Arson arrests during firestorm reveal L.A.’s burning problem
In the days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, authorities throughout L.A. County announced a series of arson arrests. But those charged were not accused of sparking the devastating…
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Police say burning Tesla battery halted rescue in fatal crash
A driver in Torrance is dead after police say they were unable to save the person from their Tesla because of its burning lithium ion battery. Torrance police responded to…
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Pacific Palisades evacuation order came after homes were already burning, AP finds – Press Enterprise
By REBECCA BOONE, GENE JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, CLAUDIA LAUER and AMY TAXIN The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t…
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Eaton fire jolts the education of thousands of students, burning schools
Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical community connections. As the weeks and months of online learning…
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How Many Fires Are Burning in Southern California?
A fierce January windstorm helped ignite not just one, but several big fires that are now simultaneously burning at an unusual time of year for California to see such destructive…
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This map shows where the Eaton fire is burning near Pasadena
A brush fire fueled by high winds ignited Tuesday evening in the Eaton Canyon area near Pasadena. Eaton fire near Pasadena quickly grows to 200 acres during dangerous windstorm /*!…
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SDSU fraternity members face felony charges for burning pledge
Four members of a San Diego State fraternity are facing felony charges over an incident in which one of them, a pledge, was set on fire causing third-degree burns that…
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Christmas tree burning ignites protests in Damascus – JURIST
Demonstrations erupted in several Christian neighborhoods of Damascus and other parts of Syria on Monday demanding protection for Christians in response to the arson of a Christmas tree near Hama,…
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Person jumps from window of burning L.A. apartment building, survives
A person jumped out of a window to escape a fierce fire that ignited in a four-story Westlake apartment building Sunday morning and survived with injuries, authorities said. The cause…
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AQMD bans indoor and outdoor wood burning on Christmas Day – Press Enterprise
Air quality regulators today banned indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland on Christmas Day due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The…
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AQMD bans indoor and outdoor wood burning on Christmas Day – Orange County Register
Air quality regulators today banned indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland on Christmas Day due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The…
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Bystanders Stop Woman From Burning Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birth Home
Bystanders stopped a 26-year-old woman who poured gasoline onto the Atlanta birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. from burning it, the authorities said. The suspect had been “stopped by…
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After Burning Man rain comes a slow, muddy exodus
As Burning Man attendees began their slow, muddy journey out of the remote northwestern Nevada desert, authorities on Monday identified a man who died at the festival, and an investigation…
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Burning Man Revelers Begin Exodus After Flooding Left Tens Of Thousands Stranded In Nevada Desert
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to…
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Burning Man Updates: Attendees May Get to Leave on Monday
Clearing skies over northwestern Nevada on Monday may permit the mass exodus of thousands of people from the Burning Man festival, where they have been stranded for days after torrential…
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Burning Man: What to Know About the Mud and Flooding
Thousands of attendees of the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert were stuck there on Sunday after heavy rain on Friday night led officials to close the road that…
Read More » Thousands of Trapped Burning Man Attendees Face More Rain
Thousands of people at the Burning Man festival, an annual carefree celebration of art, music and counterculture vibes in a remote patch of Nevada desert, remained stranded there Sunday after…
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Burning Man floods strand tens of thousands in Nevada; authorities investigate 1 death – Orange County Register
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — Tens of thousands of people gathered for the Burning Man festival remained stranded in the Nevada desert on Sunday after storms that swept through the…
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Man dies at Burning Man festival, where more rain is expected Sunday
Nevada police are investigating a man’s death at the Burning Man festival, where heavy rains and muddy conditions forced thousands of Labor Day weekend partygoers to hunker down. The Pershing…
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Burning Man Attendees Told to Conserve Food and Water
As thousands of attendees at the Burning Man festival in a remote stretch of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada were told on Saturday to conserve food, water and fuel…
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