Archive for the ‘Fires/Wildfires’ Category
A forest fire swept through central Portugal this weekend, becoming the country’s worst such blaze in more than a half-century.
Monday, June 19th, 2017Inside Grenfell Tower: At least 79 people are missing and presumed dead
Monday, June 19th, 2017A raging forest fire enveloped a stretch of road in central Portugal this weekend, killing more than 60, including at least 30 motorists who were trapped in their cars.
Monday, June 19th, 2017A raging forest fire enveloped a stretch of road in central Portugal this weekend, killing more than 60 people, including at least 30 motorists who were trapped in their cars.
Sunday, June 18th, 20175 Fires That Shaped Modern London
Sunday, June 18th, 2017- Nov. 30, 1936: A Palace Destroyed
- Dec. 29, 1940: The Blitz
- Aug. 16, 1980: Arson at an Illegal Soho Bar
- Nov. 18, 1987: An Underground Blaze, Then Stricter Rules
- July 3, 2009: Local Council Blamed in Tower Blaze
At least 17 people are known to have died in the blaze at Grenfell Tower, which began in the predawn darkness on Wednesday, but that figure is certain to climb.
Friday, June 16th, 2017:…..As of late Thursday afternoon, 30 people remained in hospitals, including 10 in critical condition…..”
London Inferno Update
Thursday, June 15th, 2017- 12 people were confirmed dead.
- Thirty-four people remain in hospital – 18 of whom are in a critical condition.
- The cause of the fire remains unknown.
- 44 households had been placed in emergency accommodation so far.
The London Inferno: At least 12 killed so far…..
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017“…..A blaze engulfed a 24-story housing block in central London on Wednesday, trapping residents as they slept and killing at least 12 people in an inferno that the fire brigade said was unprecedented in its scale and speed.
More than 200 firefighters, backed up by 40 fire engines, fought for hours to try to control the blaze, London’s deadliest for a generation. The Grenfell Tower apartment block was home to about 600 people…..”