2:45 a.m. on Friday morning, the historic Provo Tabernacle caught fire. Just a few hours later, the roof collapsed and firefighters took a defensive posture. The Provo, Utah, religious building is likely a complete loss. Provo Tabernacle fire was difficult to fight When firefighters were called to the Provo Tabernacle fire on Friday morning, they [...]
China’s police chief has called for a thorough inquiry into the cause of a fire in a Shanghai high-rise building that killed at least 49 people. Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu said those responsible would be punished, state media reported. The 28-storey block of flats which housed teachers, many of them retired, was being renovated [...]
Thick smoke was hampering three helicopters sent to rescue people trapped on a burning Shanghai apartment building where at least eight people have died and 90 been injured, Xinhua News Agency reported this evening. Some residents were calling for help on the roof, according to a Xinhua report at 6:23 p.m. local time. More than [...]
The vessel is being pulled by two tugboats and followed by three others. The Carnival Splendor, which is carrying 4,500 people, was 200 miles (310km) south of San Diego when the fire broke out on Monday morning. The head of Carnival Cruise Lines has called the fire the worst accident in the company’s 35-year history. [...]
A 650-foot ferry was ablaze in the Baltic Sea on Saturday after an explosion on the upper deck, and firefighting ships were spraying the vessel with water to keep it from breaking apart and spilling some 170 tons of fuel, officials said. There were 249 people aboard who were rescued by six ships that moved [...]
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