PARIS—A billowing column of dark smoke towered over Paris on Sunday from a warehouse blaze at a massive produce market that supplies the French capital and surrounding region with much of its fresh food and bills itself as the largest of its kind in the world. Firefighters urged people to stay away from the area…
4 Die in Domestic Disturbance Where House Caught Fire
OAK FOREST, Ill.—Police in suburban Chicago responding to a domestic incident early Friday found three gunshot victims who were mortally wounded outside a house and later the body of another person believed to have shot them inside the home a short time later. In a news release, the Oak Forest Police Department said that officers…
Fire in Argentina Refinery Kills 3
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—A fire at an oil refinery in southwestern Argentina killed at least three people early Thursday, according to local authorities. Firefighters worked throughout the morning to extinguish the blaze that started at a storage tank at the New American Oil refinery, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the provincial capital of Neuquen. The…
Fire at PG&E’s California Tesla Battery Facility Fully Under Control
A fire outbreak at PG&E Corp.’s energy storage facility that uses battery packs made by Tesla Inc. has been fully controlled, the Monterey County sheriff’s office in California said late on Tuesday night. The shelter-in-place advisory and all road closures have also been lifted, the county sheriff’s office and the North County Fire Department said….
Death Penalty Trial Opens in 2017 Fire That Killed 3
PITTSBURGH—A death penalty trial has begun for a man accused of having set a house fire that killed a young child and two women in Pittsburgh 4.5 years ago. Martell Smith, 45, faces three counts of homicide as well as aggravated arson and other charges in the early morning December 2017 blaze in the Homewood…
Two Firefighters Injured Battling Newport Beach Apartment Fire
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Two firefighters were injured today while battling a four-alarm fire at an apartment building in Newport Beach. The firefighters were rushed to a hospital where their conditions were not immediately known, according to a Newport Beach Fire Department dispatcher. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:30 a.m. to 200 Promontory Drive West, she said, adding…
Death Toll Climbs to 33 in Vietnamese Karaoke Parlor Fire
HANOI, Vietnam—The death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has climbed to 33, officials said Thursday, with police blaming some of the fatalities on customers who failed to heed employees’ warnings to flee and remained inside locked rooms. The death in a hospital of a person who was injured in…
Blaze Destroys $24 Million Mansion Owned by Chinese Businessman
An enormous fire ravaged a A$24 million (US$16.35 million) waterfront mansion in Australia’s Sydney owned by a Chinese real estate mogul. Firefighters were called to the Cliff Road home in the lower north shore suburb of Northwood around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday to find the six-bedroom property alight, with only the roof structure remaining. The blaze…
Atlanta Skyscraper Fire Sends Smoke Billowing From Rooftop
ATLANTA—A fire broke out on the rooftop of a skyscraper under construction in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, bringing dozens of firefighters and police officers to the site near Centennial Olympic Park. Flames were visible on the roof of the 32-story tower, sending a dark column of smoke into the sky as more than 20 construction…
Ukraine Narrowly Escapes Nuclear Catastrophe After Plant Loses Power, Zelenskyy Says
KYIV—Ukraine’s president on Friday said the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains “very risky” after two of its six reactors were reconnected to the grid following shelling that caused Europe’s largest nuclear power plant to be disconnected for the first time in its history. Russian shelling continued to displace civilians in the east…
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