Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors’ residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to install sprinkler systems. The January 2014 fire at the Résidence du Havre in L’Isle-Verte, Que. … Read more
A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning will be in effect Monday, Jan. 15 in much of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, air quality regulators said Sunday. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect from midnight Sunday to at least 11:59 p.m. Monday for all … Read more
Five people were killed in Bangladesh after a passenger train caught fire Friday, with police suspecting an arson attack during unrest ahead of national elections boycotted by the opposition. Fire service officer Rakjibul Hasan said at least four coaches caught fire on the Benapole Express, which was arriving in the capital Dhaka from the western … Read more
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pivotal moment in the restoration of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral is set for Saturday, with the installation of a golden rooster atop its spire. It marks a key step in the monument’s revival after the devastating April 2019 fire. Designed by chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, this … Read more
The bodies of a man, woman and dog were found after firefighters extinguished a blaze at a primary home and two back houses in Sylmar, where firefighters reported heavy ammunition was being “cooked off” Sunday morning, Dec. 3, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the 13700 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard before 4:45 a.m. and … Read more
