US: Storage Tanks Ignite at Oklahoma Pipeline Facility After Suspected Lightning Strike 4

A fire broke out at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma, Monday morning, August 17, after a suspected lightning strike ignited tanks containing natural gasoline, prompting evacuations and school shelter-in-place orders. The blaze, which began around 8:34 a.m. in one tank before spreading to three, was extinguished by Monday afternoon after nearly 50 personnel responded, though crews continued applying foam overnight to prevent reignition. No injuries were reported. Nearby schools, businesses and homes were evacuated as a precaution, with authorities directing traffic to alternate routes around the area.

US: Storage Tanks Ignite at Oklahoma Pipeline Facility After Suspected Lightning Strike 3

A fire broke out at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma, Monday morning, August 17, after a suspected lightning strike ignited tanks containing natural gasoline, prompting evacuations and school shelter-in-place orders. The blaze, which began around 8:34 a.m. in one tank before spreading to three, was extinguished by Monday afternoon after nearly 50 personnel responded, though crews continued applying foam overnight to prevent reignition. No injuries were reported. Nearby schools, businesses and homes were evacuated as a precaution, with authorities directing traffic to alternate routes around the area.

US: Storage Tanks Ignite at Oklahoma Pipeline Facility After Suspected Lightning Strike 2

A fire broke out at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma, Monday morning, August 17, after a suspected lightning strike ignited tanks containing natural gasoline, prompting evacuations and school shelter-in-place orders. The blaze, which began around 8:34 a.m. in one tank before spreading to three, was extinguished by Monday afternoon after nearly 50 personnel responded, though crews continued applying foam overnight to prevent reignition. No injuries were reported. Nearby schools, businesses and homes were evacuated as a precaution, with authorities directing traffic to alternate routes around the area.

CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-LEVEL-4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-LEVEL-4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(240316) -- CHENGDU, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 16, 2024 shows a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Level-4 emergency response has been activated in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to a forest fire that broke out on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management department. The forest fire started around 5:00 p.m. on Friday near Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze. Sudden strong winds hit the fire site at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, causing a reignition along the eastern front of the fire, which quickly spread over multiple mountain ridges. (Xinhua)