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.

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.

Hong Kong: Dozens Killed as Fire Rips Through High-Rise Towers in Tai Po

A massive fire engulfed multiple towers of Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, killing dozens of people with hundreds missing. Thick smoke and flames forced evacuations as firefighters tackled the blaze from ladder trucks, with some fire staff injured. The 31-storey residential complex, undergoing extensive renovation with bamboo scaffolding, suffered debris falling from buildings. Roads were closed and emergency services scrambled to the scene.

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025. (Kyodo)

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025.

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025.

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Firefighters climb a ladder to suppress a fire in a three-storey residential building damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in central Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Firefighters climb a ladder to suppress a fire in a three-storey residential building damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in central Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

Consequences of Russian attack in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Firefighters climb a ladder to suppress a fire in a three-storey residential building damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in central Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

Russian missile strikes Dnipro apartment block

Russian missile strikes Dnipro apartment block

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A firefighter in an aerial work platform puts out a fire during a search and rescue effort at the apartment block hit by the Russian missile, Dnipro, east-central Ukraine. On Friday, June 28, Russian troops attacked a residential building in Dnipro with a rocket. The Interior Ministry says that one person died and 12 people were injured, including a baby and a pregnant woman. The flats from the 8th to 11th floor were destroyed and 11 cars were damaged.

Russian missile strikes Dnipro apartment block

Russian missile strikes Dnipro apartment block

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2024 - A firefighter in an aerial work platform puts out a fire during a search and rescue effort at the apartment block hit by the Russian missile, Dnipro, east-central Ukraine. On Friday, June 28, Russian troops attacked a residential building in Dnipro with a rocket. The Interior Ministry says that one person died and 12 people were injured, including a baby and a pregnant woman. The flats from the 8th to 11th floor were destroyed and 11 cars were damaged.

Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 24, 2024 - A firefighter in an aerial ladder platform puts out a fire at a warehouse caused by a Russian missile attack on civilian infrastructure, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 24, 2024 - Firefighters in an aerial ladder platform put out a fire at a warehouse caused by a Russian missile attack on civilian infrastructure, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

At least 7 newborns killed in Delhi fire incidents

STORY: At least 7 newborns killed in Delhi fire incidents SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of incident place 3. various of local people STORYLINE: At least seven newborns died and five others were injured when a fire broke out inside a baby care center in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar area late on Saturday night, confirmed a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official to Xinhua on Sunday. One of the injured was said to be in a serious condition. The injured newborns were shifted to a different hospital. The fire reportedly started after an oxygen cylinder blew off. And soon dense smoke engulfed the whole building, leading to a commotion inside it, said an eyewitness. Videos showed newborns being rescued and brought down by DFS officials with the help of a ladder. In another fire incident reported from a multi-storey house in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar area, three persons died and three o

Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kharkiv on May 23, 2024

Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kharkiv on May 23, 2024

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - MAY 23, 2024 - A firefighter jumps onto a ladder during a response effort to a Russian S-300 missile strike on a printing company in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. As reported, on the morning of May 23, Russian troops attacked the Kharkiv region. In Kharkiv, seven people were killed and 20 others were injured at a printing company. A large-scale fire broke out. In Liubotyn, eight people were injured. The Ukrainian Railways said that their facilities in Kharkiv and the region had been hit, and six employees had been injured.

China: Construction Site Fire Extinguished By Excavator In Karamay, Xinjiang

A video filmed in Karamay, Xinjiang shows a fire broke out at a construction site on April 8. A skillful operator used the excavator to scoop up dirt and extinguish the flame. According to the reports, the flame was caused by aging electrical circuits.

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - Firefighters eliminate the consequences of Russian shelling in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - A residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - A residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Impact of Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - A residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans At The Fire Station - NYC

Ghostbusters Fans gather at the famous fire station FDNY Ladder 8 to celebrate the new movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire in New York City, NY, USA on March 14, 2024. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM