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Evacuation orders lifted in Saddleridge fire zone as firefighters make progress
All evacuation orders were lifted Saturday afternoon in the northwest San Fernando Valley as firefighters continued to make progress battling the 7,500 acre-Saddleridge fire that had shut down freeways and sent thousands fleeing from their homes. Slightly cooler temperatures and lighter winds aided crews on their third day fighting the fire, which blackened hillsides from …
BREAKING: Monorail Loses Power Stranding Guests Onboard, Evacuation in Progress
This post may contain affiliate links; please read the disclosure for more information. During the evening hours of September 19th, 2019 a monorail on Walt Disney World Resort property seems to have lost power leaving the Ticket and Transportation Center and heading to Epcot. This incident left as many as 100 people stuck inside according …
Hurricane Dorian: millions face evacuation orders as storm approaches Carolinas | World news
As forecasters warned on Wednesday of near-record water levels swamping North and South Carolina, millions of people were under evacuation orders while Hurricane Dorian crept up the south-eastern US coast. Dorian’s ferocity has weakened since it struck the Bahamas. But it is still powerful and appears likely to get dangerously near Charleston, South Carolina, which …
Breaking: Cooper Landing on ‘get set’ evacuation alert
This just in: The Swan Lake Fire area near Cooper Landing on the Kenai Peninsula became increasingly active today, crossing Resurrection Pass Trail at Slaughter Ridge. The Great Basin Incident Management Team and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management changed the evacuation alert to Level 2 (SET) in all areas of Cooper Landing, …
Gran Canaria wildfire triggers evacuation of thousands of people | World news
About 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands, where firefighters are battling a wildfire that has burned more than 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land. More than 700 firefighters supported by 11 helicopters and five aeroplanes are struggling to contain the fire, which began on Saturday near …
NYC bomb scare: Rice cookers originally thought to be pressure cookers that sparked Fulton Street subway station evacuation in New York City deemed safe – live updates
A New York subway station was evacuated during Friday morning’s commute after two rice cookers were found inside the station in lower Manhattan. The New York Police Department’s counterterrorism bureau said on Twitter that the devices at the Fulton Street station, which were initially thought to be pressure cookers, were determined to not be explosive …
