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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Kharkiv under Russian drone attack

Two firefighters reach for a fire hydrant during a response effort to a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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California Wildfire January 17

Firefighters secure a hose to a hydrant during wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 2025. The California wildfires have left thousands of homes in ashes, marking one of the worst fire seasons in recent years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

A damaged fire hydrant is seen in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California, the United States, January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - Water flows from a fire hydrant through the fire hose attached to it at the site of a Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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U.S.-CHICAGO-HEAT WAVE

(230824) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kids and adults cool off beside an open fire hydrant in the New City neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, the United States, on Aug. 23, 2023. The temperature at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, the third most populous city in the United States, reached 98 degrees Fahrenheit (36.67 degrees Celsius) Wednesday afternoon, breaking the city's previous daily high temperature record for Aug. 23 of 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.11 degrees Celsius), according to the U.S. National Weather Service. The previous record for Aug. 23 was set in 1947, Chicago Sun Times reported on Wednesday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230207) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks the underground fire hydrant on the platform at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 7, 2023. The maintenance team under the China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. has been busy to make sure that safe and smooth train rides are available to passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230207) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the underground fire hydrant on the platform at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 7, 2023. The maintenance team under the China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. has been busy to make sure that safe and smooth train rides are available to passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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