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The cause of a fire that injured 2 people at a Louisiana chemical plant remains under investigation
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Two people were injured Thursday after a fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana, officials said. It happened at the Chevron Renewable Energy Group plant in Geismar, about 66 miles (106 kilometers) west of New Orleans, at around 8:30 a.m., news outlets reported. ...
Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — Human remains were found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days, officials said Thursday. With the fire substantially smaller since it began on Monday,...
Report finds a faulty component could have caused 'extensive damage' to Cathay Pacific jet
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s air safety authority said Thursday that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that caused a fire, forcing a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong, could have caused “extensive damage” to the aircraft. The...
At least 15 dead since July and thousands of hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and natural areas scorched, authorities said Monday. Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén told reporters that the fires were started by human...
Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro...
What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston's suburbs
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs burned for a third day Wednesday, with officials saying they don't expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thursday evening. Officials said residents who had to...
Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last week. The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office said Brandon Cook, 53, of Orofino and Wesley Lineberry, 62, of Pierce were both killed in the...
3 people found dead after structure fire in unincorporated community near Buckeye, Arizona
BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found Wednesday after an early-morning structure fire at an unincorporated community near Buckeye. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in...
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past. ...
Hundreds of homes near Houston still under evacuation orders as pipeline fire burns for second day
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood burned throughout a second day and into the night Tuesday with still no definitive word on when the blaze would finally go out, when nearby residents may be able to return home or why a car drove through a...
