Changi Airport unveils new search and rescue boats to boost response to incidents at sea

Changi Airport unveils new search and rescue boats to boost response to incidents at sea

SINGAPORE: Three types of new sea rescue vessels have been added to Changi Airport’s emergency services team to boost its firefighting and search and rescue capabilities. The boats were showcased in the airport’s annual crisis simulation exercise on Thursday (Oct 17), which involved nearly 20 agencies and more than 200 participants.  The new vessels – Landing Craft, Command … Read more

Major fire breaks out at Tata Electronics’ Hosur facility, iPhone production hit

Major fire breaks out at Tata Electronics’ Hosur facility, iPhone production hit

In a major setback to Tata Electronics, its mobile phone accessories painting facility in Hosur was engulfed in a massive fire on Saturday morning, leading to halting of operations at the only Indian vendor for the iconic iPhone. The fire incident took place at around 5:30 am and 11 fire engines were still at the … Read more

Firefighters Forced to Use Massive Amounts of Water, Air Support to Extinguish Tesla Battery Blaze

Firefighters Forced to Use Massive Amounts of Water, Air Support to Extinguish Tesla Battery Blaze

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

Why some Canadian insurance companies are bringing in a wildfire tactical team

Why some Canadian insurance companies are bringing in a wildfire tactical team

When Joelle Fraser-McGaghey had to evacuate her home during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, she only had a few minutes to pack before her family had to get out the door. Trying to pull outdoor furniture away from her house was not at the top of her list. “Honestly, I’m not thinking ‘Should I remove … Read more

Jasper wildfire latest disaster in climate claim deluge facing Canada’s insurance sector

Jasper wildfire latest disaster in climate claim deluge facing Canada’s insurance sector

Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance sector insiders. The industry depends on teams of insurance adjusters to look into claims and … Read more

Fire guts seven-storey building in Lagos

Fire guts seven-storey building in Lagos

A seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, was gutted by fire in the early hours of Friday. The fire outbreak, which reportedly affected many offices and shops within the building, prompted a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. Director of the … Read more

Explosions reported at Massachusetts fire, one resident injured in blaze

Explosions reported at Massachusetts fire, one resident injured in blaze

Firefighters extinguished a house blaze that injured a resident on Wednesday after “explosions” reportedly fueled the fire. Gloucester firefighters responded to 20 Marina Drive for a report of a structure fire at around 10:39 a.m., as the two-story, single-family home with an attached garage was fully involved with fire. A resident who evacuated the home … Read more

3 members of award-winning gospel quartet the Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

3 members of award-winning gospel quartet the Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet, as well as the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard the aircraft. Nelons co-founder Kelly Nelon Clark, her … Read more

July 21 was the hottest day on record, European climate agency says

July 21 was the hottest day on record, European climate agency says

On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus on Tuesday. Preliminary data from Copernicus shows that the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 C, beating the record set just last year on … Read more

Canada draws link between June heat wave and climate change in landmark study

Canada draws link between June heat wave and climate change in landmark study

For the first time, the Canadian government has conducted a rapid analysis of a period of extreme heat and determined its connection to human-caused climate change. The analysis conducted by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) found that a heat wave in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada between June 17 and 20 was made two … Read more