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25 Dead, 9 Missing After Fire Destroys Charter Scuba Boat According news reports published by Reuters, the New York Times and the Associated Press, 25 people are confirmed to have died after a charter boat was destroyed by fire while anchored off Southern California’s Santa Cruz Island early Monday morning. Nine others are reported to be missing and are presumed to have also been killed in what local authorities are describing as the worst maritime accident in California waters in…

Santa Fe, Texas Ripped by Natural Gas Line Explosion, Fire Early reports say several CenterPoint Energy contractor workers injured Several members of a work crew were reported to have been injured by what appears to have been a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire in Santa Fe, Texas. Initial images from the scene indicate that the explosion and fire involved a relatively low-pressure residential / light industrial gas line and that damage to adjacent structures is minor. Santa Fe is…

This fire is 2nd major “incident” in as many months involving Tesla vehicles in China. The cause of the fire is said to be a possible short circuit in the wiring. Read more from the fire and burn accident lawyers at The Doan Law Firm on what to do after a fire accident.

What has become a massive chemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company facility located on Independence Parkway in Deer Park started on March 17, 2019. Overnight between March 18 and 19 the Deer Park ITC fire significantly worsened. Attempts by firefighters to extinguish the blaze have been to no avail as the flames engulfed not just the initial chemical tank that caught fire at the facility but multiple other containment tanks on the premises. The inferno now encompasses sink chemical…

A fire at the International Terminals Company (ITC) facility in Houston suburb of Deer Park has led to a “shelter in place” order for ITC employees who were working inside the facility when the fire broke out Sunday at around 10:30 a.m. As of 5:30 p.m. the shelter in place order is restricted to the facility itself and to the Deer Park community. At this time the cause of the fire is unknown but on-scene officials reported it is still…