25 h. ago The shocking case of LA’s ‘zombie’ fire – and the young man at the center of it

Prosecutors claim Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, started a smaller wildfire that went on to become the devastating Palisades blaze. Is he ultimately to blame?More than a year after a devastating wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades, all but obliterating one of the west coast’s most iconic neighborhoods, prosecutors are honing their case against the man they say is responsible.Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old occasional Uber driver who used to live in Pacific Palisades, was charged with three felonies by federal prosecutors in October, who claim he was in the neighborhood in the early hours of New Year’s Day. According to a federal complaint, Rinderknecht allegedly used an open flame – likely a lighter – to start a small blaze that grew to about 8 acres (3.2 hectares) before firefighters rushed to the area and extinguished it. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Six firefighters injured after two engines involved in serious London crash

Six firefighters were taken to hospital after two London Fire Brigade engines collided on Farringdon Road in central London while responding to an incident

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6 d. ago Six firefighters rushed to hospital after two fire engines crash in central London

Firefighters suffered from broken bones and head and chest injuries

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6 d. ago Six people in hospital after horror fire engine crash during red light emergency

Six people have been taken to hospital after two fire engines collided while responding to an emergency in Farringdon, with the extent of their injuries currently unknown

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6 d. ago London firefighters rushed to hospital as engines collide in horror smash

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2 w. ago Huge blaze breaks out at Glasgow city centre hotel as dozens of firefighters rush to scene

NEARLY a dozen fire engines are fighting a massive blaze at the iconic Polo Lounge nightclub. Crews are battling to extinguish the inferno which broke out less than two hours before revellers were due to attend a sold-out meet and greet with TV drag queen Bailey J Mills. Neighbouring buildings were evacuated after flames were...

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3 w. ago Seven dead after Mexico plane crash following attempted landing on football pitch

At least seven people died in a small plane crash in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing on a football pitch on Monday, authorities have confirmed

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