Kitchen disasters of all types can happen to anyone. Maybe a meal that’s being prepped on the stove suddenly goes up in flames. Maybe all the food cooked in the microwave tastes off somehow. FOOD FIGHT AT RESTAURANT RUNS DEEPER FOR FAMILY THAN JUST ONE NIGHT OUT: ‘THINK CAREFULLY’ Or maybe oil from a container has leaked onto stone counter …
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Lava continues flowing from Iceland volcano after eruption
Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier. The eruption Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava as its fissure grew to 2.1 miles in length. …
Read More »Bus carrying Hindu worshippers plunges 150 feet into gorge in India's Kashmir, killing at least 21
A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded and rolled into a deep gorge on a mountainous highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, officials said. Health official Akhnoor Saleem Khan said 35 passengers were injured in the accident and some of them were in serious condition. The crash happened in the Jammu region when the bus plunged …
Read More »Flames from fatal Wisconsin home explosion may have set off ammunition, police say
One person died when a house exploded in southern Wisconsin and authorities believe gunfire reported by neighbors happened when flames set off ammunition stored inside the home, police said. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded about 11 p.m. Tuesday after the house exploded just outside the city of Middleton, said Elise Schaffer, a spokesperson for the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. One …
Read More »Overnight fire at Denmark's Legoland theme park melts replicas of famed buildings
A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit has destroyed part of Miniland, a section of the Legoland theme park in western Denmark with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks, the park said Wednesday. Video surveillance showed that the fire started in one of the electric cars that runs on rails which was being recharged …
Read More »28 confirmed dead in Pakistan after bus plunges into rocky ravine
A speeding passenger bus fell from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwest Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Local police officer Asghar Ali said the driver lost control suddenly in Washuk town as the bus was traveling from Turbat, the second-largest city in Baluchistan province, to Quetta, the province’s capital. …
Read More »Truck carrying 40K pounds of strawberries overturns creating sticky traffic jam
A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of strawberries overturned on a steep ramp in California, creating a traffic jam – literally – as the berries blocked the road for hours during the messy cleanup. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said in a press release that the truck overturned on northbound US Highway 101 at the Insterstate Highway 880 interchange early Wednesday …
Read More »4 dead in Virginia head-on collision
Four motorists were killed when a car crossed the center line of a Virginia road and struck vehicles going in the opposite direction, state police said on Wednesday. 4 DEAD IN WRONG-WAY GEORGIA VAN CRASH The multi-vehicle crash occurred shortly before noon on Tuesday south of the Sheppards community in Buckingham County, about 70 miles west of Richmond. Four people …
Read More »Wildfire with 'zero containment' closes in on small Arizona town
A wildfire burned down two structures and was threatening more than 50 others in the small desert community of Kearny, authorities said Wednesday. The Simmons Fire, which broke out Tuesday, has burned 475 acres with zero containment, said Tiffany Davila, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. About 180 residents remained under mandatory evacuation in Kearny, which …
Read More »Building collapse that killed 4 people in Spain was caused by negligence, authorities say
A building housing a bar and restaurant club that collapsed, killing four people on Mallorca, lacked the proper authorization, local authorities on the Spanish island said Tuesday. Palma de Mallorca Mayor Jaime Martínez told reporters that it seems the collapse of a first-floor terrace was caused by excess weight and some poorly executed construction work on the building. Two German …
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