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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support More than two...

A police officer stands at the entrance to a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant where police said multiple people were shot to death and others were wounded in Albertville, Ala., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Police: Gunman dead after killing 2 at fire hydrant factory

By Jay Reeves Jun. 15, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Ford pickup trucks built lacking computer chips are shown in parking lot storage in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Automakers are cutting production as they grapple with a global shortage of computer chips, and that's making dealers nervous. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Automotive chip maker says it's nearly recovered from blaze

Jun. 01, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

Fire causes partial roof collapse at textile factory

Apr. 19, 2021 03:50 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The...

Auto industry braces for more chip shortages after fire

Mar. 22, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a plant owned by Japanese chipmaker Renesas could deepen the ongoing global semiconductor shortage that has especially hampered...

FILE - In this June 5, 2017, file photo, released by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office shows Derick Almena at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, Calif. Family members of the 36 people killed when a fire broke out at a San Francisco warehouse during a music event urged a judge Monday, March 8, 2021, to impose the toughest sentence for Derick Almena, the master tenant of the building, or reject a plea deal he struck with prosecutors to avoid a second trial. (Alameda County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Defendant in deadly warehouse fire to serve sentence at home

Daisy Nguyen Mar. 08, 2021 09:27 PM EST

Alaska village weighs water options after fire burns plant

Jan. 26, 2021 09:51 AM EST
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Residents of an Alaska village met with health officials and government agencies to consider methods to restore running water after a...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2016, file photo is the front of The Ghost Ship warehouse damaged from a deadly fire in Oakland, Calif. Relatives of some of the 36 partygoers killed at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse fire say prosecutors told them Derick Almena, who is accused of illegally converting the warehouse into a cluttered artists enclave, is expected to plead guilty later this month. The victims' relatives told the East Bay Times that Almena is expected to plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter on Jan. 22, 2021, ahead of his second trial. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Man pleads guilty to deaths of 36 people in warehouse fire

By Daisy Nguyen Jan. 22, 2021 01:02 AM EST

Fire hits factory belonging to Serum Institute of India, world's largest vaccine maker; COVID-19 vaccine not affected

Jan. 21, 2021 05:17 AM EST
NEW DELHI (AP) — Fire hits factory belonging to Serum Institute of India, world's largest vaccine maker; COVID-19 vaccine not affected. ...

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a building in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Authorities in northeastern Spain say a fire has raged through an abandoned building occupied by squatters in the city of Badalona, injuring at least 17 people, including two in critical condition. Firefighters say they rescued around 30 people from windows as the building burned late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)
Inferno in large squat for migrants kills 3 in Spain

By Joseph Wilson And Aritz Parra Dec. 10, 2020 01:05 PM EST

Los Angeles Dodgers security sits by himself in the third inning of a MLB baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
MLB sues insurance providers, cites billions in virus losses

By Jake Seiner Dec. 04, 2020 07:15 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Leslie Comardelle, former Arkema plant manager in Crosby, Texas, left and his defense attorney Paul Nugent, right, stand during the Arkema Inc. criminal trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston. State Judge Belinda Hill on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, ruled prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence to support the charges against Pennsylvania-based Arkema Inc. and ex-plant manager Leslie Comardelle. ( Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Judge tosses case over chemical plant fire during Harvey

By Juan A. Lozano Oct. 01, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Arkema CEO, Richard Rowe, listens during the Arkema Inc., criminal trial at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, in Houston. Judge Belinda Hill ruled Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to support the charge against Rowe, dropping the case against him over a toxic fire at the company's suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Judge tosses case against CEO over plant fire during Harvey

By Juan A. Lozano Sep. 30, 2020 03:05 PM EDT

Lebanese security officers arrive at the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

By Bassem Mroue And Zeina Karam Aug. 04, 2020 03:48 PM EDT

FILE - This Tuesday, May 12, 2020, file photo shows the Tesla plant, in Fremont, Calif. Some Tesla workers and labor activists say the company is threatening to fire employees who haven’t returned to the company’s California factory since it reopened because they're afraid of catching the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Workers: Tesla threatens firing if they don't return to jobs

By Tom Krisher Jul. 01, 2020 06:34 PM EDT

First responders battle a massive fire that erupted at a warehouse early Saturday, May 23, 2020 in San Francisco. Arriving crews were confronted with towering flames engulfing the warehouse. (KPIX-TV CBS-Viacom via AP)
Fire destroys warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf

By Daisy Nguyen May. 23, 2020 01:56 PM EDT

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2016, file image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire swept through the building in Oakland, Calif. A man charged with manslaughter in the Ghost Ship blaze that killed 36 partygoers at a firetrap warehouse in Northern California may be released from jail because of the coronavirus outbreak, a judge ruled. An Alameda County Superior Court Judge has decided to release Derick Almena from custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and place him in an electronic monitoring program while he awaits retrial, officials said Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (KGO-TV via AP, File)
Man awaiting retrial in deadly warehouse blaze may be freed

Apr. 09, 2020 12:35 AM EDT