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#emergency-response

New details emerged this week about the massive February fire that erupted at the Martinez Refinery Company and released more than 7,000 gallons of hydrocarbon materials into the air, as officials revealed that oil crews had been using incompatible radio systems that prevented immediate contact with local public safety agencies. While county firefighters arrived on the scene 14 minutes after being notified of a fire at MRC, crews were stalled outside, unable to contact the refinery operators on site - a communication gap that delayed the establishment of a unified command center by nearly two hours.

"The younger girl had blood all over the face. She was in complete shock. I think there might have been something with her arm being dislocated because she had kind of like an awkward position. They looked in shock and easily that the explosion took out their ear drum - I assume - because people were trying to talk to them and they were not really hearing it," said Oscar Vazquez, a resident in the area.

"Gardaí and emergency services responded to medical incident which occurred at a sports facility in Longford town today, Monday December 8 at approximately 10.40am," said a garda spokesperson. "A man, aged in his 50s, was taken to the Regional Hospital Mullingar where he was pronounced deceased. The Health and Safety Authority has been notified (and) the local Coroner has been informed. "A post-mortem examination will take place in due course, the results of which will determine the course of the investigation."

The London Fire Bridgade (LFB) said it has now left the scene following a suspected pepper spray attack at Heathrow Airport. In a post on X the service said: We were called at 8.14am today to assist emergency service colleagues at an incident at a car park at Heathrow Airport. Firefighters have been providing specialist assistance alongside multi-agency partners at the scene.

Two people were killed and another person was injured in a crash on Pacific Coast Highway on Thursday evening, according to authorities. The Ventura County Fire Department was dispatched around 6:57 p.m. along with the Oxnard Fire Department and Federal Fire Ventura County to a traffic collision near the 9000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, according to Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andrew Dowd.

Landman might hook viewers at first with its all-star cast, but the Texas oil drama starring Billy Bob Thornton, Sam Elliott, and Demi Moore really hits its stride every time the series tackles the real-life dangers of working on an oil rig. Creator Taylor Sheridan first explored the risky job in the season 1 premiere when a pipe explosion shockingly killed three oil patch workers. Ever since then, the Paramount+ series has explored every facet of the hazardous industry.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Four people were injured after an AC Transit bus crashed into a building in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Foothill and 68th Ave. SKY7 was over the scene, which showed the front of the bus several feet inside a building. Fire officials say the crash trapped the bus driver, who had to be rescued by crews.

In this file photograph, National Guards are positioned along Constitution Avenue near the White House and Washington MonumentImage: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren't immediately known, according to law enforcement officials and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area and at least one helicopter landed on the National Mall.

A young man pulled nearly lifeless from the waters just off the Coney Island boardwalk died at the hospital Monday morning, cops said. The unidentified man - believed to be in his 30s - was unconscious and unresponsive when cops responded to a 911 call around 7:30 a.m. and found him floating in the Atlantic on the east side of the iconic Brooklyn beach, police said. A witness told police he'd been in the water for a "period of time," sources said.

Several people are severely injured. We are supporting ambulance personnel at the scene,

Local News Photos shared by the fire department show first responders wading through waist-deep water toward the woman. Manchester-by-the-Sea police and firefighters on Wednesday rescued a woman stuck in a swampy area in the woods off Route 128, officials said. A middle-aged woman who was walking in the evening "lost her way and became disoriented," Fire Chief James McNeilly told Boston.com. After following sounds of traffic from nearby Route 128, the woman was led into a swamp area, where she called 911, McNeilly said.

An explosion has rocked a busy neighbourhood in India's capital New Delhi, causing panic near the landmark Red Fort in the city. Footage broadcast by Indian television channels and videos circulating online on Monday showed flames and several vehicles affected by the explosion. Local media said the incident took place near a metro station, and the explosion appeared to take place inside a vehicle.

A passenger train has crashed into a cargo train in central India, killing at least 11 people. The local passenger train hit the cargo train from behind near the city of Bilaspur, about 115 kilometres (70 miles) northeast of Chhattisgarh's state capital of Raipur on Tuesday night, senior government official Sanjay Agarwal told The Associated Press. One of the passenger carriages ended up on top of a wagon from the cargo train, Agarwal added.

Witnesses to Saturday evening's stabbings on a train in Cambridgeshire at first wondered if reports of a knife-wielding attacker were a Halloween prank. As passengers fled through the carriages, some of them bleeding and shouting warnings, it became clear that this was one of those terrible moments when a nightmare comes true. LNER staff and the emergency services deserve credit for their swift response. By diverting the highspeed service to Huntingdon, train driver Andrew Johnson averted a worse disaster.

Cambridgeshire police issued a separate statement, saying they were called at 19:39 GMT after reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train. Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested. A number of people have been taken to hospital, the police said. The East of England Ambulance Service said it mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station, which included numerous ambulances and critical care teams, including three air ambulances.