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Tag: fire

26 Feb

Cause of Los Angeles-area refinery fire under investigation

published on February 26, 2020 - 1:01 PM

(AP) — The cause of an explosion and fire at a Southern California refinery was under investigation Wednesday as air

15 Apr

Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

published on April 15, 2019 - 12:46 PM

(AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations

18 Oct

Thousands evacuated in California near underground gas fire

published on October 18, 2018 - 12:40 PM

(AP) – A fire that ignited in an underground natural gas storage area in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted

04 Aug

California judge lowers bail for man charged in Oakland fire

published on August 4, 2017 - 1:17 PM

(AP) — A California judge has reduced bail for a man charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with an Oakland

25 Jul

Oil company to spend $20M in safety upgrades in wake of fire

published on July 25, 2017 - 9:13 AM

(AP) — Chevron Corp. and state regulators have reached a settlement related to a 2012 fire at its Richmond refinery

24 Jul

Crews stop spread of huge California wildfire near Yosemite

published on July 24, 2017 - 9:23 AM

(AP) — Crews contending with triple-digit temperatures slowed the spread of an aggressive wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in

06 Jun

2 men charged in 36 deaths at Oakland artists’ warehouse

published on June 6, 2017 - 9:45 AM

(AP) — The founder of a ramshackle collective who officials say illegally converted an Oakland warehouse into residences for artists

05 Jun

Source: 2 arrested in Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36

published on June 5, 2017 - 12:37 PM

(AP) — A man who illegally rented out space in an Oakland, California, warehouse that caught fire and killed 36

19 May

3 injured after fire breaks out at Google conference

published on May 19, 2017 - 8:20 AM

(AP) — Authorities say three people were injured after a kitchen fire broke out during Google’s I/O developer conference at

17 May

California utility sued by warehouse fire victim relatives

published on May 17, 2017 - 9:15 AM

(AP) — Relatives of 18 of the 36 people who died in Oakland’s “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire added California’s Pacific