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ONE FIREFIGHTER HAS died and at least 11 others were injured following a housing explosion in the US state of Virginia.
The incident happened at a home in Sterling, Virginia, at around 7.40pm local time yesterday evening (00.40 am this morning Irish time).
The assistant chief of the local fire department James Williams told a press conference that the scene is one of “total devastation.”
He added: “”There’s a debris field well into the street and into the neighbouring homes.”
Williams said firefighters went to the home “for an investigation” but did not specify what was being investigated.
BREAKING: An explosion levels a home in Sterling, Virginia. Reports of several firefighters trapped inside. Multiple fire crews on scene.
— Shirin Rajaee (@ShirinRajaee) February 17, 2024
We’re working on gathering information on the extent of injuries, but the damage and response is massive. Turn to @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/dPOmrtfBRe
He said the explosion happened soon after their arrival and that the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation.
Nine firefighters and two civilians were taken to nearby hospitals, with injuries ranging from “severe” to “less severe”, according to Williams.
Footage broadcast on local television, as well as photos and video posted to social media, showed the smouldering ruins of the home, with wreckage strewn across much of the yard and into the street.
-With additional reporting from - © AFP 2024
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I wasn’t too impressed with their “Bomb Gaza ” game; as a parent I was horrified actually !
I know – the graphics on it were terrible.
Google made that game?
They made it available …Here’s a question that might help you understand ; Do heroin dealers grow poppies in Afghanistan ?
I got a nasty letter from the bank last week.
I was none too impressed with the basstarding postman
But you said “their” game.
It’s not their game. It’s someone else’s.
Sorry Cpm , when I buy my shopping I tend to hold the shopkeeper somewhat responsible for insuring the quality … but that’s just me …you are obviously a bit different …cool !
Is your postman paying taxes and going around shooting people for money Gaggsy ?
Not enough postmen both pay tax & shoot people…… Its pretty niche.
“Sorry Cpm , when I buy my shopping I tend to hold the shopkeeper somewhat responsible for insuring the quality … but that’s just me …you are obviously a bit different …cool !”
I see…
So you do you hold Google responsible for anything you purchase which you’ve found using their search engine? Do you hold them responsible for anything you purchase after you’ve clicked one of their Adword ads?
Do you not think you’d be better off holding yourself responsible, as a parent, for what your kids see and install on their phones, instead of expecting on someone else to do the job for you? Google aren’t responsible for babysitting kids, and over-sensitive parents.
“Is your postman paying taxes and going around shooting people for money Gaggsy ?”
Jaysus, I hadn’t suspected so but I do now! His eyes are quite close together now that you mention it.
Are google also paying taxes and shooting people for money? The dirty hoors (for the shooting people, not for the tax paying). If they are they should reconsider their “Do no evil” slogan. And I’ll rewatch the Internship in a new light after this.
The things you learn on the internet.
Thanks!
So smartasses – if was such a good idea then why did they remove it …which begs the question why did they put it there in the first place – Google apps store I believe – if I am wrong I would contact Google and apologise – but I tried to contact Google some time ago – and guess what – very hard to contact them for some reason !
You probably need to get yourself an iPhone, Dermot.
I still don’t get the ‘paying taxes and going around shooting people for money” reference/analogy.
One of these is a good thing and one is a really really terrible thing. Throw my postman into the mix and now I am nothing but perplexed.
The tax-compliant double-jobbing postman/hitman is a rather unusual concept, it has to be said.
But the real OUTRAGE lies in them upsetting Dermot (as a parent).
sorry gagsy – I was referencing the heroin dealers in the analogy …..
Is thirteen the upper or lower age limit for children?
Will parents be enabled to control what their children will be doing on the Internet?
Probably not.
Maybe it is progress!
have your say