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Blaze in Industrial Area Near Tehran

reporter 1222 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:16:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Firefighters are battling a blaze that tore through several industrial buildings near the Iranian capital of Tehran.

The fire broke out at an industrial area in Jajrud district in Pardis County، east of the capital.

No casualties have been reported.

Footage published by IRIB shows a warehouse consumed by flames، as large billows of smoke fill the air.

Jalal Melki، spokesman for the Tehran Fire Department stated that the conflagration broke out in three buildings، where leather and wood were being stored. At the moment، it is unclear what exactly caused the fire.

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State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage

reporter 1222 — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:53:45 +0000

Thousands of firefighters battled into the early hours Monday, losing ground to the huge blaze burning through the famed Sonoma wine region in California wildfires. Iran News covers the report by AFP.

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as the wind-driven Kincade Fire spread to more than 34,000 acres (14,000 hectares), forcing residents to flee.

In Los Angeles, meanwhile the local fire department issued mandatory evacuation orders after a “very dynamic” brush fire broke out west of a major highway, US 405, near The Getty museum.

Refugees from the Kincade blaze, the largest of more than a dozen burning throughout the state, recalled hasty departures as they waited it out in the safety of a community center in Petaluma, during California wildfires.

“The police came with loudspeakers. We weren’t expecting it,” said Kathy Amundson, who had to get her 90-year-old mother Joy into a wheelchair and then into the car for the trip out.

“We smelled smoke, we couldn’t see it,” she said. “Looks like our home is safe but the fear is wind blowing ambers and then it starts new fires.”

Others were not so lucky. The fire has destroyed dozens of homes and vineyards, including the renowned 150-year-old Soda Rock Winery.

“We’ve seen the news. We are devastated,” the owners said in a Facebook message, adding that all staff at the winery — located in the town of Healdsburg, 70 miles north of San Francisco — are safe.

At least two hospitals in Santa Rosa evacuated patients over the weekend to other facilities.

The Kincade Fire — the most devastating in California this year — ignited Wednesday and spread quickly due to powerful gusts of up to 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour. As of early Monday, it was only five percent contained.

“Over 3,000 people are working on the fire as we speak, making sure the evacuation is going smoothly and people are taking it seriously,” said state governor Gavin Newsom.

An estimated 180,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders, including in parts of Santa Rosa and a large swath of Sonoma County all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Nearly 80,000 structures are threatened, according to the county sheriff’s office. And fire officials said they did not expect the fire to be contained before November 7.

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More than 1,000 Firefighters Battle Portugal Wildfires

reporter 1222 — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 12:33:24 +0000

The firefighters were deployed to tackle three fires in the mountainous and heavily forested Castelo Branco region, 200 km north of Lisbon, according to the website of the Civil Protection.

Around 20 helicopters and aeroplanes were involved in efforts to douse the flames before nightfall made further flights impossible.

A civilian who suffered serious injuries and was evacuated by helicopter to Lisbon, Luis Belo Costa, the commander of the civil protection for the region said, AFP reported.

Four firefighters were also reported injured, and a further three were hurt after their fire engine collided with another.

The army said in a statement it was dispatching twenty soldiers and machinery to open routes “to facilitate access” for the firefighters.

Several national highways have been closed and a number of villages in the region have been evacuated as a precaution, the civil protection said.

Belo Costa said he hoped to have the three fires under control by early Sunday morning.

In a message President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expressed his “solidarity with the hundreds fighting the scourge of the fires.”

Portugal is still traumatized by the deaths of dozens of people in huge blazes in 2017, with authorities taking extra precautions.

Fanned by strong winds, the fires had been spreading in three directions since Saturday afternoon.

Six regions of central and southern Portugal have been placed on maximum fire alert.

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