Fire

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Investigators look at arson as possible cause of fire at vacant house ... (Canton Repository)

BROWN TWP. − Firefighters from three fire districts spent about four hours Friday night battling a vacant house blaze that a fire chief said may have been ...

Ralph Castellucci, the chief of the Great Trail Fire District, said the fire had been burning for some time at the unoccupied house when a passerby called 911 to report it around 9:20 p.m. Great Trail Fire District covers Malvern and Brown Township. An investigator with his department will try to determine if arson was the cause.

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Local house fire on Friday the 13th (KAIT)

A residential fire on Friday night sent multiple crews to the scene. The crews worked together to suppress the fire, supply extra water, and search the ...

The cause of the fire is still unknown at this time. The crews worked together to suppress the fire, supply extra water, and search the property. (KAIT) - A residential fire on Friday night sent multiple crews to the scene.

Fire breaks out at PdV's Cardon refinery (Argus Media)

A fire broke out today in the fluid catalytic cracking unit at Venezuela's Cardon refinery, the second major blaze at the site since late December.

Images circulating on social media on Sunday showed billowing black smoke coming from the refinery, but the fire may have been brought under control by the evening, one source told Argus.

Cardon has a nameplate capacity of 305,000 b/d, but in recent weeks has run at 60,000 b/d or below, according to outside estimates.

The last recent major fire at Cardon broke out on 26 December and was not extinguished until the next day.

Cardon forms part of the Paraguana complex along with the Amuay and Bajo Grande refineries in western Falcon state.

The Venezuelan oil chamber and past and present PdV workers have expressed concern about the state of Venezuela's oil infrastructure as it attempts to ramp up crude output under eased US sanctions that allow some exports.

Venezuela has already been experiencing a serious gasoline shortage, which it sells at a subsidized price of 50¢/l.

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Woman in grave condition after fire at motel in Chatsworth (CBS News)

The fire was contained to a single unit on the second floor of the motel. According to firefighters, a woman suffered burns during the blaze and remains in ...

for more features. at a two-story motel in the 21900 block of W. The blaze broke out at around 4:30 a.m.

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