UK: Major Factory Fire Sends Thick Smoke Across Wolverhampton

A major factory fire broke out on Sunbeam Street in Wolverhampton shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, sending a large plume of smoke visible for miles. Firefighters from West Midlands and Staffordshire deployed more than 20 fire engines and specialist vehicles as residents were advised to avoid the area and keep doors and windows closed.

US: Rose Fire Prompts Road Closures, Evacuation Near Wickenburg, Arizona 2

A brush fire, dubbed Rose Fire, erupted on the east side of U.S. 60 in Arizona, on Wednesday, June 12. The blaze burning within the Hassayampa Riverbed burned 150 acres by Wednesday night and prompted evacuations for residents near Wickenburg and closure of both directions on US 60.

US: Rose Fire Prompts Road Closures, Evacuation Near Wickenburg, Arizona 4

A brush fire, dubbed Rose Fire, erupted on the east side of U.S. 60 in Arizona, on Wednesday, June 12. The blaze burning within the Hassayampa Riverbed burned 150 acres by Wednesday night and prompted evacuations for residents near Wickenburg and closure of both directions on US 60.

US: Rose Fire Prompts Road Closures, Evacuation Near Wickenburg, Arizona

A brush fire, dubbed Rose Fire, erupted on the east side of U.S. 60 in Arizona, on Wednesday, June 12. The blaze burning within the Hassayampa Riverbed burned 150 acres by Wednesday night and prompted evacuations for residents near Wickenburg and closure of both directions on US 60.

US: Rose Fire Prompts Road Closures, Evacuation Near Wickenburg, Arizona 3

A brush fire, dubbed Rose Fire, erupted on the east side of U.S. 60 in Arizona, on Wednesday, June 12. The blaze burning within the Hassayampa Riverbed burned 150 acres by Wednesday night and prompted evacuations for residents near Wickenburg and closure of both directions on US 60.

Frisch at international conference on disaster relief

Frisch at international conference on disaster relief

KOBE, Japan - Ambassador Toni Frisch, chairman of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, an arm of the U.N. Secretariat, speaks at a meeting on disaster relief attended by over 80 countries in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. Frisch said the major objective of the conference was to share local information and experience at the global level.

Frisch at international conference on disaster relief

Frisch at international conference on disaster relief

KOBE, Japan - Ambassador Toni Frisch, chairman of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, an arm of the U.N. Secretariat, speaks at a meeting on disaster relief attended by over 80 countries in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. Frisch said the major objective of the conference was to share local information and experience at the global level. (Kyodo)