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Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home

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Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital today Video clip from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park … Read more

Famed Napa Valley winery is destroyed by the Glass Fire as 2,000 are ordered to evacuate

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Two thousand people in California‘s Napa Valley wine growing area have been ordered to evacuate their homes, and another 3,000 have been told to prepare to, amid rapidly-spreading wildfires which have destroyed at least one winery. Chateau Boswell, a 40-year-old family-run winery near St Helena, was on fire on Sunday night, as firefighters desperately tried … Read more

West Coast wildfire death toll rises to 23 as 500,000 Oregon residents are forced to evacuate

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West Coast authorities have reported that at least 23 people have died in wildfires that are raging in California, Oregon and Washington state, as more than 500,000 Oregonians are forced to evacuate due to 100 major fires that have devastated nearly 4.4 million acres across 12 states.  A Northern California wildfire became the state’s deadliest of … Read more

Moment ventilator bursts into flames on Covid ward in India as hospital workers evacuate patients

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Moment a ventilator bursts into flames on a Covid ward in India as hazmat-suited hospital workers rush to evacuate patients Footage shows four medics dressed in hazmats in a hospital in Vadodara, India  The fire happened at around 9:45pm on September 8 in SSG Hospital’s ICU unit  A fireball flame sparks from the ventilator and engulfs … Read more

Seven MILLION people are told to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan

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A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter. Typhoon Haishen has weakened somewhat as it neared Japan’s mainland, and shifted further west out to sea, but it remained a ‘large’ and ‘extremely … Read more

Police evacuate part of Manchester city centre after ‘suspicious package’ is found on a bus

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Police evacuate part of Manchester city centre after ‘suspicious package’ is found on a bus Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester was evacuated at around 1.15pm this afternoon Police confirmed they were called to reports of a ‘suspicious item’ found on a bus Manchester and Wigan Stagecoach said buses would not leave from the station  By Kate Dennett … Read more