The real cause of the Bronx fire, US Covid numbers, the congressional insider-trading loophole

After a Bronx apartment building went on fire earlier this month, killing 17 and injuring many more, a national conversation picked up about low-income housing and tenant rights. New York City’s new mayor initially tried to blame tenants who hadn’t closed the fire door and the people whose space heater may have caused the blaze. Lee Camp takes on this story to expose the true culprit responsible for the tragedy. … Read More >The real cause of the Bronx fire, US Covid numbers, the congressional insider-trading loophole

Devastating Taiwanese fire that killed 46 and gutted apartment block blamed on woman who failed to extinguish burning incense

Taiwanese authorities announced on Friday that an apartment block fire which killed 46 people started because a female resident forgot to extinguish incense, resulting in a devastating blaze that gutted the 13-story building. … Read More >Devastating Taiwanese fire that killed 46 and gutted apartment block blamed on woman who failed to extinguish burning incense

‘Naive is an understatement’: German safety official tells RT that risk of electric vehicle fires is ‘completely unaddressed’

A series of fires involving electric buses is calling into question Germany’s reliance on these zero-emissions vehicles. “The risk of these fires,” safety regulator Heinrich Duepmann told RT, “is completely unaddressed.” … Read More >‘Naive is an understatement’: German safety official tells RT that risk of electric vehicle fires is ‘completely unaddressed’

Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire

The loss of a US Navy ship to a massive blaze was “a completely avoidable catastrophe,” but management lapses on multiple levels, including the failure to activate a firefighting system, made the task impossible, a report claims. … Read More >Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire