L.A. Wildfires: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Begins Phase 2 Debris Removal In Some Eaton Fire Locations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, beginning with two Pasadena Unified School District campuses that were destroyed ...
'Built to burn.' L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillisides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
The Straits Times4d
Uncrewed fire trucks prove value in Air Busan fire, winning additional deployments
which played a crucial part in extinguishing the Jan 28 fire that broke out onboard an Air Busan aircraft in Busan. The additional fire trucks, put into use nationwide last year, will be ...
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Air Busan bans power banks in lockers after fire on Hong Kong-bound aircraft
South Korean carrier Air Busan has banned passengers from storing power banks in overhead lockers after one such device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
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Battery pack suspected as culprit in Air Busan plane fire
SEOUL -- As authorities investigate last week's fire on an Air Busan plane, South Korean media reports suggest that the cause may have been a portable power bank or electronic device in an ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall ...
The Independent4d
Airline bans power banks after plane destroyed in horror fire
An airline has banned power banks in luggage in overhead cabin after a huge fire destroyed one of its planes on the runway. South Korea’s Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Is it safe to breathe in L.A.? Lawmakers call for federal action to monitor wildfire pollutants
On Jan. 7, as the L.A. County wildfires broke out, air samples measured “highly elevated levels” of lead and arsenic more than a dozen miles downwind of the Eaton fire, according to the South ...
Los Angeles Times3d
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
With Southern California still in the thick of an exceptionally brutal winter fire season, lawmakers are calling for the state’s largest firefighting agency to extend the bulk of its staffing ...
Leicester Mercury5d
Air fryer users told not to add common ingredient that increases fire risk
Saga's specialists have highlighted that excessive seasoning can be a fire risk when using an air fryer. The reason? Too much seasoning or marinade can block the air fryer's components ...
The Star3d
S. Korea to deploy more unmanned fire trucks following success in Air Busan aircraft fire
which played a crucial part in extinguishing the Jan 28 fire that broke out onboard an Air Busan aircraft in Busan. The additional fire trucks, put into use nationwide in 2024, will be dispatched ...