Oakland, California police declared a protest Saturday an illegal assembly after “agitators” set fire to a court and tore apart a police station. The Oakland Police Department declared a demonstration that brought together some 700 people in total as an “illegal assembly” shortly after 11:30 pm local time. We are …
Read More »Investigators suspect arson fire at the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters
Investigators said they suspect arson in a fire that caused major damage Friday morning at the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters in Phoenix. “After … gathering the evidence they determined it was a man-made fire,” Phoenix Fire Department Captain Rob McDade said at a press conference. The investigation into the fire …
Read More »‘What mattered was to catch them’
(Newser) – Two young brothers were saved from a fire in an apartment in the city of Grenoble, in southeastern France, when they fell about 33 feet from a window and were caught by people below. The two, aged 10 and 3, were unharmed last fall, but could have suffered …
Read More »Forest fires in Siberia have set fire to a larger area than Greece
Forest fires in Russia have so far burned an area larger than the size of Greece, according to Greenpeace Russia. On Monday, the environmental organization criticized government officials for their inaction in the region amid record heat waves. Using satellite data, Greenpeace Russia reported that approximately 19 million hectares, approximately …
Read More »Free French police man questioned over Nantes cathedral fire
A view of the debris caused by a fire inside the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Nantes, France, July 18, 2020. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe NANTES, France (Reuters) – French police released a 39-year-old Rwandan refugee from all suspicions on Sunday and released him after questioning the …
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