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Wildfire Near LA Destroys Homes, Forces Evacuations
2014-01-16 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A wildfire that broke out Thursday morning in a national forest roughly 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles has destroyed more than 1,700 homes and forced the evacuation of dozens of residents. Three people have been arrested in connection to the fire that ignited in the Angeles National Forest, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to the Times, arson investigators were at the scene of the blaze, which had already destroyed at least two homes by 11 a.m. - roughly five hours after...
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Gas main blaze forces Oakland evacuations
2013-12-10 21:26:48| Energy - Topix.net
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. spokesman Jason King told KRON4-TV the utility received a report about a gas leak and found a 4-inch plastic gas main had ruptured.
Evacuations following CSX spill lifted
2013-12-01 02:48:03| Railroads - Topix.net
Residents of several dozen houses closest to where a railroad tank car that ruptured after derailing, spilling about 13,000 gallons of styrene monomer, were allowed home starting shortly before noon today, according to a CSX Transportation statement.
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Early warning, massive evacuations save eastern India from large cyclone casualties
2013-10-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Aid workers in India this week said an organized early warning and evacuation system helped minimize the death toll as Cyclone Phailin lashed the country's eastern coast, and they said the experience underscores the type of disaster preparation nations will need as climate change leads to fiercer and more frequent storms. By yesterday, about 25 people had been reported killed, according to news reports. While tragic, officials noted, the numbers pale in comparison to 10,000 people who were killed...
Colorado flooding: Evacuations, broken oil pipeline in Weld County
2013-09-14 22:11:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
As Front Range floodwaters continued to drain into the swelling South Platte River Saturday, authorities scrambled to evacuate stranded residents from homes and deal with a broken oil and gas industry pipeline.
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