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British Airways Flight Catches Fire On Las Vegas Runway

Sep 09, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An engine on a British Airways jet caught fire while the plane was preparing to take off from Las Vegas, forcing passengers to escape on emergency slides.

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Firefighters stand by the charred plane that caught fire at McCarran International Airport today in Las Vegas.

British Airways Jet Catches Fire On Runway, Sparking Emergency Exit

Sep 08, 2015
An engine on a plane at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas caught fire as it was preparing for takeoff. All passengers and crew escaped, though 14 people were injured in the rush to get out.
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Wildfire Smoke Becomes The Health Threat That Won't Go Away

Aug 25, 2015
Cities and towns across the West are warning residents that high levels of smoke from forest fires threaten their health, with no sign of abating. That means indoor recess and no vacuuming.
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Las Vegas Hotel Reopens Pool Where Fire Started

Jul 27, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas high-rise hotel has reopened its rooftop swimming pool a day after a fire sent patrons running and black smoke billowing above the Strip.

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The homes in this subdivision in the mountains west of Ellensburg in Kittitas County are at high risk in the event of a wildfire: They are too close to the forest, with no space for firefighters.

Wildfire Worries Rage In Typically 'Wet' Washington State

Jul 15, 2015
Exceptionally dry conditions are fueling major blazes across the Pacific Northwest. A drought and rapid development in Washington mean the state may not be prepared to deal with a long, hot summer.
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Police investigators inspect the stage area after an explosion during a music concert at the Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on June 28.

Taiwan Water Park Fire Claims First Victim

Jun 29, 2015
A woman who suffered burns to 90 percent of her body has died. Investigators are looking at what caused powder sprayed from the stage during a performance to catch fire. Nearly 500 people were burned.
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Police investigators inspect the stage area after an accidental explosion during a music concert at the Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, early Sunday. The resulting fire injured more than 500 concert-goers.

Nearly 500 Burned In Taiwan As Fire Erupts In Water Park

Jun 28, 2015
The blaze started during a musical performance, NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, after colored powder shot out from the stage over the audience — and ignited.
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Damage can be seen along an upper floor on the back of a house at the scene of a fire in which seven children died in the Brooklyn borough of New York early Saturday.

Fire In Brooklyn Home Kills 7 Children

Mar 21, 2015
The fatal blaze that started shortly after midnight is being described as New York City's worst in seven years.
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Fire Breaks Out In Monte Carlo Hotel Room On Las Vegas Strip

Mar 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials say a fire broke out on the 31st floor of the Monte Carlo hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The Clark County Fire Department said...
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Four Vehicles Catch Fire At Venetian Parking Garage

Jan 26, 2015
LAS VEGAS - Authorities say four vehicles caught fire in the parking garage of the Venetian Wednesday night. Investigators are looking into what caused...
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Agency Urges Science Demo Changes After Reno Fire

Jan 26, 2015
A federal agency is calling on museum and school administrators to change the way they do science demonstrations after a fire that injured 13 people,...
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Inmates Fighting Fires

Dec 02, 2013

Local governments have found a cost-effective means of fighting wildfires -- prison inmates. But are these prisoners prepared and properly trained?

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Butterfly And Bristlecone Threatened by Fire

Jul 15, 2013
Mount Charleston is a "sky island," an isolated hub of biological diversity right in the middle of the Mojave Desert. But experts are worried about the impact of the devastating Carpenter 1 fire on some of the more unique species that live on the mountain.
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Air Quality, Businesses Hurt By Fire

Jul 11, 2013
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Update on Arizona Fire

Jun 15, 2011
The Arizona Wallow Fire might be the largest in the state's history, and it's only 5 percent contained.  The blaze has already displaced 10,000 people and scorched 600 square miles.
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