Tag: Fires
Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid soars with ‘Malibu Rising’
NEW YORK — “Malibu Rising,” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books)
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Rangers urge safety to avoid more wildfires in New England
Dry conditions and carelessness with fire has fueled a spate of wildfires this spring across parts of New England, and officials urged caution at...
‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season
SALEM, Ore. — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames...
Demolition resumes on Georgia shipwreck after big fire
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Salvage crews on the coast of Georgia resumed sawing apart the remains of an overturned cargo ship Thursday nearly two weeks...
Crews prepare to resume shipwreck demolition delayed by fire
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Salvage crews on the Georgia coast are preparing to resume demolition of an overturned cargo ship after work halted nearly two...
PG&E to pay $43.4M in 3 counties burned by its fraying grid
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left...
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
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Suspect in court after fire destroys re-created cabin
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — A man appeared in court Monday to face a charge he set a fire that destroyed a cabin built as a...
As drought intensifies, California seeing more wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020,...
Firefighters battle flames at Poland’s largest lignite mine
WARSAW, Poland — Firefighters in central Poland say 13 units are fighting flames that have engulfed a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal...