Hacker News with Generative AI: Fire

How Los Angeles Is Getting Scorched by Its Homeless Problem (realclearinvestigations.com)
VENICE, Calif. – Francesca Padilla was awakened by the sound of screaming people and breaking glass. Soon she could hear the tortured howls of her neighbor’s dog Togo as the bungalow right next to her Venice home was engulfed in flames.

Homelessness, Los Angeles, California, Fire, Crime

4 points by mudil 38 days ago | 0 comments

Power bank likely caused S Korea plane fire – investigators (bbc.com)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.

Aviation, South Korea, Accidents, Fire, Safety

6 points by pseudolus 42 days ago | 0 comments

Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire (sfist.com)
The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Car Safety, Accidents, Fire

11 points by sccxy 44 days ago | 5 comments

A new fire at the Moss Landing battery plant ignited Tuesday evening (sfchronicle.com)
A new fire flared up at the Moss Landing battery plant in Monterey on Tuesday evening, weeks after a previous blaze forced evacuations in the Monterey Bay area.

Fire, Battery Storage, California, Monterey

5 points by iancmceachern 63 days ago | 0 comments

Goes-West – Sector View: Pacific Southwest – Fire Temperature (noaa.gov)
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jan 2025 - 1911 UTC

Weather, Fire, Satellite Imagery, Pacific Southwest, NOAA

10 points by hnburnsy 108 days ago | 0 comments

Russia suspected of planting device on plane that caused UK warehouse fire (theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane to Britain that later caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, the Guardian can reveal.

Russia, Counter-terrorism, Aviation, International Relations, Fire

6 points by mykowebhn 192 days ago | 0 comments

Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Cybersecurity, Accidents, Fire

8 points by andrewcchen 221 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla, Fire, California, Transportation, Accidents

40 points by mfiguiere 225 days ago | 66 comments

Copenhagen, Fire, History, Buildings

57 points by voisin 375 days ago | 14 comments

Copenhagen, Fire, History, Buildings

27 points by mads 375 days ago | 6 comments