Valley agencies respond to large Brooks County fire
A large fire in Brooks County on Friday has stretched more than 300 acres wide and is prompting residents and motorists in the area to take caution, according to authorities. The Falfurrias Police Department said via Facebook that the fire was spotted near the Ranchito Road area. The Texas A&M Forest Service is among several agencies who have responded to the call and is assisting officials in Brooks County with the blaze. The forest service said via Twitter that 50% of the fire had been contained as of 6:20 p.m., with the help of a ground crew and aircraft. According to Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider, his department and other Hidalgo County agencies, such as the Weslaco and McAllen fire departments in addition to all Precinct 4 agencies, are responding to help extinguish the fire.
myrgv.comMcAllen firefighters battling ‘large’ blaze
McAllen firefighters are trying to put out a “large” fire that has caused roadway closures along Business 83, according to a news release the city sent shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. City officials asked motorists to avoid the area of 26th Street and Business 83 until further notice as McAllen fire crews work to extinguish the large fire. “Currently, Business 83 is shut down to traffic from 23rd Street to 29th Street,” city officials said. “McAllen fire and McAllen police are on the scene and have the situation under control.”City officials did not provide further information about the cause of the fire or if it is threatening any structures. Check back later for more information on this developing story.
myrgv.com1 dead after jumping from 19th floor to escape Mumbai fire
At least one person died after jumping from the 19th floor to escape a fire that engulfed a 61-story luxury apartment building in Mumbai in western India on Friday, a fire official said. Television images showed heavy black smoke billowing into the sky from the 19th floor apartment on Curry Road in south Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Kailash Aggarwal, the building owner, said there are 400 apartments in the building and all residents were accounted for.
news.yahoo.com‘The fire moved around it’: success story in Oregon fuels calls for prescribed burns
Oregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave Smoke from the Bootleg fire billows near Sycan Marsh in Oregon. Photograph: US Forest Service/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Bootleg fire stampeded through southern Oregon so fiercely that it spit up thunderclouds. But when the flames approached the Sycan Marsh Preserve, a 30,000-acre wetland thick with ponderosa pines, something incredible happened. The flames weakened and the fire sl
news.yahoo.comWildfire in western Greece forces village, beach evacuations
A wildfire that broke out Saturday in western Greece forced the evacuation of four villages and people on a beach by the Fire Service, the Coast Guard and private boats, authorities said. The fire was in a mountain forest 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Patras, Greece's third-largest city, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said late Saturday. Aided by strong winds, the fire raced down the slopes and threatened seaside villages.
news.yahoo.comDeveloping story: Fire at Judd Architecture Office in Marfa – The Big Bend Sentinel
MARFA — A fire broke out at the Judd Architecture Office on Highland Avenue in the early hours of Friday morning at approximately 12:30am. Marfa’s Volunteer Fire Department battled the fire for hours, preventing fire damage from impacting both of the neighboring structures.
bigbendsentinel.comEgypt officials: Fire at juvenile detention kills 6 children
A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in Egypt's capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, officials said. The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility, located in the city's Marj district. More than two dozen other children were injured, they said.
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