Latest news with #fires
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia launches drone attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv, Ukraine officials say
Russia launched an overnight drone assault on Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said Friday. The strikes ignited several fires, damaged residential buildings and left at least one person dead.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
Fire erupts near Microsoft office in Israel's Beer Sheva, CNN reports
(Corrects date and day) (Reuters) -Several fires were burning in a street in Israel's southern city of Beer Sheva, close to a tech park that houses a Microsoft office, CNN reported on Friday.
Reuters
11 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
Fire erupts near Microsoft office in Israel's Beer Sheva, CNN reports
June 20 (Reuters) - Several fires were burning in a street in Israel's southern city of Beer Sheva, close to a tech park that houses a Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab office, CNN reported on Friday. (This story has been refiled to correct the date and day in paragraph 1)
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Herefordshire bin lorry fires caused by disposable vapes
Two bin lorry fires were found to have been caused by disposable vapes, a council has Council said the vapes had been put inside household recycling urged residents to place small electrical items - including vapes - in a plastic bag on top of bins, to be collected by its new waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) service."Two fires caused by vapes have needed to be tackled... which not only disrupts waste collection and recycling, but also uses up valuable time for the fire service," said councillor Elissa Swinglehurst, cabinet member for environment. "We as a county are leading the way when it comes to collecting vapes and other small electrical items as part of our waste collections, but it is incredibly important that people follow the correct procedure and place their small electrical items on top of their bins, and not inside," added Swinglehurst. The WEEE service forms a part of standard waste collections in to the National Fire Chiefs Council, battery fires in bins and at waste sites are at an all-time high.A survey found that 94% of UK council said fires caused by batteries in domestic waste were an "increasing challenge". Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Arrest made after several businesses set alight in New Westminster, B.C.
Police have made an arrest in connection to a series of fires that occurred within businesses in New Westminster, B.C., last week. Officers were first called to a suspicious fire inside a store in the 600 block of 6th Street in the city's Uptown neighbourhood around 5 p.m. June 13, the New West Police Department said in a statement Wednesday. After arriving at the blaze with the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service, they learned a second suspicious fire had been found at another business in the same block. Approximately four hours later, police were called to a third blaze in the 600 block of 7th Avenue. An arrest near the scene was made 'without incident,' police said. 'We'd like to thank the store staff for calling 9-1-1 so quickly,' said Sgt. Andrew Leaver in the statement. 'This allows us to start work right away, and in this case we were able to begin working with fire investigators and obtain a suspect description.' Police are still investigating the incident and anyone who has relevant information who has not yet spoken to police is asked to call 604-525-5411 and reference file number 2025-10022.
