Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favourable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21 per cent contained, authorities said. …
Over 100 shanties and structures storing scrap and plastic waste were gutted in a fire that broke out at a field in Naharpur Kasan, near Sector 6 of Manesar, on Sunday afternoon. IS Kashyap, assistant divisional fire safety officer said that by the time the first batch of fire tenders reached the spot, all the shanties were gutted. Besides the …