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A fire broke out at a fireworks factory, killing fourteen people who died in the flames, according to reporting by Midi Libre. The blaze engulfed the facility, where fireworks stock would have fed the fire and complicated escape and rescue efforts. The deadly toll has drawn attention to safety conditions at pyrotechnics plants, and readers are reacting to the scale of the loss.
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A woman in Pennsauken, New Jersey was critically injured after jumping from the fifth floor of her apartment building to escape a fire. Multiple outlets including NBC10 Philadelphia and NJ PEN reported the incident, citing officials. Searches about apartment fires are also surfacing a separate sixth-floor fire in Auburn, Maine, where crews responded with no immediate injuries reported.
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Several residential fires were reported across Russia on Saturday. In the centre of Tomsk, two historic wooden houses caught fire, damaging part of the city's architectural heritage. Elsewhere, a family with children managed to escape a burning house in the Igrinsky district of Udmurtia, while firefighters in Bryansk extinguished a residential building fire. No casualties were reported in the regional incidents.
- 4Chicago alley caught in midday sun, 2016 film photo resurfaces●chicago alley in the sun picture down an alley just past midday - film image from 2016 # photography # photo # alley # s
A black-and-white film photograph from 2016 showing a solitary figure walking down a Chicago alley just past midday is drawing attention. The gritty urban image, with its dumpster, fire escape and steam, is being shared and appreciated by photography enthusiasts for its moody, monochrome capture of city life.
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Practical Engineering has published a new article examining the decline of external fire escapes on buildings. The piece looks at why these once-ubiquitous iron stairways, common on American apartment blocks from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, largely disappeared from new construction and what replaced them as fire safety standards evolved. Readers are discussing the engineering and regulatory history behind the change.
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Regional broadcaster RTV Drenthe reports that Veltmaat is leaving amateur football club VV Hoogeveen, alongside news of the amateur cup draw and a family that escaped a burning car in Vries. The departure is the main sports story, while the Vries incident drew attention as a lucky escape with no injuries reported.
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Chinese firefighters are working along the China-Mongolia border to help wildlife escape from advancing flames, according to Xinhua reporting. The cross-border fire response has drawn attention to cooperation between the two countries on wildfire management and the protection of animals caught in burning grassland areas near the frontier.
- 8Film photograph of sunlit Chicago alley draws attention●chicago alley in the sun picture down an alley just past midday - film image from 2016 #photography #photo #alley #steam
A black-and-white film photograph from 2016 showing a Chicago alley just past midday is being shared among photography enthusiasts. The image captures steam, a fire escape, a dumpster and a solitary figure, with a gritty urban mood. Viewers are engaging with its moody, monochrome cityscape aesthetic.
- 9Tracing the recycled ANSI art behind Fire Escape's BBS screens●Recycling ANSI art: Tracing the origins of Fire Escape's BBS logon screens
A new article traces the origins of the ANSI logon screens used by Fire Escape, a bulletin board system, arguing that much of its artwork was recycled from other sources rather than created fresh. The piece looks back at how early BBS operators reused and remixed ASCII and ANSI art, a common practice in the scene, and identifies where Fire Escape's screens came from.
- 10Singapore considers legal action over Indonesian haze●It happens year after year. One time it was so bad I just went to Phuket. It’s intolerable and testament to how hard it
Singapore is eyeing legal action against Indonesia as smoke from Indonesian fires once again chokes the region, pushing air quality to among the world's worst. Commentators express frustration that the haze recurs every year, with one recalling escaping to Phuket during a particularly bad episode, calling the situation intolerable and proof of how difficult it is for Indonesia to change.
- 11Chinese firefighters rescue wildlife from fires at Mongolia border▼Chinese firefighters help wildlife flee flames at China-Mongolia border
Chinese firefighters are helping animals escape a fire burning along the China-Mongolia border, according to a report by Xinhua. Crews are working to guide wildlife away from the flames and to safer ground as the blaze spreads near the frontier. The story has drawn attention for the unusual focus on saving animals rather than property.
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