Some 2.2 million people lacked electricity after California’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, shut it off over the weekend in the northern part of the state to prevent its equipment from sparking blazes during windy weather.
A second massive blaze in suburban Los Angeles termed the Tick Fire had charred 4,615 acres and was 55 per cent contained as of Saturday evening.
According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the wild fire ignited Wednesday night exploded very fast, scorching over 25,455 acre (103 square km) by Saturday morning with only 10 per cent containment.
The fire was reported to have started near the Geysers Geothermal Plant, the world's largest geothermal field, but there officials were yet to ascertain it.
California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Atre had been kidnapped from his home around 3 am "during a crime" and he was last seen getting into a white BMW SUV.
The daughter and son-in-law of Satish Deopujari, a renowned Nagpur-based paediatrician, were on board the ill-fated boat packed with scuba divers which caught fire and sank off the California coast, family sources said.
It’s not known what started the fire early Monday aboard the Conception, which carried scuba diving enthusiasts on a three-day excursion. It spread rapidly and flames blocked both exits out of the lower deck, where passengers and one crew member were sleeping in tight quarters, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said.
At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a tragic boat fire early Monday near an island off the Southern California coast.
As many as 34 people are feared dead, according to the Coast Guard, after a dive boat caught fire before dawn Monday off the Southern California coast. Five crew members were rescued and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll told The Associated Press the Coast Guard was searching for others who may have been able to escape the fire by jumping from the boat.
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According to the Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD), the deputies encountered and arrested the attacker who was armed with a knife and handgun at about 7.30 p.m. in the 7-Eleven convenience store after the suspect had stabbed six victims along a main street in the city.
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Nearly 7 people were reported injured in a shooting incident in California. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, however, a statement on their medical condition was yet not available. Meanwhile, the eyewitnesses described the scene as horrific. A video of the incident as posted on social media showed people running for safety.
Among over 20 Democratic presidential aspirants, Harris, 54, whose mother had migrated to the US from Chennai, is running neck to neck with former US vice president Joe Biden, particularly after her impressive show at the first primary debate held recently.
Southern California in the United States was jolted by a major 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday. Any injuries or loss of life into the earthquake were yet not known.
A strong quake magnitude of 6.6 struck Southern California near the city of Ridgecrest, 129 miles from Los Angeles on Thursday, with residents reporting shaking and swaying, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no immediate reports of damage.
Menlo Park, California Facebook headquarters evacuated after a packet with possible sarin (a potentially deadly nerve agent) was detected in the social networking giant's mailing facility.
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