Posts Tagged ‘blaze’

Massive blaze engulfs buildings in central New Orleans, 60 firefighters on scene

     Firefighters are battling a large blaze in Bayou St John in Mid City, New Orleans. No-one has been reported injured in the fire but authorities are urging residents to avoid the area. New Orleans Fire Department chief Tim McConnell said the blaze started in a warehouse which houses the ‘NOLA Til Ya Die’ clothes […]

Trump Tower fire is second 2018 blaze in sprinkler-free residential tower

The fire on the 50th floor New York City’s Trump Tower that left 67-year-old Todd Brassner dead and six firefighters injured was the second fire in the building in 2018. President Trump’s centerpiece Manhattan skyscraper opened in 1984, but does not have sprinklers on its residential floors, a measure required in new buildings since 1999. […]

Death toll from Russia shopping mall blaze rises to 64

Press TV- Emergency services minister Vladimir Puchkov said on Russian television, “We have recorded that unfortunately as a result of the accident 64 people died,” up from a previous toll of 56. He said “64 is the final figure,” and included six people still buried under the rubble. The preliminary findings of an inquiry said […]

VIDEO of moment blaze begins at busy shopping mall in Russia’s Kemerovo

Footage published on social media purportedly shows the top floor of the shopping mall in Russia’s western Siberian city of Kemerovo, where the blaze started on Sunday afternoon. A children’s playground is visible in the background, which eventually becomes engulfed in flames. People, including some children, can be seen running as thick smoke fills the […]

3 children, 1 woman die in massive shopping mall blaze in Russia (WATCH LIVE)

The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon local time. Rescuers have managed to get some 120 people out so far, according to the regional emergencies ministry. The victims were in the mall’s playroom, according to the Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko. “Some 26 people have also sought medical help or been taken to hospitals,” she […]

100s of safety risks loom ahead, year after Tehran high-rise blaze

Press TV – One year after the tragic blaze at Plasco high-rise in downtown Tehran, experts warn of hundreds more similar safety hazards facing the Iranian capital city. Last week, Iranians marked the first anniversary of tragedy that left over 20 people killed – including firefighters – in downtown Tehran. The 17-story Plasco Building, an iconic commercial […]

Massive blaze after train collides with gas tanker in Canada (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The fire in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia occurred when a train collided with a fuel truck near the yard’s northern entrance, a spokesperson for Canadian Pacific Railway said, as cited by the Vancouver Sun.  Nearby homes were evacuated as local fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze. “We have evacuated the immediate area,” said Cpl. […]

Rescue teams will enter stricken Iran tanker after blaze is controlled: NITC

SHANA – Firefighting operations to extinguish a burning Iran oil tanker in the East China Sea has begun and rescue teams will enter the tanker as soon the blaze is controlled, National Iranian Tanker Company says. Spokesman of an emergency committee of the Iranian tanker collision with a Chinese balk freighter, Captain Mohsen Bahrami said […]

10 reportedly killed as major blaze engulfs shoe factory in Siberia (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

“According to preliminary estimates, 10 people have died,” a source in the emergency response team told Interfax. “Having noticed signs of a fire at the factory, they attempted to extinguish the blaze on their own, before the arrival of firefighters, but died from carbon monoxide poisoning.”  A source in the local branch of the Emergencies Ministry […]

Huge multi-storey car park blaze ‘destroys 1,400 vehicles’ in Liverpool, UK

     A fire in a multi-storey car park in Liverpool has destroyed hundreds of vehicles, say police. A huge blaze has destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles in a multi-storey car park in the northern English city of Liverpool. An accidental fire in one vehicle spread to others nearby, according to initial assessments by Merseyside Fire […]

Largest Wooden Temple in Asia Burns to the Ground in Mysterious Blaze

     The structure, known to be the tallest of its kind in Asia, was completely destroyed by the time the fire was extinguished. On December 10, a fire broke out at the Lingguan Mansion complex in Mianzhu, China’s Sichuan province. The flames were extinguished about four hours later, by which time a 16-story wooden pagoda […]

Gas pipeline blaze rocks Moscow region (VIDEOS)

The incident took place in the town of Lukhovitsy in the Moscow region, some 135 km southeast of the capital on Friday morning, emergency services said, as cited by TASS. “The gas service has closed the site,” an emergency services official said, adding that firefighters are currently working in the area. No one was killed or […]

Laid Off From The Blaze? Come Work For Infowars!

Laid Off From The Blaze? Come Work For Infowars! We want talented and committed colleagues Kit DanielsPrison Planet.com >Sept. 1, 2017 Were you recently laid off from The Blaze? Infowars is hiring, and we want talented and committed colleagues to join our elite team of journalists, video editors, radio producers and reporters. Infowars is a […]

Glenn Beck announces mass layoffs at The Blaze

Source: The Hill The Blaze will be conducting mass layoffs in an effort to “become more nimble” and “keep pace with the massive changes” in the media business, Glenn Beck, the company’s founder, said Thursday. “Today, we said goodbye to just over 20 percent of the combined workforce of Mercury Radio […]

Arson suspected in northeast London blaze (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

     Up to 100 firefighters have been called to a blaze at a Poundland discount store on Old Church Road in Chingford, northeast London on Wednesday evening, according to local media reports. “At this early stage, the fire is being treated as suspicious. Three suspects were seen to leave the area soon after the fire […]

The Grenfell Tower Blaze stands as a monument to Tory UK austerity measures

The Grenfell Tower Blaze stands as a monument to Tory UK austerity measures By Dark Politricks I am writing this one handed as I currently have a broken right arm which really makes it hard to blog at the moment, however after another sleepless night of watching YouTube I thought it necessary to at least […]

Dozens injured, incl. 10 children, as huge blaze rocks refugee center in Bremen (VIDEO)

The blaze started in a rubbish bin in the basement of the five-storey building early Sunday morning, German media said, citing firefighters. The building houses around 100 people, Reuters reported. When the fire brigade arrived, several people were seen standing on top of the windows, calling for help, German DPA reported.   READ MORE: 2 refugee […]

Terrorist attacks on holy religious sites ‘shameful’

Bahram Ghasemi, Iran’s Foreing Ministry Spokesman, expressed his deep sympathies and condolences to the families of martyrs and victims who lost their lives or became wounded during an attack on the Sayyid Mohammed shrine in Balad 70 kilometers north of Baghdad, which involved suicide bombers and gun and mortar fire. While describing terrorist attacks on […]

IRGC forces kill two more outlaws in western Iran

Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have killed two more outlaws affiliated with counter-revolutionary groups in the country’s western province of Kordestan. In an interview with Fars news agency released on Thursday, Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Rajabi, commander of the IRGC’s Kordestan wing, said the two were killed in the same operations that […]

Russian military denies Turkish claims it bombed civilian targets in Aleppo

The Russian military was not involved in any strikes on Aleppo on June 8 and 9, Defense Ministry spokesman, Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday. Over 20 killed, scores injured in Al-Nusra & Ahrar al-Sham shelling of residential Aleppo – MoD “I’d like to remind [people] that none of the accusations previously put forward against […]

Over 100 miners evacuated after underground fire breaks out at Russian coal mine

The fire started due to an apparent electric failure in a power box some 100 meters underground, the local emergency services told RIA Novosti. Initial reports said at least 50 miners were trapped underground. But later rescuers said the fire was quickly localized and posed no threat to life. At least four people were reported […]

‘Exemplary intl relations:’ Russia-China ties at their peak despite Western sanctions

“Together we can become a center that can influence global processes,” Boris Titov, co-chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship committee and Russia’s ombudsman for entrepreneurs’ rights, told RT on Tuesday. Moscow & Beijing target $200bn in trade by 2020 – Lavrov While securing funding in the West has become more difficult, the sanctions themselves do not […]

Turkey’s ruling AKP nominates Yildirim as new premier

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has formally tapped Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as its sole candidate to be the party’s new chairman and thereby automatically the next prime minister. AKP spokesman Omer Celik made the announcement at a news conference after a meeting of the party’s executive board in Ankara on Thursday. Following “a consultation […]

US deploys over 200 soldiers in S Yemen, stations assault ship

The United States military has deployed more than 200 US Marines in the port city of Mukalla in the central province of Hadramout, Yemeni media say. The forces were deployed in the important seaport and oil terminal on Saturday, Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah news website reported. The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer with more than 1,200 sailors and […]

USGS: Volcano ‘recharging’ as earthquake swarm strikes Mount St. Helens, Washington

     In the past eight weeks, more than 130 small earthquakes have trembled beneath the surface of Mount St. Helens. At this point, “there is absolutely no sign that it will erupt anytime soon, but the data we collect tells us that the volcano is still very much alive,” the U.S. Geological Survey said. Seismologists […]

Red is not its only color: NASA captures Mars you’ve never imagined (PHOTOS)

The mesmerizing image was captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera installed on the Mars Orbiter. Many Martian regions appear smoothed by dust and regolith, but in this stunning pic we see the Nili Fossae bedrock very well exposed, except for spots where there are sand dunes. This and other breathtaking pictures from […]

Refugee camp destroyed near Aleppo; the West a little too quick to blame Assad

     The UN has condemned the bombing of a Syrian refugee camp in Sarmada, a city 30km from Aleppo, in which dozens of civilians, including women and children, were allegedly killed or injured. A video has emerged showing the aftermath of attack. Sarmada is located in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province close to the Turkish border […]

4 dead in Mecca suburb after Saudi police raid ISIS cell

READ MORE: Russia pays tribute to Palmyra hero who called in anti-ISIS artillery strike on his own position “The terrorists fired upon security forces requiring them to respond in kind to neutralize the threat, leading to the killing of two and the death of two others who blew themselves up with explosive belts,” said a […]

NATO’s new European commander proves to be ‘even worse warmonger’ than Breedlove

     NATO’s new chief military commander in Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, vowed to continue his predecessor’s policy of opposing Russia. In Moscow he is seen as an even bigger warmonger by some officials. US Army General Scaparrotti assumed command of the NATO Allied Command Operations from Air Force General Philip M. Breedlove, who is retiring after […]

PEN’s double standards over Israel boycott

Charlotte Silver Activism and BDS Beat 29 April 2016 Suzanne Nossel (via Flickr) Amidst a campaign aimed at convincing PEN American Center to reject Israeli government funding for its annual World Voices Festival that began this week, the literary group and its director Suzanne Nossel have displayed glaring double standards in their approach to cultural […]

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