At least five people died and several others were injured after a fire broke out on the eighth floor of a 10-storey apartment block in Antwerp. Firefighters searched flats one by one as thick smoke complicated evacuations.
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California and Los Angeles officials declared emergencies as firefighters work to contain a long-burning cold-storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights. The blaze has left 85 million pounds of thawing food inside the facility and raised smoke, air quality and biohazard concerns.
Firefighters in Tracy, California, continued battling a massive fire that destroyed a 1 million-square-foot Medline medical supply warehouse. Officials reported no injuries but warned that smoke contained toxic substances and urged nearby residents to stay indoors.
A chemical tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate in Orange County, California, is dangerously close to exploding, prompting a state of emergency and evacuation of over 50,000 residents. Firefighters are working to cool the tanks and prevent a catastrophic blast.