[ad_1] A rapidly growing wildfire in California’s Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday. The Silver Fire, which ignited around 2:11 p.m. PT on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road in Inyo County, remained…
[ad_1] Kathmandu: Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy in the Himalayan country. Parts of Kathmandu on Friday witnessed a tense situation after pro-monarchy protesters…
[ad_1] London, United Kingdom: Heathrow Airport is “fully operational”, a spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe’s busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem. The electricity substation blaze closed the London airport for most of Friday before some flights began to arrive and take-off later in…
[ad_1] London: Counter-terror police on Friday launched a probe into an electricity substation fire that shut down Heathrow airport causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe’s busiest air hub. Heathrow plies routes to around 80 countries and some 1,350 flights had been due…
[ad_1] Firefighters douse flames of a fire that broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport. London: A fire at an electricity substation which forced the closure of Heathrow airport is “under control”, London fire brigade said Friday. “This was a very visible and significant incident, and our firefighters worked tirelessly in challenging…
[ad_1] New Delhi: An estimated 1,351 flights, including those operated by Air India, were cancelled or diverted Friday after London’s Heathrow airport shut down for the day. This was after a fire at an electrical substation in the western part of the city triggered a widespread power outage. There is no word yet on when…
[ad_1] Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to dismiss a top security official has threatened to plunge Israel back into deep political crisis, with opponents on Monday organising protests and a former court president warning against the “dangerous” move. Netanyahu on Sunday cited an “ongoing lack of trust” as the reason for moving to sack…
[ad_1] A Surfers Paradise Hilton hotel with over 400 guests was evacuated early Friday morning after two fires erupted, ABC News reported. According to a spokesperson for the Queensland Fire Department, six fire crews responded to the incident at the Hilton hotel, with the first team arriving shortly after 2 am. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered…
[ad_1] A 45-year-old man suffered burns after being set on fire in Times Square, an incident that echoes a fatal subway arson from three months earlier, according to police. Footage from the scene shows authorities rushing a shirtless, severely burned man into an ambulance after extinguishing the flames, The Guardian reported. According to police, the…
[ad_1] Skopje: A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the venue ablaze, authorities said, announcing arrest warrants for four people.They said 155 injured people had been taken to hospitals across the country, 18 of them in critical condition. Some of the serious cases…
