Fires
Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee (C) and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn victims of the Wang Fuk Court residential estate fire, at the Central government offices in Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | Getty Images Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known […]
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Chinese firms rush to pledge millions in fire rescue as Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 55
Firefighters walk near residential buildings that continue to burn at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district on Nov. 27, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Isaac Lawrence | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese private firms pledged tens of millions of dollars to support rescue and relief efforts after a deadly residential fire […]
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Huge fire at Petronas gas pipeline in Malaysia injures 33
Workers seen unloading gas tanks from a lorry at Chow Kit market, Kuala Lumpur on November 5, 2024. Faris Hadziq | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas injured 33 people on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said. Six of the […]
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Beyoncé wins top Grammys prize for first time with ‘Cowboy Carter’
Beyonce speaks after winning the Best Country Album award for “Cowboy Carter” during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 02, 2025. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Beyonce scored the top prize at music’s Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking album of the year for the first time in her career with her country record “Cowboy Carter,” at […]
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Extreme demand took down LA’s water system during the Palisades Fire. Here’s how other U.S. cities can prepare
As thousands of homes started to burn across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, fire hydrants stopped working. The rapid spread of flames in winds up to 100 miles per hour was happening too quickly for water pumps to keep up. It shocked the system and those fleeing the flames. “This area is known for having […]
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As EV profits surge and cars and trucks get heavier, parking garages will have to modify
Charging details at an underground car park in England. The variety of EVs on our streets is escalating. Peter Titmuss/UCG | Universal Photographs Team | Getty Visuals Driving is modifying. Today, hybrids and pure electrical cars are a popular sight all-around the globe, and the total dimension and heft of automobiles — no matter whether […]
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A hearth at a marriage ceremony hall in northern Iraq kills at the very least 100 men and women and injures 150, authorities say
Individuals search at the aftermath of a fireplace that broke out during a wedding at an party hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. At minimum 100 people today were killed and more than 150 wounded when a fireplace broke out in the course of a marriage at an function hall in the northern […]
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Offshore wind turbine catches fire off east coast of Britain
An aerial view shows wind turbines at RWE’s Scroby Sands Wind Farm, off the coast of Great Yarmouth, eastern England, on February 15, 2023. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — An offshore wind turbine in the North Sea caught fire Tuesday, with all personnel evacuated and accounted for. The turbine is part […]
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From cereal to food giant — Kellogg stages a makeover
Kellogg, the 117-year-old brand that started as a breakfast cereal company has since expanded to be one of the largest food companies in the world, has seen declining cereal sales over the past couple of decades. The one-time category leader is now facing a number of setbacks, including numerous lawsuits over its products’ nutritional value […]
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Tesla aims to cut wildfire smoke exposure for Nevada Gigafactory personnel
H2o tender crews check a backfire throughout the Mosquito fire in Foresthill, an unincorporated space of Placer County, California on September 13, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Illustrations or photos As a massive wildfire chewed by way of tens of countless numbers of acres in California more than the earlier 7 days, smoke […]
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