Fire prompts evacuations at popular Swedish theme park
A fire broke out on Monday at a water park under construction at Liseberg Park in Gothenburg, Sweden. Due to the smoke, people in the area were advised to stay indoors and close doors, windows and fans. Nearby hotels and office buildings were evacuated, with debris flying from the fire’s explosion. A fire broke out […]
Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations of at least 100 people
AGAM, Indonesia — Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, sending plumes of smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. The Marapi Volcano Observatory in West Sumatra recorded the eruption and subsequent ash fall with a column of ash at a height of about 4,265 feet above the summit. Ash […]
Bomb threats prompt evacuations of government buildings in several states, but no explosives found
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Government buildings in multiple states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, causing brief chaos in some areas for the second day in a row. The Mississippi State Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and New Hampshire were evacuated or searched, but no explosives were immediately found and the buildings […]
FBI calls bomb threats that led to evacuations of some state capitols a hoax
A mass e-mail threat sent to officials in several U.S. states on Wednesday caused temporary disruption to government affairs. Despite evacuations, no explosives were found, and federal authorities dismissed the bomb threat as a hoax. The bomb threat followed a series of false reports known as “swatting” targeting the homes of government employees. Bomb threats […]