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What Caused the Deadly Maui Fires?

August 8, 2023, multiple wildfires broke out in the western and central parts of Maui, burning down an estimated 2,000 acres, including the historical port town of Lahaina. Strangely enough, satellite images show the fires all began around the same time. The fires — fueled by hurricane-strength 60 to 90 mph winds from Hurricane Dora,… Read More »

Russian factory recalls ventilator model linked to hospital fires

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian factory is recalling a model of ventilator linked to two fatal hospital fires in May in order to carry out further safety tests, state healthcare regulator documents showed on Wednesday. Russia suspended the use of some domestically-produced medical ventilators on May 13 while an investigation into the Aventa-M machines was… Read More »