#Preacher gives live sermon outside his burning home

#Preacher gives live sermon outside his burning home

“#Preacher gives live sermon outside his burning home” The flames that engulfed his home were no match for his burning faith. Sammy Smith, founder of Grace Cathedral Ministries in Piedmont, South Carolina, took to Facebook Live on Monday morning as the Simpsonville Fire Department worked to contain a fire that had overtaken the second floor…

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#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine

#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine

“#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine” The FDNY could “endanger the lives” of New Yorkers by calling out sick to protest the department’s vaccine mandate, its leader said. Commissioner Daniel Nigro said firefighters were protesting Friday’s deadline to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement by using paid sick leave….

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#Taiwan building fire cause investigated by officials

#Taiwan building fire cause investigated by officials

“#Taiwan building fire cause investigated by officials” KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Officials in Taiwan were pursuing leads Friday into the cause of a fire in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the port city of Kaohsiung in which 46 people were killed and another 41 injured. The fire in the 13-story building that was…

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#Fighting fire with fire to protect California sequoia trees

#Fighting fire with fire to protect California sequoia trees

“#Fighting fire with fire to protect California sequoia trees” LOS ANGELES — With flames advancing toward the signature grove of ancient massive trees in Sequoia National Park, firefighters on Thursday fought fire with fire. Using firing operations to burn out flammable vegetation and other matter before the wildfire arrives in the Giant Forest is one…

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#Florida animal shelter fire leaves 13 cats dead

#Florida animal shelter fire leaves 13 cats dead

“#Florida animal shelter fire leaves 13 cats dead” At least 13 cats died in a devastating fire at a Florida animal shelter on Wednesday night, the kennel said. Four additional felines are still missing after the blaze tore through the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando in Orange County, the shelter said in a Thursday Facebook…

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#Alleged would-be arsonist thwarted by Queens pastor

#Alleged would-be arsonist thwarted by Queens pastor

“#Alleged would-be arsonist thwarted by Queens pastor” A man was caught on video allegedly trying to start a fire in the entryway of a Queens church Saturday before the pastor thwarted him, cops and diocese officials say. Surveillance footage released by the Diocese of Brooklyn shows the alleged would-be arsonist first toss what appears to…

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#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West

#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West

“#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West” QUINCY, Calif. — Thousands of homes in Northern California remain threatened by the nation’s largest wildfire as unstable weather creates a high danger of new blazes erupting across the West. Weekend thunderstorms across the northern Sierra didn’t produce much rain, instead whipping up winds and unleashing…

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