A fire has raged through the dormitory of a boarding school for young children in central Kenya, killing 17 boys sleeping there. Citizen Television said the fire in the early hours of Friday had burnt the victims beyond recognition. The blaze occurred at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, a primary boarding school for young … Read more
Two people were trapped under downed power lines until the electricity running through them could be shut off, after a Tesla crashed into a power pole and sent it crashing onto their vehicle. The Tesla hit the power pole on Raymond St at Bankstown, in Sydney’s southwest, about 10.45am on Thursday. The impact caused the … Read more
A woman is fighting for life and a man is left injured after their black Honda collided with a supervised learner driver in an SUV in Sydney’s northwest. The Honda and the SUV were both travelling in the same direction on Richmond Rd at Marayong, heading towards Blacktown, when they crashed about 9.40pm on Monday. … Read more
Residents are on high alert as fires continue to threaten parts of Sydney, the Illawarra, and the southwest of NSW. While winds have eased on Friday afternoon, they are expected to pick up again into the weekend, with fire dangers expected to peak on Monday. NSW Rural Fire Service inspector Ben Shepherd told 7NEWS that … Read more
Young NSW man Sam York woke to the crackle and pop of an electric skateboard battery exploding in flames in his bedroom. His fast-thing father, Mal York, sprang into action — suffering burns as he carried the burning board to the front yard of their Roseville home in Sydney’s Upper North Shore just after 2am … Read more
Two people were killed and one was injured after a tyre reportedly exploded at a Delta Air Lines facility in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday morning, officials said. A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said just after 5am there was an incident in the tyre and brake shop of the facility involving “a wheel component”. … Read more
A woman who died on the first day of the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert has been identified by police as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer. The festival goer was found unresponsive at the temporary city erected for the annual festival about 11.30am on Sunday, but attempts by responding emergency services to save her … Read more
At least one person has died and two others are missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists visited the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in southern Iceland. Local police say first responders received a call on Sunday afternoon as a group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring ice caves … Read more
Survivors of a storm that sank a superyacht off the coast of Sicily recounted their ordeal to one of the doctors who rushed to their aid, with some saying it took mere minutes for the 180ft vessel to go down. Dr Fabio Genco, head of the Palermo Emergency Medical Services, told NBC News on Thursday … Read more
Multiple people have reportedly been killed and injured in an attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in west Germany. Local new agencies are reporting three people have been killed in what’s believed to be a stabbing attack at a Fronhof marketplace. Festival organisers, Philipp Müller, said on stage that nine people were … Read more
