Tag: Accidents and disasters
Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship...
Rescuers trying to free worker trapped in DC home collapse
WASHINGTON — Emergency crews responded Thursday to a report of a building under construction that collapsed in the nation’s capital. Several people were reported...
Court: Toppled rig’s owners can’t sue Coast Guard contractor
NEW ORLEANS — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his...
Experts will study engineering reasons for condo’s collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. — A team of technical experts from the federal government and outside specialists are going to gather building material samples and study...
PG&E seeks $3.6 billion in rate hikes for wildfire safety
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help it pay for hardening its...
17 hurt as illegal fireworks caches explodes in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A cache of homemade fireworks exploded as it was being destroyed by a bomb squad, flipping and damaging cars, smashing windows...
F-16 collides with building at Dutch air base before takeoff
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Belgian F-16 fighter jet collided with a building at a Dutch airbase Thursday morning as it prepared to take...
Tropical Storm Elsa, 5th named storm, forms in Atlantic
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Elsa has formed over the tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy rains that may lead...
Evacuations extended near northern Illinois industrial fire
MORRIS, Ill. — Toxic fumes and smoke from a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned but...
Biden bringing message of comfort, unity to Surfside
SURFSIDE, Fla. — President Joe Biden is set to offer comfort and support Thursday to the families of the dead and missing after last...
