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A fire killed 75 dogs at a Texas pet-boarding facility this weekend. The Ponderosa Pet Resort fire left the animals in the Georgetown facility dead after the Saturday night blaze, with smoke making rescues impossible once fire crews responded to the scene, Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan explained. “It was a quick response. Unfortunately, they were met with conditions that […]
Two children and two adults were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds at a house fire in Houston on Sunday, People reports. The Houston Fire Department responded to a call about a house fire around 8:10 a.m., and after “quickly” extinguishing the blaze, they searched inside the home where the four bodies were discovered. The victims […]
A raging wildfire approached Lake Tahoe this week and has forced a mass evacuation of nearby California communities. The Caldor fire has already burned for 191,000 acres, the BBC reports, as more than 3,500 firefighters have been deployed to stop the two-week-old fire. More than 700 properties have been damaged or destroyed, as the 22,000 residents South Lake Tahoe, which […]
Houston police are on the search for a 19-year-old woman, Emma Presler, who’s been accused of lighting a man on fire. That man, 33-year-old Devin Graham, died shortly after that incident, which happened around 10 p.m. on August 6. Presler has subsequently been charged with murder. When Houston firefighters arrived to the scene earlier this month […]
A California couple has been charged in connection to the deadly El Dorado Fire that ravaged the region for weeks. According to CBS affiliate KCAL 9, defendants Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez are accused of sparking the fire after setting off a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device for their gender reveal party. The blaze began on Sept. […]
A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital on Friday, killing at least 52 people. The Associated Press reports that, so far, 52 bodies have been recovered, but the top two floors of the factory have yet to be searched. Police initially gave a toll of three dead, but then discovered piles of […]
Employees of the fireworks company tasked with running July 4th celebrations in Ocean City, Maryland were injured Sunday after said fireworks unintentionally detonated hours ahead of the planned Independence Day display. WBAL reports the employees suffered minor injuries and refused to be taken to a local hospital, and no other beach or boardwalk visitors were injured as a result of the […]
The remains of a man police believe blew up his Pennsylvania townhome and destroyed two others was found in the ensuing rubble, NBC News reports. The remains were identified as 66-year-old Thomas Razzi by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office after the body was discovered. Although the cause of death hasn’t been confirmed, Lower Providence Township police believe that Razzi […]
Emergency services were called to a 19-storey tower-block over the weekend when a fire broke out at New Providence Wharf development, near Canary Wharf, which reportedly had cladding similar to that found on Grenfell Tower. So far, it appears no lives were lost, but according to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), two adults were taken to hospital to be treated for the […]
An under-construction nearly $20 million dollar Montreal mansion, belonging to PornHub CEO Feras Antoon, has been burned down, just three days after it went on the market. Police are currently investigating the scene as an arson attack that occurred on Sunday night. Prior to being set alight the formerly sweet house had eight bedrooms and 12 baths. Construction on it first began in 2019. […]
