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The following is a list of fires in high-rise buildings.A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings.Skyscraper fires are technically challenging for fire departments: they require unusually high degrees of organization and cooperation between participating firefighting units to contain and extinguish.
A red flag warning was in effect for the South Plains and Panhandle of Texas and portions of eastern New Mexico as strong winds and dry conditions were creating an elevated fire risk Monday.
The fire earlier this month was the fourth at Moss Landing since 2019, and the third at buildings owned by Texas-based Vistra Energy. The plant is off Highway 1, about 18 miles northeast of the ...
Building City Country Images Deaths Injuries Number of floors affected by fire 1 January 10, 1990 393 Kennedy St [2] Winnipeg Canada n/a: n/a: n/a: 4: 2 January 1, 1991 Mercantile Credit Building [3] Basingstoke UK n/a: n/a: n/a: 3: 3 April 5, 1991 Knowsley Heights [2] [4] Liverpool UK 0: 0: n/a 4 September 6, 1993 Sun Valley Poultry Factory [5 ...
February 24 – Andraus Building Fire killed 16 in São Paulo. April 4 – Fair Hills boarding home fire in Rosecrans, Wisconsin, killed 10. May 5 – Carver Convalescent Center fire in Springfield, Illinois, killed 10. May 13 – Sennichi Department Store Building fire in Osaka, Japan, killed 118. [81] [82]
A dramatic pipeline fire continues to light up the sky near Houston, and police say the blaze was started by a car crash. Officials with the City of La Porte Office of Emergency Management crews ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
The acquisition, which valued Viridian at £1.62 billion, was completed on 8 December 2006. [citation needed] On 6 July 2010, Viridian agreed to sell NIE - including NIE Powerteam, but excluding NIE Energy - to the Electricity Supply Board (the ESB) in the Republic of Ireland. The acquisition was completed in December 2010. [citation needed]