Tag: Fires

French train lines hit by 'malicious acts' disrupting traffic ahead of Olympics

PARIS -- Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on...

Stellantis tells owners of over 24,000 hybrid minivans to park outdoors due to battery fire risk

Stellantis is telling owners of more than 24,000 plug-in hybrid minivans to park them outdoors away from buildings, and to stop charging them...

Papua New Guinea minister facing domestic assault charge steps down. Opposition demands resignation

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader urged the country’s premier Tuesday to fire the petroleum...

South Korean investigators search in factory ruins after fire killed 23, mostly Chinese migrants

SEOUL, South Korea -- Forensic and other experts combed through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find...

South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

SEOUL, South Korea -- Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find any...

Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit's $500 'defensible space' grants help cut residents' insurance costs

PARADISE, Calif. -- The letter from the insurance company arrived just before Brian and Morgan Gobba finally finished construction on their new house:...