Tag: Fires

A delivery worker passes by as other motorized bikes are lined up on the curb in New York, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. As the coronavirus dug in, the number of motorized bicycles dashing through New York City swelled, as cocooning residents grew reliant on food delivery workers for their COVID-era meals. But as the number of e-bikes have grown — now an estimated 65,000 zipping from eateries to doorsteps — so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC E-bike battery deaths and injuries hit record high in 2023

Eden Villalovas · January 19, 2024 11:36 am

A Japan Airlines plane is on fire on the runway of Haneda Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan plane crash: Aircraft erupts in flames with 379 people on board

Conrad Hoyt · January 2, 2024 6:33 am

New York firefighters walk up to the entrance of New York Supreme Court, Dec. 13, 2023, in New York. The courthouse in New York City where former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has been taking place was evacuated on Wednesday hours after testimony had concluded for the day.

Trump trial: Man starts fire at courthouse in New York by torching documents

Jack Birle · December 14, 2023 3:17 pm

President Joe Biden (right) talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) (center) and his wife Jennifer, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA), as he arrives at San Francisco International Airport for the APEC summit on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Newsom takes victory lap on infrastructure win after polls show his California support slipping

Jack Birle · November 17, 2023 8:42 pm

Fire erupts in Atlanta following train derailment

Jenny Goldsberry · November 17, 2023 4:15 pm

Hawaii fire: Maui police report death toll hits 100 in Lahaina wildfire

Eden Villalovas · November 16, 2023 11:10 pm

Major Los Angeles freeway damaged in arson fire will take weeks to reopen, Newsom says

Eden Villalovas · November 15, 2023 3:42 pm

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) listens to fellow speakers before President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, New York.

Bowman camp plays ‘Nazi’ card in fire alarm incident defense

Reese Gorman · October 2, 2023 8:23 pm

This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.

Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires

Washington Examiner · September 8, 2023 12:31 pm

Firefighters work on the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

At least 58 people dead in South Africa building fire

Conrad Hoyt · August 31, 2023 6:13 am

Republicans press Biden administration on Maui fire response as death toll rises

Cami Mondeaux · August 30, 2023 7:37 pm

Broward Sheriff’s Office confirms two killed in Florida helicopter crash

Rachel Schilke · August 28, 2023 4:34 pm