fires

I was saddened to read about the wildfire on Table Mountain. I hope that any posters that live there or thereabouts are safe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56793317 I like Cape Town and I particularly like Table Mountain. Back in 2005 I was completely unprepared when I climbed it...

A huge fire has broken out at a university student accommodation block. Crowds of students have been evacuated from the building in Bradshawgate in Bolton and police have urged people to avoid the area. One witness said the fire was "climbing up" the building and "bubbling from the outside"...

World-famous church suffering a massive fire in roof and spire. Live coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGbmWOfdXcQ Apparently, there is renovation going on, scaffolding is visible above the roof.

http://thenewstalkers.com/forum/topics/jessica-chambers-19-year-old-woman-doused-with-lighter-fluid-and take the worst I've ever suggested and.... w18 o.d.

I have been following the events surrounding this fire, currently the 4th largest in AZ history. latest update Officials are already comparing this to the rodeo-chediski fire of 2002. Currently AZ's largest forest fire having burned over 400K acres. My mother had been up at our cabin in...

Maybe this is a good idea? Maybe it will end moral hazard. It seems a little harsh, but maybe this will teach them a good lesson. Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground

Don't think I've ever seen this much smoke... http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_15998749?source=most_viewed#axzz0ymVvRAAU http://www.examiner.com/weather-in-denver/fourmile-canyon-wildfire-burns-structures-forces-evacuations-west-of-boulder ... and I don't think it's getting smaller.

In year 2004 in a village, Canneto di Caronia, Sicily, there were spontaneous fires that have practically remained unexplained. The occurrences were vastly publicized in the world press. 39 families were evacuated from their homes from February to August 2004. In an outdated link (2/11/2004)...

In the wake of Victoria's devastating fires last February, the government has changed it's policy from "stay and defend if you can" to "leave the night before" in extreme code red conditions. http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=381827 I can understand this advice, but can, in...

Wow. This is literally a five minute walk from my apartment in Beijing; the hotel that is burning, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, is architecturally striking, and was set to open soon as one of the most luxurious hotels in Beijing. Apparently, not being completed yet, the internal fire...

I'm not sure what sort of coverage the Victorian bushfires are receiving overseas so thought I would start this thread as the region I live in has been very badly hit. Bushfires (or wildfires) are a fact of life in Australia, but I never thought I would experience anything to match the "Ash...

The mysterious fires in the Silician town of Canneto Di Caronia continue (earlier mentioned in JREF forums here , and more recently on MSNBC here ). According to the piece on MSNBC, foul play has been ruled out, and the cause still isn't forthcoming. There are a few interesting things to...

I was listening to radio and I heard this professor (Dr. Thomas M. Bonnicksen) interviewed about the current forest fires. He is a professor of forestry and he was talking about how because of the current environmental laws we have too many trees. If I remembered correctly, he said in this...