US: Brush Fire Closes Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County, California

A brush fire broke out in Santa Barbara County, California, along northbound Highway 101 near Mariposa Reina on Tuesday, June 17. The flames prompted the closure of southbound lanes of the highway. The fire burned an estimated 30 acres.

Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42

STORY: Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42 DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters working at the site STORYLINE: The death toll from last week's explosion at a historic hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 42 on Tuesday, after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble, official sources said. According to the Public Health Ministry, 96 people were injured in the blast at the five-star Saratoga Hotel, and 13 adults and five minors remain hospitalized at six city hospitals. Rescue teams continued to sift through the debris in search of three people, two chambermaids and a cook, reported missing, said Roberto Enriquez, spokesman for the state-run hotel management group Gaviota. At the time of the accident, said Enriquez, 51 employees were in the building: 23 of them died in the explosion, 22 have been discharged from hospital, and three remain hospitalized. The accident occurred around noon on Friday when a tanker truck

Death toll climbs to 26 from Havana hotel blast

STORY: Death toll climbs to 26 from Havana hotel blast DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue workers working in the accident site 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ROBERTO ENRIQUEZ, Spokesman of the Cuban tourist group Gaviota STORYLINE: 26 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in an explosion Friday that destroyed a large part of the historic Hotel Saratoga in downtown Havana. According to the Cuban presidential office, a gas leak caused the accident. Currently, 20 people are still missing. The rescue is still underway. A 26-year-old Spanish woman was found dead. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ROBERTO ENRIQUEZ, Spokesman of the Cuban tourist group Gaviota "The information on the Spanish citizens has been updated. A Spanish woman has been killed during the blast and a Spanish man is now being treated in the hospital." The five-star Hotel Saratoga was originally preparing to reopen next Tuesday after closing for renovation work. Xinhua

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-MOTOGP GRAND PRIX-MOTO3

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-MOTOGP GRAND PRIX-MOTO3

(220307) -- DOHA, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian Moto3 rider Andrea Migno (C) of the Rivacold Snipers Team, Spanish rider Sergio Garcia (L) of the Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team and Japanese rider Kaito Toba of the CIP Green Power team pose together on the Awarding podium after the Moto3 final race of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar 2022 in Losail Circuit of Doha, capital of Qatar, on March 6, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)