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Jewish firefighter runs into burning Long Island Chabad, pulls Torah out as crowd prays outside: ‘A miracle’
Firefighter Michael Farca, who is Jewish, ran into the Chabad of Greenvale to save the sacred religious scroll shortly after ...
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‘A big loss’: Church steeple, roof collapse in massive Maria Stein fire
Firefighters from nearly 20 departments spent Thursday evening battling a fire that engulfed a church in Mercer County. WDTN Photo/Evan Bales Joe Hartings, fire chief ...
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Sea state The Australian government donated drones and operator training worth just under $1 million to the Philippine coast ...
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Deforestation and fires persist in Indonesia’s pulpwood and biomass plantations
Industrial plantations of trees to make paper and wood pellets are causing widespread and persistent environmental and social ...
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Large fire shut down Highway 101 near Mount Walker for several hours
Highway 101 between Quilcene and Brinnon on Mount Walker was closed in both directions Thursday evening as crews battled a large structure fire. Hwy 101 between Quilcene and Brinnon on Mt Walker ...
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Large fire at vacant hotel near East Freeway in Channelview is 3rd one in last 2 months: Officials
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dark smoke filled the air Friday morning, resulting from a large hotel fire that could be seen from the East Freeway heading towards Baytown. Houston TranStar video shows ...
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More than two dozen cars burned at auto auction, Kansas City fire officials say
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WAS UNDER CONTR Kansas City Fire Department crews battled a large fire at Manheim Kansas City auto auction overnight Tuesday that left dozens of cars burned. Crews ...
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Forward progress on Cedar Fire stopped, burning 10.5 acres south of Oracle
“We also have aerial support, including helicopters and large aircraft. They’re called LATs, and they’ve been dropping retardant and water on the fire since it began this evening.
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A Fire Sale of Portland’s Largest Office Tower Shows How Far the City Has Fallen
The U.S. Bancorp Tower in downtown Portland, Ore. VIDEO: GETTY IMAGES After Digital Trends moved out of the U.S. Bancorp Tower in Portland, Ore., the technology publisher didn’t hold back about ...
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Crews respond to fire in vacant building in University District
The building fire is in the 4300 block of Eighth Avenue NE. Firefighters knocked down the exterior portion of the fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. and were in a defensive position by 10 p.m. Shortly ...
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Bridge Fire: Forward progress stopped on vegetation fire near Tuolumne County lake, Cal Fire says
Emergency crews responded to a vegetation fire near Lake Tulloch in Tuolumne County on Monday evening, officials said.According to Cal Fire, the fire was located near O’Brynes Ferry Road at the ...
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Adult, child seriously hurt in large fire that destroyed Chesterfield home
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the accurate number of people hurt in this fire after county officials provided further information. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC ...