Tag: Fires
Notre Dame’s rector: “15 or 20 years” needed for restoration
PARIS — The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another...
Over 55,000 animals believed dead in fire at German pig farm
BERLIN — A fire at a pig-breeding facility in northeastern Germany is believed to have killed more than 55,000 animals, the operator said Thursday.
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Holy Thursday service held at fire-ravaged Notre Dame
PARIS — A Holy Thursday service in Paris was held at Notre Dame cathedral, which is still under construction after it was ravaged by...
On tap in California: Another drought four years after last
LOS ANGELES — California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a...
Florida man guilty of setting store on fire during unrest
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man was convicted Tuesday of setting fire to a sporting goods store and shopping center in Tampa during unrest...
Police: Maryland man fatally shot 4 before killing self
A man accused of shooting three people at a Maryland convenience store, killing two of them, also fatally shot his parents and set his...
‘Tragic’: 3 kids among 5 dead after Arkansas apartment fire
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five people, including three children, died following a fire at their Arkansas apartment complex, officials said Sunday.
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Man arrested after boarding empty Mauritania plane on tarmac
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Authorities have arrested a man after he boarded an empty Mauritania Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac at the international airport...
Court upholds firing of NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death
NEW YORK — A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the New York Police Department’s decision to fire an officer for the 2014 chokehold...
Report: California wildfire sparked when tree hit power line
LOS ANGELES — A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was caused when tree branches...