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Smoke concerns grow in Los Angeles as Boyle Heights warehouse blaze continues to smolder and firefight enters 4th day

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Firefighters faced renewed challenges Saturday at a large Boyle Heights cold storage facility fire, where conditions remain highly complex as Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency to support response efforts. The fire was first reported on Wednesday afternoon at the 500,000-square-foot Lineage Big Bear facility at 1400 S. Los Palos Street, which is used … Read more

Smoke concerns grow in Los Angeles as Boyle Heights warehouse blaze continues to smolder and firefight enters 4th day

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Firefighters faced renewed challenges Saturday at a large Boyle Heights warehouse fire, where conditions remain highly complex as Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency to support response efforts. At a Saturday morning briefing, L.A. Fire Department officials described the facility as a 500,000-square-foot commercial building, which is used to store frozen foods. “The best … Read more

Deadly Russian attacks fuel blaze at centuries-old monastery in Kyiv

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Russia’s defense ministry denied responsibility, saying that the damage was caused by “a missile from a U.S.-made Patriot” missile system, which Ukraine uses for air defense. NBC News has reached out to Zelenskyy’s office for comment on the claim, while Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force, said that a Russian drone had hit … Read more

Explosion at Maine lumber mill leaves at least 10 injured as firefighters battle intense blaze

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A large fire and explosion Friday at a lumber mill in Maine injured at least 10 people, officials said. The blaze was still active as of late Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a fire and explosion at 10 a.m. at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine, about 95 miles from Portland, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the … Read more