Two minors confess to starting fire that destroyed Prince Bernhard's Beach Club

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Blackened dreams: recalling the Pacific Beach Club a century after the African American resort in O.C. burned

LA Times

The Pacific Beach Club’s pavilion fronts the surf in this photo taken on Sept. 7, 1925. — The mood was bright 100 years ago as the Pacific Beach Club neared completion by today’s Newland Street and Pacific Coast Highway — just south of Huntington Beach’s 1925 borders. “We must at this time awake … NOW is the time … There …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Explosion at a beachside resort in Hawaii injures seven people and scatters debris

The Hindu

An explosion at a Hawaii beachside resort injured seven people, including three in critical condition, and left a pile of debris in a popular tourist area of west Maui, according to police and video footage. Preliminary investigations suggested liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies barbecue grills in the resort's common area, was involved in the explosion, the Maui Police Department said. …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Explosion at a beachside resort in Hawaii injures 7 people and scatters debris

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in critical condition, according to hotel management and police on Maui. The explosion Thursday night left a pile of debris at The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach, a popular tourist area where a string of hotels, timeshares and rental properties …

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1 month ago

Duke’s restaurant in Malibu survives fire but is now a muddy mess

LA Times

Mud covers the parking lot at Duke’s restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Friday. Duke’s, the iconic seaside restaurant in Malibu, was one of the few buildings along the city’s storied stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway that came through January’s Palisades fire still standing. Las Flores Canyon Road turned into a river of mud flowing across PCH …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ricki Lake says process of building new home after her Malibu mansion burned down in LA Fire is 'exhausting'

Daily Mail

Ricki Lake took to Instagram on Thursday, apparently vowing to rebuild her home in Malibu after it was burned down in the recent Los Angeles fires. Ricki Lake, 56, took to Instagram on Thursday, apparently vowing to rebuild her home in Malibu after it was burned down in the recent Los Angeles fires The photoset also included an image of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unbelievably tiny cause of massive explosion that blew apart casino revealed

Daily Mail

A short circuit caused the fire that destroyed a casino and an indoor children's park in western Mexico, authorities for the state of Sinaloa have revealed. Welders were working in one of the rooms inside the structure that houses the Royal Yak Casino and Air Jump Trampolines Park at Cinépolis Plaza when the fire broke out. Civil Defense director, Aurelio …

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2 months ago

Malibu beach camp houses firefighters battling Los Angeles wildfires

Al Jazeera

A huge village has sprung up on the golden sands of a beach in Malibu, housing thousands of firefighters. Firefighters from all over North America eat, sleep and recuperate on Zuma Beach when they aren’t battling the wildfires across Los Angeles. “I’ve run into inmates that were at my camp two years ago, and I see them in line here, …

Los Angeles

2 months, 2 weeks ago

A vehicle catches fire and explodes outside the lobby of Trump's hotel in Las Vegas

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wendy’s Brighton fire: Four girls aged 12 suffer ‘life-changing’ injures after incident in restaurant toilet

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mom and child jumped from a window to escape a deadly Las Vegas fire that killed four

The Independent

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Las Vegas Child Jumped Steinbeck Escape Flames

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yacht with 1,000 rounds of ammunition and fireworks burns in Marina del Rey

LA Times

An investigation is underway at the scene where a luxury yacht went down in flames Wednesday night in Marina del Rey. Marina del Rey’s harbor produced an unexpected light show Wednesday evening as a luxury yacht loaded with ammunition and fireworks burned for more than two hours before flames were extinguished, authorities said. Flames leaped 20 to 30 feet from …

Marina Del Rey

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Private yacht captain jailed ahead of arson trial over Greece fires

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Crew of private yacht accused of starting Greek wildfire to appear in court

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yacht crew and passengers arrested after fireworks allegedly spark pine forest blaze on Greek island

ABC

In short: 13 yacht crew members and passengers have been arrested in Greece after fireworks launched from the boat allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra. 13 yacht crew members and passengers have been arrested in Greece after fireworks launched from the boat allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra. Greek authorities have arrested …

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9 months ago

Youths on e-bikes set off fireworks on Hermosa Beach Pier, police say

LA Times

A group of adolescents 12 to 16 years old set off fireworks on the pedestrian pathways on the Hermosa Beach Pier on Saturday, police said. Youths riding e-bikes unleashed mayhem on the Hermosa Beach Pier on Saturday evening as they set off fireworks on unsuspecting crowds walking through the area. The Hermosa Beach Police Department determined that a group of …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two German women among four killed when new terrace collapsed at Majorca beach bar

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Four dead and 27 injured after beach club collapses in Majorca

The Independent

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Oceanside Pier fire now contained, officials say

LA Times

Firefighters responded to a large fire on the Oceanside Pier on Thursday, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. Firefighters have managed to contain a large fire that broke out on the Oceanside Pier on Thursday, according to a statement from the city. “Crews are making good progress and the fire is contained to the end of the pier,” an update …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Man dies in fire under Atlantic City pier near homeless encampment

Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A man died in a fire under an Atlantic City pier near a homeless encampment, authorities said. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that Bruce Eder, 67, died in a fire that began Thursday evening under the Central Pier at the boardwalk and Tennessee Avenue. Fire Chief Scott Evans said Eder was believed to be …

Homeless Pier Evans Homeless Encampment Boardwalk

11 months, 1 week ago

A man accused of setting a fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office stayed at an area hotel for weeks

Associated Press

The man charged with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had been staying at an area hotel for nearly two months and was spotted outside Sanders’ office the day before and the day of the fire, according to court paperwork filed by a federal agent. Shant Michael Soghomonian, 35, who was previously from Northridge, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office in Vermont caught fire. Arson is suspected, but the motive is unclear

Associated Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Police in Vermont are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire Friday outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. “A significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working in the office and endangering their lives,” Burlington police said in a statement. “The sprinkler system …

Office Sanders Burlington

1 year ago

Watch: Spanish firefighters battle deadly blaze in Valencia Campanar buildings

The Independent

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Email Campanar

1 year, 1 month ago

Sweden: Police find dead person inside charred remains of a water park under construction

Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — A human body was found inside the charred remains of a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, police said Friday. A huge fire on Monday destroyed a large part of the Oceana water park that was scheduled to open this summer in Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city. Officers only were able to …

Sweden

1 year, 1 month ago

1 person missing as firefighters in Sweden struggle for second day to put out a water park fire

Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — Firefighters in Sweden were struggling for the second day on Tuesday to put out a blaze at a water park that’s under construction at one of the country’s biggest amusement centers. Authorities could not say what had caused the fire at the Oceana water park in the popular Liseberg amusement complex in Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city. Svante Carlsson …

Sweden

1 year, 1 month ago

Fire breaks out at a waterpark under construction at a popular Swedish amusement park

The Independent

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Park Liseberg

1 year, 5 months ago

Huge fire breaks out at Ryder Cup venue

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Boat fire kills two and injures three in Long Beach

LA Times

Long Beach firefighters inspect a charred vessel at Alamitos Bay on Saturday. Two people were killed and three injured Saturday when a fire erupted aboard a 35-foot power boat, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. Two women in their 60s were killed and three others — two men and one woman, also in their 60s — were taken to …

Boat Long Beach Heflin

1 year, 7 months ago

Historic Brighton hotel suffers ‘significant damage’ in fire

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Major fire destroys listed halls of residence

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Seven die after gunmen open fire at La Palma resort in central Mexico

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Video: Large fire in sex club sauna in Roermond

NL Times

A very large fire raged at the former sex club, YinYang, on Heinsbergerweg in the city of Roermond, Limburg early on Saturday. The flames had been out of control, as the fire department initially had problems with the water supply. Due to the size of the blaze, the alarm was elevated to a “very large fire.” The fire department responded …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bonfires are back on the beaches at Scheveningen and Duindorp

Dutch News

The beaches of Scheveningen and Duindorp will be lit up by bonfires again this New Year’s Eve following a three-year ban. The annual event was scrapped when a large number of cinders from the Scheveningen bonfire blew across the beach and damaged dozens of cars and homes. pic.twitter.com/7P1DZe6fxM — Danny Vis January 1, 2019 An inquiry later found confirmed that …

Bonfire Scheveningen Van Het

2 years, 4 months ago

Extensive damage to luxury yacht during blaze at Hamilton Island Marina

ABC

A blaze that erupted at a Whitsundays island marina on Monday morning has caused extensive damage to a luxury yacht. Key points: A luxury yacht has been destroyed after catching fire while moored at Hamilton Island The cause of the fire is unknown No-one was onboard at the time, but two people have been assessed for smoke inhalation Authorities report …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Death toll from Thai nightclub fire rises to 25

The Hindu

The death toll from a fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub in early August has risen to 25, officials said on Sunday, with eight victims still receiving medical treatment. The blaze broke out on August 5 at nightclub Mountain B in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi province, roughly 150 kilometres southeast of Bangkok. The fire erupted in the early hours with …

Thai

2 years, 7 months ago

At least 13 killed in nightclub fire in eastern Thailand

Al Jazeera

The cause of the deadly nightclub fire in Chonburi province is under investigation, police said. At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fire at a crowded nightclub in eastern Thailand, police and rescue workers said. The cause of the fire at the Mountain B nightclub in the Sattahip district of Chonburi province, about 160km …

Club Thai Nightclub Chonburi

2 years, 7 months ago

The wine hub, surrounding Bordeaux, has been hit by wildfires

Live Mint

Wildfires have been raging across the Gironde wine-growing area of southwest France. The fires, fanned by scorching heat and strong winds, have spread across 19,300 hectares in the countryside surrounding Bordeaux, with a total of 34,000 people forced to evacuate their homes. "Despite attacks from the ground and from the air, the situation has still not stabilised," the state prefecture …

Bordeaux

2 years, 7 months ago

Fires scorch Spain and France, where flames reach the beach

Associated Press

PARIS — Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in Spain and France, including one whose flames reached two popular Atlantic beaches on Sunday, as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heat wave. Spain’s National Defense Department said that “the majority” of its fire-fighting aircraft have been deployed to reach the blazes, many of which are in rugged, hilly terrain …

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2 years, 9 months ago

£6million Superyacht sinks after it went up in flames at Torquay harbour

The Independent

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Service Yacht Torquay

2 years, 10 months ago

In California’s high-risk fire country, Airbnb offers guests no warning or escape plan

LA Times

Broken roof tiles litter a staircase of an Airbnb rental home in the Santa Monica Mountains that was destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey fire. Becca Rutledge looked outside and saw the orange glow of the Woolsey fire as it roared toward her family’s Airbnb rental home in the Santa Monica Mountains. “Now I’ve got a different perspective.” Across California, thousands …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Clubbers flee fire after sparklers lit on dance floor

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Teenager accused of arson after churches and schools set on fire in Derby

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

California marks 3rd anniversary of wildfire that killed 85

Associated Press

PARADISE, Calif. — Gov. The Camp Fire that erupted on Nov. 8, 2018, in the Sierra Nevada foothills killed 85 people, destroyed nearly 19,000 homes, businesses and other buildings and virtually razed the town of Paradise. “Today marks an important milestone on that journey, and California will continue to stand with all the communities impacted by wildfire as they work …

Wildfire California Paradise

3 years, 6 months ago

Fire damages Pattaya's popular night club; no casualties reported

Firstpost

The fire, which began in the Nashaa Club, spread to several adjoining structures on the city’s famous Walking Street Bangkok: A fire in Pattaya, the Thai seaside resort city southeast of Bangkok known for its racy nightlife, has badly damaged a large nightclub catering to Indian tourists, officials said Monday. The fire, which began in the Nashaa Club, spread to …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Fire damages Thai nightclub popular with Indian tourists

The Independent

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3 years, 6 months ago

Spain wildfire: Costa del Sol towns evacuated amid huge blaze

The Independent

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Spain

3 years, 7 months ago

Couple whose gender-reveal party sparked 2020 fire charged with involuntary manslaughter

LA Times

Firefighters head toward flames as the El Dorado fire approaches in Yucaipa in September 2020. The El Dorado fire, as it came to be known, ultimately charred 22,000 acres and resulted in the death of U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Charles Morton. On Tuesday afternoon, authorities announced that involuntary manslaughter charges had been filed against Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and …

El Dorado San Bernardino County Yucaipa

4 years, 2 months ago

Venice beachfront property destroyed in early-morning fire

LA Times

Arson investigators survey the scene around a two-story commercial building on South Ocean Front Walk in Venice that burned Wednesday. A fire that broke out before dawn Wednesday in Venice destroyed a two-story building along the beachfront, authorities said. The blaze erupted at a homeless encampment on the south side of the commercial building in the 700 block of South …

Venice Humphrey

4 years, 6 months ago

West Coast fires: Gov. Newsom emphasizes wildfires show reality of climate change

CNN

CNN — Firefighters are making tremendous progress combating the huge wildfire complexes afflicting California – but the real battle is against climate change, Gov. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Flames from the Glass Fire consume …

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