Neighbors near a Los Angeles cold-storage facility that burned for days and left behind millions of pounds of rotting food were shocked to discover the warehouse’s owner filed permits to rebuild at the site — despite Mayor Karen Bass’ vowing not to let it happen. Two permits to rebuild the Lineage warehouse were filed just … Read more
A fast-moving wildfire in Los Angeles County has burned more than 2,600 acres as officials issued evacuation orders and smoke advisories for toxic air conditions. The Summit Fire continued to burn in the northern region of LA county near the San Bernardino County line in Antelope Valley on Saturday morning, officials said. The Summit Fire has … Read more
Dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze on a container ship docked at a Los Angeles port on Friday night, according to officials. All of the 23 crew members were accounted for and there were no injuries from the electrical fire, which appears to have started below deck, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. … Read more
Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from firefighters, coal miners, medical equipment manufacturers, and a range of others. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a Cincinnati-based agency that is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is losing about 850 … Read more
A union representing Starbucks workers accused java giant of putting profits ahead of safety by requiring Los Angeles-area baristas to report to work despite the fast-spreading wildfires that have devastated several communities. Starbucks Workers United, which represents staffers at some 500 stores nationwide, posted videos on its official social media channels showing flames raging dangerously … Read more
An intense four-alarm fire scorched through a large warehouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Friday morning, shooting a column of thick black smoke into the sky. The massive inferno ignited inside an industrial building just southeast of Newark Liberty International Airport just before 5:30 am — with smoke billowing as far as Staten Island, where locals … Read more
An intense four-alarm fire scorched through a large warehouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Friday morning, shooting a column of thick black smoke into the sky. The massive inferno ignited inside an industrial building just southeast of Newark Liberty International Airport just before 5:30 am — with smoke billowing as far as Staten Island, where locals … Read more
Albany officials dispatched seven forest rangers to Quebec to aid with firefighting efforts there as much of New York was choked by thick wildfire smoke blowing down from nearly 150 blazes in the Canadian province. Gov. Hochul announced Thursday that the team of Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers would join firefighters from other border … Read more
A construction worker died and another went missing after a massive 5-alarm fire erupted at a North Carolina work site Thursday morning. The 5-alarm blaze broke out at about 9 a.m. inside an under-construction apartment building in Charlotte’s affluent SouthPark neighborhood, authorities said. The crews rescued 15 workers — including a man stuck on a … Read more