FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – What initially began as a grass fire quickly burned across 13 acres of property, injuring several animals and setting off explosions in Fresno County Saturday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters say around 4 p.m. they responded to a vegetation fire at the corner of Highway 41 and Central Avenue. […]
First responders and emergency crews worked on a busy intersection of road in Everett Saturday after reported manhole explosions. Three manholes caught fire at the intersection of Broadway and Bowdoin Street, lifting the heavy metal covers into the air, a National Grid worker told Boston 25 at the scene. No one was hurt, an Everett […]
Ukraine may have launched its biggest drone attack ever, per the Kyiv Independent. Russia shot down a total of 102 aerial and six naval sea drones overnight, it said. Two of its major ports, Sevastopol and Novorossiysk, were affected, per reports. Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions […]
An illegal street racing event that resembled a military offensive was halted at 1 a.m. on a Sunday when sheriff’s deputies showed up at an office park near Tampa, Florida. Video shows the sounds of roaring engines and exploding fireworks were mingled with smoke from burning rubber as the cars spun in circles around an […]
Scientists may be a step closer to discovering how gamma-ray bursts come to be some of the most powerful explosions in the known universe. For context, a single gamma-ray burst, or GRB, can produce more energy in seconds than the sun will radiate in billions of years. Because of this power, scientists theorize that GRBs […]
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request […]
Iran fired air defence batteries early on Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high in the broader Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. One government official suggested sites may […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial flights began diverting their routes over western Iran without explanation early Friday as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic reported “explosions” heard over the city of Isfahan. State television acknowledged “loud noise.” The incident comes as tensions remain high in the wider Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without explanation as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic claimed there had been “explosions” heard over the city of Isfahan. State television acknowledged “loud noise.” The incident comes as tensions remain high in the wider […]
Multiple explosions have hit Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine has been placed on alert as Russia launched a wave of air strikes. Poland says it has activated its air force to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after strikes also targeted the Ukrainian border region of Lviv. The attacks started in the capital at […]
If you’re in the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse, you’ll experience a brief period of darkness — totality — for a few seconds or minutes. This is the only safe time to look directly at the sun without solar eclipse glasses. If you observe the sun‘s corona during totality, you […]
Shootings, explosions and a fire at a concert hall Friday evening in Russia are being investigated as a terrorist attack, the country’s top investigative agency said. Russia’s Federal Security Service said that at least 40 people had been killed in the attack and more than 100 others are injured in one of the deadliest attacks […]