#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills

#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills

“#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh TV stations say at least 49 people have died in a fire that broke out at a food and beverage factory outside the country’s capital. A fire service official, Russel Shikder, confirmed that a fire began Thursday night at the five-story Hashem Food and…

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#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears

#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears

“#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears” COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. The ship’s operator said the wreck of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl “is now wholly sitting on the…

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#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

“#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought” June 10 – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at…

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#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment

#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment

“#Cat jumps to safety from burning Chicago apartment” It was a purrr-fect landing. A black cat escaped injury after leaping from the fifth floor window of a burning apartment in Chicago on Thursday. The cat lands safely after its five story jump.Twitter The jarring jump to safety was captured on video by a Chicago Fire…

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