fire
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The collision on the narrow two-lane highway ignited a fire that engulfed the 17-passenger mid-sized commercial shuttle bus, which had a 50-year-old driver and five passengers onboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said at the time the most probable cause of the fire was an e-bike that was charging.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The thumos, as the ancient Greeks called it—the fire of passion, strength, courage, pride—is the heart of great civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A Los Angeles Times investigation published this year also found its policies have grown in neighborhoods where there isn’t substantial fire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“And more. You’ve had a narrow escape. You’re one lucky boy. What if the fire had spread into that sugarbush grove? Do you happen to recall whose particular grove that is?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Environmental inspectors who rushed to two fires discovered 318 tonnes of toxic industrial dust that had been stored for months in a chrome factory, AlbChrome, with no transfer contracts for its treatment or safe disposal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Singapore, iconic landmarks are being shrouded in toxic haze from the fires.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
For example, smoke from fires is another problem impacting wine production that is often undetectable early in the production processes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Like lead in the water in Flint, Mich., and the forest fires out West, the very fabric of our lives is being altered.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Shows you where fires are in real time.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The man who initially fired the gun was wearing a long white shirt as well as military fatigue trousers and boots, which are commonly worn by soldiers, Wessels said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
When asked about the incident, Dwyer said she wasn’t involved in the decision, and she didn’t know if they were fired over sharing information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It remains unclear how many shots were fired, Worley said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The agency’s operator was recently sued by a former executive who was fired earlier this year after raising concerns about train safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
It’s possible the waiter got scared and never used the pills, or maybe he got fired before he had the chance.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Which means you have to find your emotional connection, and that’s likely going to generate from whatever synapses are firing up in the memory bank.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The last live hostages were freed a year ago as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal in which Hamas stopped firing into Israel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
On May 6, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Hasna, by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
On tabletops with less abstract design, such as one with a skull depicted, differences in glazing and firing mean there are variations in the hue and colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
At eight years old, Timmy had distributed illegal communist leaflets in tsarist Russia; as a teen, he survived being executed by firing squad by playing dead on the ground for two days.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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