As many as 18,000 dairy cows were killed and one person was critically injured during a possible explosion and fire in Texas, officials said Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Southfork Dairy Farms located in Dimmit, Texas, the Castro County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Officials say the cause of the fire is still under…
Mexican Migration Chief to Be Charged in Fire but Keep Job
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s immigration head will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in a detention center last month, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday that he will not dismiss the official known for his hard line on northbound migration. Obrador’s decision to keep Francisco Garduño as head of the Mexican…
2 Children Killed in Latest NYC E-Bike Fire; 4 Survive Blaze
NEW YORK—An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said it took his firefighters only three minutes to arrive…
Germany: Hamburg Fire Smoke Halts Trains, Generates Warning
FRANKFURT, Germany—Police warned people in Hamburg, Germany, to close their windows early Sunday after a large fire that engulfed several warehouses sent black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over the city. German news agency dpa said the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the Rothenburgsort district, located in the eastern part of Germany’s second-largest city. The…
20 Hurt When Inmate Sets Fire at NYC’s Rikers Island Jail
April 8, 2023
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NEW YORK—A fire set by an inmate at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island injured 20 people on a day that lawmakers visited the jail complex, authorities said. Fifteen staff members and five inmates were injured in the fire that started at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the city Correction Department said. The New York City…
Fire Official: 11 Hurt in Detroit Apartment Building Fire
April 7, 2023
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DETROIT—About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and, bruises, Fire Chief James Harris told The Detroit News. Detroit firefighters battle a large fire in Detroit on April 7, 2023. (Andy Morrison/Detroit…
Detroit Apartment Building Fire Injures 11, Displaces 20
April 7, 2023
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DETROIT—About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises, Fire Chief James Harris told reporters. The blaze was reported around 3:30 a.m. It left the five-story building heavily damaged. At least…
Small Fire Extinguished at Building of Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow: Agencies
A fire briefly broke out at a building belonging to Russia’s defence ministry in the centre of Moscow on Wednesday evening, Russian state news agencies reported, citing emergency services. Footage shared by state media outlets on social media showed a thin plume of dark smoke rising from the defence ministry’s headquarters in Moscow on Znamenka…
Mind-Blowing Portraits Made With Fire and Blades on Wood—Check Out the Hyperrealistic Details: PHOTOS
A self-taught Nigerian artist with a passion for representing his culture has found a unique way to use fire and blades on wood to render incredibly hyperrealistic portraits. Alex Peter Idoko, 30, is based in Abuja, Nigeria, and has been practicing art for 23 years, 15 professionally. He describes his field as “surrealism and hyperrealism” and…
Fire Races Through Clothing Market in Bangladesh Capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh—Firefighters were working to get under control a massive fire that burned through a popular clothing market and spread to other small markets and buildings in Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday. No casualties have been reported so far. The fire started at Bangabazar Market in Dhaka at 6:10 a.m. and firefighters from 47 units were working…
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