Fires Prompt Responses Across U.S., England

Fire crews responded to structure fires in Fairmont, West Virginia, and Henderson, Nevada, and to a shed fire and explosion in Lindale, Texas; details about injuries and causes were still emerging in Fairmont and Lindale. In Carson City, Nevada, firefighters contained a propane-tank fire, with its cause and any injuries or damage not yet reported, while a fire along coastal bluffs in California’s Hope Ranch neighborhood burned about half an acre and posed a modest threat to nearby structures. Multiple agencies battled a large fire at a recycling facility in Milford Township, Michigan; in Pennsylvania, difficult access to a brush fire near railroad tracks in Adams County prompted road closures, and a rooftop-boiler fire at the York County incinerator led to an evacuation, with unaffected operations later resuming. In Valatie, New York, firefighters extinguished burning garbage-truck trash dumped at a post office, with no injuries or property damage reported. Colorado Springs crews tackled separate downtown and northeastern house fires, prompting road closures and requests for people to avoid the areas; in Langley Mill, England, an industrial-estate fire led officials to issue smoke-safety advice and ask people to stay clear.