Category Major Events

Chemical Fire At Soap Factory Prompts Evacuations In Amityville, New York, USA

A chemical fire at a soap factory promoted a major hazardous materials situation in Amityville, Long Island Tuesday.   The fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon at the AlPak Soap Company, at 175 Dixon Ave., officials told CBS2.   Workers…

Chemical spillage incident at the Science Park closes parts of Oxford, UK

TWO people were taken to hospital after a chemical spillage at Oxford Science Park today.   Emergency services were called to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, based at Edmund Cartwright House in Robert Robinson Avenue.   Thames Valley Police’s Inspector Andrew O’Hanlon…

Warning: Three major storms are hitting south east Asia at the same time

Any time you think the British weather is bad, be thankful you don’t live in Asia.   South of Taiwan on the left of the graphic is tropical storm Linfa, with Typhoon Chan-hom east of China in the middle. And…

Severe heatwave causes wildfires in Spain and Portugal

More than 1,350 residents have been evacuated in Spain as a wildfire spread through a pine forest amid a lingering heat wave.   Five villages in the Aragon region were evacuated as flames devoured hills that are 230 miles northeast…