The fire at an electrical substation was caused by a short circuit in a part that hadn’t been properly maintained by National Grid, an official report found.
Tag: Fires and Firefighters
Explosion at Indian Pharmaceutical Factory Kills 36
It was not immediately clear what led to the blast at a factory near Hyderabad, but officials said initial clues suggested a pressure buildup in a dryer system.
Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island
“She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.
Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage
More than 400 firefighters were battling five wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as possible arson.
Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage
More than 190 firefighters were battling three wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as arson.
Chaos at Site of Air India Plane Crash
“We didn’t know what to do — it was like our brains stopped working,” said one intern who escaped the building after an Air India jet crashed, killing at least 260 people.
Anti-Migrant Rioters in Northern Ireland Set Homes, and Then a Refuge Site, Ablaze
Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter.
Hamburg Hospital Fire Kills 3 and Injures More Than 50
The fire broke out in a ward of the Marien Hospital with a high number of elderly patients, the authorities said. The cause was not immediately clear.
Canada’s Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan: What to Know About Smoke and Air Quality
Smoke from the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast United States.
Second Man Charged Over Fires at Properties Linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer
The British police said they had charged a Romanian national, Stanislav Carpiuc, with conspiracy to commit arson. Fires struck two buildings and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.