I used to live in the area where these homes burned and my father actually helped rebuild. I could never understand why all these people would move somewhere where all these fires could happen. History...
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Buncefield Hemel Hempstead 2008, site of the massive Buncefield fire of the 11th december 2005. The shock of the blast was heard for miles. A High Court hearing brought by a group of Buncefield residents from Hemel...
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Now that the California Wildfires are mostly under control, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked for the area to be declared a federal disaster site. As residents retuned home to see the damage in Southern...
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Santa Barbara and Montecito fire departments lead tours for residents who lost their homes in the Tea Fire. The fire is 80% contained at this point. A preliminary list of affected properties is...
Some residents are leaving doors and windows open because they believe that it will help firefighters in case of fire. But such action, however, helps looters to gain access and can help fire to spread easily. Same...
"Residents in trendy, condo-laden Yaletown — Vancouver’s definitive “lifestyle” neighbourhood of swanky bars, bronze bodies and designer dogs — are furious over plans for a 250-seat rooftop patio at the...
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A tiny town in New Hampshire which has long had a tradition of casting the first ballot in the US election has voted, and they have overwhelmingly chosen Barack Obama.Please check out NowPublic's US Election...
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No is not a Hollywood block buster, this is truefully freaky weather or is it the ice tip of the iceburge and we are entering a ice age. No squirel wants to chase after a acorn in this type of weather. " These astonishing scenes are the aftermath of a...
Why young Somalis are lured by pirate lifestyle Somali pirates living the high life of luxury The arrogant communication style repeats: "The lady of the house speaking "...."No information today. No comment,"...
"LAS CRUCES - An early morning explosion leveled a home near "A" Mountain Thursday. No injuries are reported, but the home is a total loss and federal investigators have been called in.The Dona Ana County Sheriff's...
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When black slaves escaped from the white lords in Brazil, they headed to the north, more dense the jungle more safe they would be. 200 year after that, several slaves descendents living in small settlements...
"GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) - If there was one stretch of road that could bring a smile to the faces of drivers fueling up at the pump, it would be in Georgetown. Both residents and drivers in the area are seeing prices...
"Bride and groom are in. Party A and Party B are out.California state officials, saying they had heard from residents all over the state who would like to be identified as "bride" and "groom" on their marriage...
" VIRGINIA BEACH – Police Monday released the identity of a woman whose remains were found in the woods in Va. Beach last week. Chantel G. Bryant, 35, of the 2900 block of Kimball Terrace in Norfolk, was...
A vote in Ohio is going ahead today amid a controversy over the voting procedures in the state. "With the credit crisis roiling Washington, Wall Street and the presidential campaign, voters in the key battleground state of Ohio cast their first ballots amid a controversy over...
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