Tag: fires
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Fires Force Evacuation of Ghost Town In New Mexico
from cbsnews.com: Residents near a privately owned New Mexico ghost town have been ordered to evacuate as a blaze in the Gila National Forest continued to burn erratically. Fire officials said Saturday that the Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire has shrunk slightly to 82,000 acres but is still 0 percent contained because of weather conditions. The evacuation…
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Deadly Flatbush Fire Was Result of Voodoo Sex Ritual
Fire officials said a voodoo ritual caused the deadly fire in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn last weekend. Candles used during the ceremony ignited bed linens and clothes on the floor, according to the fire marshal’s report.