Fire guts makeshift homes in illegal village on edge of wealthy Seoul
The blaze in the so-called Guryong village destroyed about 60 homes, but not all of them were occupied and there were no reported casualties.
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The blaze in the so-called Guryong village destroyed about 60 homes, but not all of them were occupied and there were no reported casualties.
Police said that a green-colored oxidizer had been released in the area and warned residents not to touch the substance.
The death toll from the relentless string of storms climbed from 12 to 14 on Monday, after two people were killed by falling trees, state officials said.
The fire at an Associated Milk Producers Inc. plant in Portage began in a storage room full of butter, authorities said.
Officials in Cambodia are investigating the cause of a fire that killed at least 19 people and injured dozens more at a hotel and casino.
Local officials said over 50 victims were hospitalized, and 13 were "on life support," according to AFP. They say the death toll will likely rise.
Officials said they do not believe any adults were home at the time of the fire. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
FDNY officials confirmed five people suffered minor injuries, and three were taken to a local hospital.
Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, is a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom located off the coast of northern France in the English Channel.
The firefighters who died were identified as members of the New Tripoli Fire Company.
"He could've been unconscious at the time," the father said. "They could have resuscitated him, you know what I mean? And, he'd be alive right now."
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Protests against China's strict "zero-COVID" policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, continuing a round of demonstrations that have spread across the country.
The fire broke out Thursday night in the regional capital of Urumqi, where temperatures have dropped below freezing after dark.
The blaze erupted on the third floor of a three-story building in the crowded Jabaliya refugee camp, according to the territory's Hamas rulers.
The children's ages ranged from 3 to 12 years old. Another child who evacuated the home is being treated for burn injuries.
Two people were in critical condition, said Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein.
Fire officials say an elderly Missouri couple died when a man refused to leave his wife as their home burned around them.
All inbound flights were temporarily held at their departure airports, the FAA said.
Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with seven fires in Mississippi's capital city.
There are likely to be more injuries as more families "come down and are evaluated by EMS," EMS Chief Joseph Pataky said.
Officials from the New York City Fire Department rescued people who were trapped by a fire in a high-rise apartment building on Saturday.
The children, who ranged in age from 1 to 13, were the victims, Broken Arrow Police Chief Brandon Berryhill said.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide, police said.
An Arkansas motorcyclist is expected to survive after he was engulfed by a fireball during a traffic stop.