Denver voters have another hefty ballot on their hands in the November election: Three double-sided pages await them in envelopes that began arriving over the weekend. Beyond school district matters, statewide amendments and propositions, congressional races and the U.S. presidency, Denver voters have nine citywide ballot questions that would change municipal code or the city … Read more
An Illinois man has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to his home with the family inside, just over one year after he was charged with setting his mother’s car on fire inside the family’s garage. Evan Rude, 24, is being charged with multiple counts of arson in the wake of a fire … Read more
SINGAPORE: Two people were found unconscious inside a unit after a fire broke out at Synergy@KB, an industrial building in Kaki Bukit, on Thursday (Sep 19). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that they were alerted to the fire at 25 Kaki Bukit Road 4 at around 12.55pm. “Upon SCDF’s arrival, … Read more
For multi-millionaire and best-selling author Ramit Sethi, the moment he realised he didn’t have to work anymore was pivotal. At 42, Sethi’s investments were generating far more income than his expenses. In a recent YouTube video, the host of Netflix’s How To Get Rich explained how the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement combines long-established … Read more
WASHINGTON — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. In addition to the huge amount of water, firefighters used an aircraft to drop fire retardant on the “immediate area” of the … Read more
The Tesla Semi is on display at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility during the “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP/Getty Images The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on the investigation into an Aug. 19 crash and electrical fire involving a Tesla Semi. … Read more
SINGAPORE: A fire that broke out at a data centre in Loyang on Tuesday (Sep 10) did not affect the structural integrity of the building, preliminary findings by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) showed. Damping down operations in the Digital Realty data centre at 3 Loyang Way were still ongoing a day after the … Read more
Digital Realty is an international real estate firm that owns and operates data centres. It has three data centres in Singapore – two in Loyang and one in Jurong. It said its response protocol was deployed as soon as the fire alarm was triggered. “All on-site personnel were safely evacuated by 8.15am and no injuries … Read more
A fire that broke out at the Johannesburg Country Club (JCC) in Auckland Park has been contained, after a blaze ripped through the kitchen and members areas on Tuesday afternoon. A large inferno and massive plumes of black smoke could be seen from the distance. Watch: The cause of Tuesday’s fire at the JCC is … Read more
CARS “PACKED LIKE SARDINES” LHN Group, which owns and manages the Golden Mile Tower car park through its subsidiary LHN Parking, told CNA that it is cooperating with the authorities to determine the cause of the fire. The company said it was unable to disclose further information as investigations are ongoing, and apologised for the … Read more
