Funerals held for 4 children killed in day care fire
Residents of a Pennsylvania city gathered to mourn and remember four of the five children who died when fire swept through a home child care center. A funeral service was…
Wildfire forces 4,000 to evacuate in Spain’s Canary Islands
Around 4,000 people were evacuated Sunday because of wildfires that, for the second time in a week, ravaged the countryside of one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Interested in Syria? Add…
Furniture flame retardants may not stifle deadliest home fires
(Reuters Health) – Targeting the flammability of smoking materials like cigarettes, pipes and cigars, rather than fireproofing all furniture with hazardous chemicals, may be a more effective way of reducing…
Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting a tow truck in Moscow
Joe Young, media relations associate for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), demonstrates a front crash prevention test on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 at the IIHS-HLDI Vehicle Research…
Historically wet US Northwest faces growing wildfire threat
Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. Interested in Climate Change? Add Climate Change as…
1,800 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal
About 1,800 firefighters were struggling to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured 20 people, including eight firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The fires broke out Saturday across three…
Woman, 3 children missing in deadly mobile home fire
Police say a woman and three children are unaccounted for following a deadly fire at a mobile home park site in western Washington. Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith said…
After explosions, Brazil power transmission companies remove GE equipment
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – After an unusual number of explosions, several Brazilian power transmission companies have started removing a piece of equipment made by General Electric Co (GE.N), a blow…
At least 21 dead, 30 injured after tour bus crash in Mexico
A tour bus and a semi-trailer collided Wednesday on a mountain road in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and the bus rolled over and caught fire, killing at least 21…
Temple memorial to Florida shooting victims is set ablaze
A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting has been set ablaze in a symbolic gesture of healing. The “Temple…