MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Firefighters were battling three separate brush fires in blistering heat and low humidity in sparsely populated, hilly areas southeast of Los Angeles.Nearly 1,000 homes were under evacuation orders, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or property loss, ...
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) 鈥� A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air, prompting emergency officials to urge a few hundred nearby residents to shelter indoors for several hours and to turn off ...
