A woman’s last-ditch effort to resist eviction was met with tragedy on Wednesday, after a fatal blaze unfolded in Roosevelt, New Jersey. A pet-sitter, whose identity was kept confidential, had received an eviction notice, was determined to stay put, and threatened to blow up the house. As fire and police responded, the woman reportedly turned on the gas and ignited a flame that claimed both her life and the lives of dozens of cats she …
On Wednesday afternoon, a man set himself on fire while he was on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. The incident occurred at Sproul Plaza, the center of the campus. The University of California Police Department (UCPD) received a call at approximately 4:17 pm reporting a person on fire. The man is believed to be in his 20s, and he was suffering from a severe mental health episode at the time. He sustained …
This Wednesday morning, emergency services were called to the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee following the breakout of a uranium fire. Managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the federal facility is responsible for the production of uranium components for the US nuclear weapons program. The incident was confirmed by an NNSA spokesperson, who said it began around 9:15 AM local time and affected the site only. 200 employees were evacuated …
A welding business in Medley, Florida, was engulfed in flames and destroyed several vehicles and buildings, killing two people and injuring three more. The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue teams were called to the scene on Northwest S. River Drive early on Tuesday morning, responding to a reported explosion at the location. A fuel truck appears to have been the epicenter of the blaze, with the fire quickly spreading to other nearby structures and vehicles. Crews worked …
On Friday night, a train derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, causing a massive fire that continues to burn 24 hours later. As the fire reduces in intensity, it remains active and chemicals from the wreckage are being released into the air. Mayor Trent Conaway has declared a state of emergency for the Village of East Palestine, Ohio as hazmat teams, specialists, and investigators from Norfolk Southern, environmental agencies, and the National Transportation Safety Board step …
Following an explosion that sent smoke billowing into the air, a fire broke out at a Carus Chemical plant in LaSalle, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Grove’s Facebook page, the city is monitoring the fire at the plant “to get more information.” No details about the cause of the fire were immediately available. An explosion was reported at the plant around 9 a.m. local time, according to the News Tribune. The paper reported that …
Two men are caught on camera setting fire to an immigration services building in Bakersfield. Following the fire they started, the two men caught fire themselves. Shortly after dousing more gasoline and spraying it all over the security camera, one of the suspects then ignites gasoline that would set the building on fire, but then accidentally set themselves on fire too. Surveillance footage caught the suspects dousing the building and the security camera in gasoline. …
A 117-year-old church in downtown Portland, Oregon, was destroyed by arson this week, highlighting the city’s disorder. After an investigation by Portland Fire & Rescue’s Fire Investigations Unit, Cameron David Storer, also known as “Nicolette Fait,” was arrested. There are two first-degree arson charges against the 27-year-old, one second-degree arson charge against him, and two second-degree burglaries against him. Storer confessed to setting the church on fire with a lighter when he walked into the …
Earlier this month, two missing teenagers were found dead inside of a burned and vacant Ohio home. A man and four more people have now been arrested in connection with their deaths and disappearances. The bodies of Kyshawn Pittman, 15, and Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, were found in the rubble of a Toledo, Ohio, home on Dec. 15. Pittman and Wilder were last seen together on Dec. 5, according to Toledo Police Department. Cruz Garcia, 24, …
A home in Nevada County, California, caught fire after several witnesses described a bright ball of light falling from the sky. This bright ball of light, which lit up the dark northern California sky around 7:30 p.m., landed in the middle of nowhere and engulfed a house in flames. The Penn Valley Fire Department and Cal Fire battled the flames for hours and are now investigating what started the fire in this rural area. Dustin …