Biden expected at Dodger Stadium memorial for 2 firefighters killed in Los Angeles-area blazeLOS ANGELES — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be among thousands of mourners attending a memorial at Dodger Stadium for two veteran firefighters who died battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history. Gunmen fire at bus carrying workers for US mine in Indonesia, injuring 2JAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport on Saturday in Papua province, wounding two Indonesian security guards, police said. California regulators reject San Diego utility’s plan to cut power before major wildfiresSAN DIEGO — Regulators on Thursday soundly rejected a utility company’s plan to cut electricity to a vast swath of San Diego bedroom communities when the weather is ripe for major wildfires. Investigators chase down tips in Los Angeles wildfire arson probe, more detectives addedLOS ANGELES — Investigators trying to solve a giant arson wildfire outside Los Angeles have bolstered their ranks in recent days, putting six more homicide detectives on the case as they review dozens of tips from the public about who set the blaze that has ravaged a 250-square-mile stretch of national forest. WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSFICTION 1. “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) Firefighters race to clear brush before warmer, drier weather returns to S. CaliforniaIRWINDALE, Calif. — Firefighters are racing against the weather to clear brush before heat descends on Southern California, stoking the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest. 3 patients die in fire at hospital in southern St. LuciaCASTRIES, St Lucia — Fire swept through a hospital on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Wednesday, killing three patients even as others were rescued by neighbors who raced through the flames. Death toll from mine accidents in China hits 56; 36 still trapped and feared deadBEIJING — More than 20 officials and mine managers have been fired, suspended or arrested after accidents in two mines in a central Chinese province left 56 dead and another 36 missing with little hope of survival. Weather thwarts backfire plan in battle against huge Southern California wildfireIRWINDALE, Calif. — Unfavorable weather brought further delay Wednesday to plans to set backfires in the battle against the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in Southern California’s Angeles National Forest. Reporter critical of Siberian dam disaster that killed 74 says he was attackedMOSCOW — A fire broke out Wednesday at the Siberian hydroelectric plant that was wrecked in a deadly industrial accident last month, prompting an evacuation of workers but no injuries, the dam operator said. Crews hope for calm wind as they plan backfires to keep Los Angeles arson blaze from spreadingLOS ANGELES — Crews hope favorable weather conditions will allow the setting of backfires to destroy fuels that would help spread a 2-week-old deadly wildfire that is still burning unchecked deep into the forest above Los Angeles. Death toll from illegal coal mine blast in China rises to 42; 37 still trapped and feared deadBEIJING — The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival. Senator urges use of resources to prevent erosion, mudslides in California wildfire areasLOS ANGELES — Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion when winter rains fall on areas blackened by California wildfires. LA County offers $50K reward for info on arson that caused deadly fire near LALOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the arsonist who set a massive fire that killed two firefighters. The state has already offered $100,000. Calif. senator urges use of resources to prevent erosion, mudslides in wildfire areasLOS ANGELES — California Sen. Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion and mudslides in areas blackened by California’s summer wildfires. Investigators say pipe corrosion led to explosion at Sunoco refinery in DelawareNEW CASTLE, Del. — Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said Tuesday. San Diego utility wants to turn off electricity to prevent wildfiresRAMONA, Calif. — A San Diego utility has come up with an unusual tactic to prevent wildfires this fall: Turn off the electricity to a vast swath of homes before the flames arrive. It says such a measure could have prevented three major fires that devastated the region two years ago. Firefighters contain 60 percent of wildfire north of Los AngelesLOS ANGELES — Fire officials were watching for gusty winds Tuesday as they planned to set preventive backfires to burn out brush that has fueled a giant wildfire north of Los Angeles. Fire crews cancel plans to buffer Los Angeles foothills as stubborn blaze near city flares upLOS ANGELES — Fire officials tried to stay aggressive in stunting the growth of a huge wildfire north of Los Angeles, but the flames and the winds that fanned them have proved unpredictable. Burnout operations on arson fire near LA cancelled due to flare up on remote northeast flankLOS ANGELES — Just as firefighters were intensifying their efforts Monday to contain the flames menacing the foothill neighborhoods of the San Gabriel Valley, another part of the deadly fire in the Angeles National Forest flared up. Burnout operations on arson fire near LA scaled back because of flare up on northeast flankLOS ANGELES — The unpredictable flames burning in the Angeles National Forest are staying one step ahead of firefighters, as a flare-up on the northeast corner delayed efforts to burn out brush above the foothill cities of the San Gabriel Valley. With 246 square miles scorched, Calif. wildfire raises concerns of flooding, ecosystem damageLOS ANGELES — Southern California’s huge wildfire has turned nearly a quarter of the 1,000-square-mile Angeles National Forest into a moonscape of barren mountains looming above thousands of homes that now face the threat of flash floods and mudslides. Crews to conduct smoky back burns to contain ferocious arson fire near Los AngelesLOS ANGELES — More smoke was expected to rise out of the Angeles National Forest Monday as firefighters burned back heavy brush to contain the deadly arson fire in mountains north of Los Angeles. Crews surround half of deadly Los Angeles-area wildfire as officials seek clues, arsonistLOS ANGELES — As crews contained more than half of a deadly wildfire near Los Angeles, authorities found two more burned homes amid a trail of destruction that has already included dozens of scorched residences and the lives of two firefighters. Inmates prayed, prepared for death, as 2 officers drove into the fire to save mountaintop campLOS ANGELES — As he reached the door of the chow hall, Henry Navarro looked to his right and uttered an expletive. Then he looked to his left and spat out an even stronger one. Arson probe continues as crews try to hold eastern edge of Los Angeles wildfireLOS ANGELES — As firefighters on Sunday took on the still-flaring eastern flank of a giant, arson-sparked wildfire north of Los Angeles, those examining the damage in calmer areas discovered two more destroyed homes, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said. Hand crews working to contain Los Angeles wildfire’s eastern flankLOS ANGELES — The massive wildfire burning north of Los Angeles is more than half contained. Fiery truck crash in Wyo. turns wine shipment into cork-firing weaponsWAMSUTTER, Wyo. — Battling an intensely hot fire after a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 80, emergency crews were surprised to find themselves suddenly fired upon — by corks from exploding wine bottles inside. Calif. fire moves east into wilderness, sparing foothill communities; arson probe continuesLOS ANGELES — With one of the largest wildfires in Southern California history nearly half contained, authorities were pressing forward with their investigation to try and determine who set the deadly blaze. After fire, canyon resident worries government will try to force him from ‘piece of heaven’LOS ANGELES — After five grueling days in bush planes and on horseback, 74-year-old Lew Johnson was returning from the forests of British Columbia with his prize — a cooler full of meat from a 43½-inch spread moose in the bed of his pickup. |
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