver Derrick Lancaster was taken to a hospital after an accident when his car caught fire Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
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COVID-19 concerns raised at St. Louis death penalty trial
Attorneys for a St. Louis man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, her mom and his baby boy are asking the Missouri Supreme Court to...
Resilient redwood forest a beacon of hope for California
BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK, Calif. — Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state’s oldest...
Wildfire-fighting plane is shut down as fire season begins
DENVER — The world’s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear...
French firefighters pelted as they put out Lille school fire
PARIS — French firefighters tackling a fire set deliberately in a school in the northern city of Lille were pelted with projectiles by people...
In Romania, ‘modern slaves’ burn noxious trash for a living
Vidra, Romania — In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his...
As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped...
Cape Town wildfire: About 90% of blaze now contained
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Fire crews worked for a third day to extinguish a wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain...
