The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door, which then allows fire to penetrate to the neighbor’s carpets, furniture and appliances. In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.
Migrants trying to avoid arrest set fire to blankets and mattresses at a camp in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua during a raid by government forces to clear the site in the early hours of Saturday.
A fire broke out near the Kinnar Akhara camp in Sector 16 of the Maha Kumbh on Monday morning, triggering panic among devotees and camp residents. This is the second fire incident at the Kumbh in two days,
Top fire services official inspects site, says kitchens should not be run in tents and huts at Mahakumbh Nagar, asks for report; magisterial inquiry also set up
Residents in the wildfire-ravaged communities of Altadena and Pasadena witnessed flames near the base of a transmission line owned by Southern California Edison.
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in scores of extra firefighters and equipment in the hours before the fire, according to internal documents reviewed by The Times.
A big fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, injuring one person and engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19, officials told news agency PTI. The fire, which started at around 4 pm,
Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los Angeles neighborhoods. Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the clock in challenging conditions — including howling winds and toxic smoke — to help Cal Fire battle the Eaton and Palisades fires,
Harrisburg police said one person is injured after a tent fire at the homeless encampment. Dauphin County dispatchers said the fire was reported at 7:58 a.m. at the 900 block of South Front Street. WGAL reported one person was flown to a local hospital, and emergency transmissions indicated one person suffered burns.
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the world’s largest religious gathering, commenced in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, attracti
The Shri Hari Divya Sadhana Peeth camp, situated on the Sangam Lower Road in Sector 16, next to the Kinnar Akhara, reported having witnessed the fire incident.
The city of Grand Rapids Homeless Outreach Team continues to warn the homeless to seek inside shelter as temperatures plummet to potentially life-threatening levels. But not all are heeding the warnings.