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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
At Least 3 Dead, Dozens More Injured After Train Derails — and Officials Now Wonder If Rain Played a Part in the Tragedy
Approximately 50 people were injured, with 25 sustaining serious injuries At least three people have died and multiple others are injured after a train carrying around 100 passengers derailed. According to reports from the Associated Press, the AFP and local outlet DW, a regional express train traveling in the German state of Baden-Wüerttemberg partially derailed in a forest area at around 6:10 p.m. local time on Sunday, July 27. The train was headed to Ulm, a German city, when the incident occurred in Riedlingen, a town of about 11,000 people, the outlets reported. Approximately 50 people were injured, with 25 sustaining serious injuries, per the outlets, which cited a regional district fire chief. In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for German train operator Deutsche Bahn confirmed "several fatalities and many injuries." The company added that the train carriages derailed "for reasons that are still unclear." Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident, the representative told PEOPLE. "We therefore ask for your understanding that we cannot comment on further details at this time," the company spokesperson added. Storms passed through the area before the accident, and investigators are now looking into whether rain could have been a factor in the derailment. German media reported that a landslide stemming from the severe storms may have even caused the accident, the AFP reported. "There have been heavy rains here, so it cannot be ruled out that the heavy rain and a related landslide accident may have been the cause," Thomas Strobl, the interior minister of Baden- Württenberg, said, per the AP. "However, this is currently the subject of ongoing investigations." German media reported that helicopters arrived at the scene shortly after the accident to transport the injured to nearby hospitals. Florian Gebhard, the head of trauma surgery at Ulm University Hospital, where the injured were taken, told German state broadcaster SWR that many involved in the crash "were under shock," per DW. "The injuries [were] of varying severity. Most of them suffered injuries to their extremities, spinal injuries and head injuries," the hospital worker added. Photos taken at the scene of the accident show yellow and gray train cars lying on their sides as firefighters and emergency personnel work to remove passengers. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Train service has been suspended for the line, Deutsche Bahn told PEOPLE. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz commented on the derailment in a post on X, writing that he was working with local officials to support rescue efforts. "The train accident in the Biberach district shocks me," Merz wrote in German. "I am in close contact with the Interior Minister and the Transport Minister and have asked them to support the rescue forces with all available means." "We mourn the victims. I express my condolences to their relatives," he added. Read the original article on People
CTV News
7 days ago
- CTV News
Poorly discarded cigarette butts ignite house fire
Collingwood's fire chief says cigarette butts tossed in a garbage can caused $1 million in damage to a home and displaced several people.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass says "I don't think that's a problem" as city lacks permanent fire chief
Six months after deadly wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area, the city still lacks a permanent fire chief. "I don't think that's a problem," Mayor Karen Bass told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," saying they are conducting a "nationwide search." Solve the daily Crossword
Associated Press
10-07-2025
- General
- Associated Press
6 firefighters suffer minor injuries in a building fire in New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six firefighters suffered minor injuries in a blaze Thursday that partially collapsed a three-story building in a New Jersey neighborhood, authorities said. The fire in Jersey City, which started at about 1:30 a.m., also spread to nearby buildings, displacing some residents. Video showed intense flames and heavy smoke. The firefighters were being treated at a hospital, Jersey City Fire Chief Jack Johnson said. The fire was burning in the basement area, which couldn't immediately be reached, he said. It wasn't clear if the building was occupied. The fire in Jersey City, which is across the Hudson River from New York City, is under investigation. 'We do have some reports from civilians that some vagrants possibly live in the building,' Johnson said. 'We're going to assess probably taking the building down.'
CBC
08-07-2025
- General
- CBC
2 planes collide near Steinbach in southern Manitoba
Two small planes collided early Tuesday morning in southern Manitoba, but emergency officials are providing little information. The fire chief for the Rural Municipality of Hanover, southeast of Winnipeg, said there was an incident involving two aircraft around 4:45 p.m. RCMP confirmed that and said officers are currently on scene. No information has been provided about any injuries or whether the planes were in the air or on the ground at the time. It is also not clear where in the RM of Hanover the crash occurred.
