An Emirates flight out of Dubai touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens Wednesday with an undetermined number of sick passengers, causing a quarantine and an emergency response. A total of 10 patients, including passengers and crew members, were eventually transported to a local hospital. A preliminary investigation points towards an influenza […]
At least 3,000 people had to be evacuated from Liberty Island Monday after a fire broke out at a construction site, involving three propane gas tanks (100 lbs. each). Two fires boats were dispatched and the first-arriving boat stretched a hand-line. FDNY land units quickly followed, ferried over from lower Manhattan. Some evacuees were sent […]
The Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu Province, World Health Organization (WHO) said, indicating the first time Ebola was found in an active conflict zone. As of Tuesday’s tally, 61 people have died from Ebola from 103 cases. Health officials […]
A Sudanese-British man deliberately drove his vehicle into a small group of cyclists, who suffered minor injuries, in London’s Parliament Square, and was stopped by a barrier as he sped towards the U.K.’s seat of government. The suspect, who is not believed to be known to British intelligence services, had no weapons in his car […]
At least 259 people are now confirmed dead after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday. The earthquake, which followed a 6.4 quake about a week ago, has displaced 156,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Most fatalities were caused by falling debris from buildings on the north […]
The Carr Fire near Redding, California has burned more than 116,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes, and is now considered the 7th worst in state history, but the worst statistic is that six people have died due to these blazes, including two firefighters. One firefighter, was struck by a tree while fighting the Ferguson […]
An Emirates flight out of Dubai touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens Wednesday with an undetermined number of sick passengers, causing a quarantine and an emergency response. A total of 10 patients, including passengers and crew members, were eventually transported to a local hospital. A preliminary investigation points towards an influenza […]
At least 3,000 people had to be evacuated from Liberty Island Monday after a fire broke out at a construction site, involving three propane gas tanks (100 lbs. each). Two fires boats were dispatched and the first-arriving boat stretched a hand-line. FDNY land units quickly followed, ferried over from lower Manhattan. Some evacuees were sent […]
The Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu Province, World Health Organization (WHO) said, indicating the first time Ebola was found in an active conflict zone. As of Tuesday’s tally, 61 people have died from Ebola from 103 cases. Health officials […]
A Sudanese-British man deliberately drove his vehicle into a small group of cyclists, who suffered minor injuries, in London’s Parliament Square, and was stopped by a barrier as he sped towards the U.K.’s seat of government. The suspect, who is not believed to be known to British intelligence services, had no weapons in his car […]
At least 259 people are now confirmed dead after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday. The earthquake, which followed a 6.4 quake about a week ago, has displaced 156,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Most fatalities were caused by falling debris from buildings on the north […]
The Carr Fire near Redding, California has burned more than 116,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes, and is now considered the 7th worst in state history, but the worst statistic is that six people have died due to these blazes, including two firefighters. One firefighter, was struck by a tree while fighting the Ferguson […]
