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Lumber company settles lawsuits from Mill fire that devastated Northern Californian town

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oregon wood products manufacturer that operates a Northern California lumber mill linked to September’s deadly Mill fire has reached settlement agreements with most of those who brought claims against the company, attorneys for the company and for fire victims said Tuesday.

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Massive NYPD warehouse fire in Brooklyn destroys DNA evidence; puts cases at risk

NEW YORK — A massive fire tore through in an NYPD warehouse in Brooklyn Tuesday, destroying DNA evidence and potentially endangering multiple criminal cases, NYPD and FDNY officials said.

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Firefighters called out to rescue seagull frozen to lamppost in freezing temperatures

Bridlington Fire Station rescued a stranded sea bird after it sat on top of a metal lamppost for too long as temperatures plummeted across the country

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8 hurt in fire at NYPD warehouse where evidence is stored

Officials say eight people have suffered minor injuries in a fire at a New York Police Department facilty that houses DNA evidence from crime scenes as well as cars, e-bikes and motor scooters

The Independent UK

Firies get a static electric shock: High voltage UPS fire at Hunter business

Once extinguished crews stayed on scene monitoring the atmosphere for toxic gases.

Newcastle Herald

Jersey energy firm says it attended site before deadly blast

Fire service says it handed over reported gas leak to Island Energy seven hours before blast

The Guardian - UK

Firefighters battle blaze at NYPD evidence storage facility in Brooklyn

The city’s police store cars and other large pieces of evidence in the warehouse

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Crash victim thanks brave responders who saved his life after he was pinned against wall in terrifying smash

Nick Matthewson was crushed against a wall when he was hit by a car on a night out in Newcastle city centre

Chronicle Live

Bushfire emergency warning downgraded for blaze near Jurien Bay, north of Perth

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze that had been threatening lives and homes near Jurien Bay north of Perth, but an emergency warning has been downgraded.

ABC News

Chile battles to combat forest fires amid threat to residents

Chile is battling to control the spread of several wildfires that have already destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of woodlands and are putting local communities at risk.

Reuters

Two men rescued from burning Harehills house after batteries spark fire

The men suffered from smoke inhalation

Leeds Live

Chicago’s ‘walking man’ dies nearly seven months after being set on fire

Joseph Kromelis, nicknamed the ‘walking man’ as he was often spotted in the city on foot, died after being set on fire in May

The Guardian - US

Man and woman fighting for life after serious house fire

Fire crews fought the flames through the night

Liverpool Echo

Village mourns 'two of the best' killed in devastating fire in St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire

It took firefighters 10 hours to get the blaze under control and 11 homes had to be evacuated

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Nottingham Post

Woman dies in Nottingham house fire as neighbours evacuated

Nottinghamshire Police said an investigation is underway

Daily Mirror

Solihull: Firefighters who tried to save boys killed in frozen lake pay emotional tribute

The devastated firefighters who were involved in the search to find the three boys at Babbs Mill lake in Solihull have paid tribute to them, leaving a bouquets of flowers by the scene

Daily Mirror

Terrified pony covered in snow lifted to safety after getting stuck in CATTLE GRID

The poor farm animal found itself lodged in between the snow-covered bars of the cattle grid in Gloucestershire - despite being specifically designed to stop them escaping

The Independent UK

Major fire damages second Russian shopping centre in four days

Fire broke out at construction supplies centre in Balashikha

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Evening Standard

Russia: Second Moscow shopping centre hit by fire

Smoke rises from the mall in Balashikha, just outside Moscow

The Independent UK

Fire engulfs another Moscow mall, 2nd such fire in 4 days

A massive fire has gutted a shopping mall on Moscow’s eastern outskirts, the second such blaze in four days

ABC News

The hot, sweaty science that ensures ticking the carbon neutral box really reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Indigenous rangers and researchers have done the science in Australia's remote outback so Australians can fly carbon neutral when we buy an airline ticket.

Liverpool Echo

Man feared the worst after coming home to 'smoking front door'

The woman says she is "lucky" that her partner came home from work early, or she "might not be here anymore"

Daily Record

House 'extensively damaged' as two deliberate fires reported in Lanarkshire street

Police are appealing for information following separate wilful fire raisings at two properties in Waverley Drive, Airdrie.

The Guardian - UK

Jersey explosion: criminal inquiry possible as five confirmed dead

Nine people feared killed after blast destroys block of flats in the capital, St Helier

Manchester Evening News

Shocked neighbours of elderly man who died in fire woken by up plumes of smoke and sirens

The blaze broke out in a semi-detached house in the early hours of this morning

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