• First responders injured during Idaho brush fire that forced residents to evacuate
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    First responders injured during Idaho brush fire that forced residents to evacuate

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Officials say several first responders were injured by the fire, and residents may have been hurt as well. MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — Multiple structure fires and a fast-moving brush fire in Idaho prompted multiple evacuations and a large multi-agency response Tuesday night. An Idaho State Police spokesperson said the forward movement of the fire just south of Mountain Home has been stopped and contained. As of 11 p.m. Mountain Time, the fire had not been named or mapped for acreage. ISP said several law enforcement officers were injured while responding, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. Police said…

  • Chemical tank in California could explode any moment as 40,000 residents remain evacuated
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    Chemical tank in California could explode any moment as 40,000 residents remain evacuated

    May 24, 2026 - By 

    Crews are racing to cool a pressurized tank holding hazardous chemicals in Orange County as evacuation orders stretch into Memorial Day weekend. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 residents with no timeline on when they can return. No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank overheated Thursday and began venting vapors at a company site in Garden Grove, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles, according to the Orange County…