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F.D.N.Y. Commissioner Blames E-Commerce Giants in Deadly Battery Fires
The commissioner, Laura Kavanagh, held a news conference at the site of a fatal blaze in Brooklyn and called on…
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Major Freeway Near Downtown Los Angeles Is Closed Indefinitely After Fire
All lanes on a part of Interstate 10 remained closed a day after two nearby storage yards were engulfed in…
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3 Dead, 14 Injured in Brooklyn House Fire
All three floors of a rowhouse in Crown Heights were on fire when firefighters arrived. At least one firefighter was…
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How Are You Preparing for a Summer of Fires?
As El Niño arrives, heralding dry weather, it feels like the whole country is on edge. We’d like to hear…
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‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire
When the fires came to Yellowknife, the nearest safe-harbor city was more than 600 miles away, a full day’s drive…
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Who Collects Nazi Memorabilia?
More from our inbox: Democratic Judge, Republican Judge. Nonpartisan Judge?When the Defense Dept. Runs a SchoolTriangle Fire Victims: Many Were…
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The Israeli military puts forward its version of what happened at the hospital in Gaza.
The Israeli military presented on Wednesday a fuller explanation of why it blames an armed Palestinian group, rather than its…
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How Megafires Are Remaking the World
On Aug. 15, a small wildfire was detected in the hills above West Kelowna, in British Columbia. The landscape was…
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Wildfires: Stay Safe in a Warming World
Climate change is warming up the spring, lengthening the summer, and drying out soil and vegetation, leading to more frequent,…
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Investigators of Iraqi Wedding Hall Blaze Call for Officials to Be Fired
The fire that killed almost 120 people had been accidental, a report said, but occurred after a series of decisions…