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21 dead, 71 burned in fire at illegal tap on Mexico pipeline
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A huge fire exploded at a pipeline leaking fuel in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and badly burning 71 others as locals were collecting the spilling gasoline in buckets and garbage cans, officials said.
Hondurans form a new US-bound caravan, drawing fire from Trump
Hundreds of Hondurans have set out on a trek to the United States, forming another caravan that US President Donald Trump cited Tuesday to justify building a wall on the border with Mexico. “A big new Caravan is heading up to our Southern Border from Honduras,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. As the procession left the town of San Pedro Sula under a steady rain Monday night, one of the migrants summed up their plight: “We are leaving because there is crime and no work,” said Juan Garcia, 52.
PG&E plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Camp Fire investigation continues
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to enter bankruptcy as investigators continue to look into the utility's possible involvement in causing the Camp Fire.
The Latest: California's McCarthy backs Trump fire comments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Trump's comments on California wildfires (all times local):
Trump threatens to axe emergency fire aid for California
“Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest Management, would never happen,” Trump tweeted, initially misspelling the word forest before repeating the tweet with the word corrected. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!” he said, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The warning extends Trump’s feud with California authorities over responsibility for a recent series of deadly fires including the Camp Fire in November, which killed more than 80 people — the worst fire in state history.
Poland: Fire kills 5 girls locked in home-based escape room
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A faulty heating system appeared to have caused a fire at a house in northern Poland where five teenage girls died while locked inside a recreational escape room that was installed in the rented dwelling, investigators said Saturday.
U.S. agents fire tear gas into Mexico at 'violent mob' near border
U.S. border agents launched tear gas into Mexico early on Tuesday to deter a group of migrants that one official called “a violent mob” from crossing over from Tijuana, according to a Reuters witness and the U.S. government. One migrant picked up a canister and threw it back into U.S. territory. U.S. officials said the group had attacked agents with projectiles but a Reuters witness did not see any migrants throwing rocks at U.S. agents.
A Doughnut Truck Caught on Fire and Cops Have Intense Feelings About It
U.S. agents fire tear gas to deter illegal crossing
U.S. border agents launched tear gas at migrants to deter them from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana in the early hours of Tuesday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Latest: California's McCarthy backs Trump fire comments
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