Tag: Evacuations
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from...
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison's notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago newspaper...
A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations
LA PORTE, Texas -- Firefighters were battling a massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston that sparked grass fires and burned power poles on...
Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access
GENEVA -- Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a...