#emergency-response

#emergency-response

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.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and that it struck at 12:59 a.m. at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles). Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, said 534 injured people and 20 bodies had been brought to hospitals in Balkh and Samangan provinces. Rescuers were on the scene and the figures were changing, he added.

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.

A one-year-old child has died following a hazardous materials incident at a flat in east London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. Fire crews were called to a property in Barking Road, Upton Park, in Newham, after two adults and two children attended hospital complaining about a smell of chemicals in a flat. The one-year-old child later died in hospital while receiving treatment. Around 12 people were evacuated from surrounding properties as a precaution as crews responded, LFB said.

The 28-year-old man could be located shortly thereafter on the shop floor of a closed butcher's on the Am Spitalbach street,

This incident stands as a testament to the strength of coordination and teamwork among the city's public safety departments,

Two people are dead after a Boeing 747 cargo plane landing at Hong Kong International Airport veered off the runway and into the sea on Monday. According to a statement from Hong Kong's civil aviation department, the incident happened at around 3:50 a.m. local time. The department said the flight, which was arriving from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, had "deviated from the North Runway after landing and ditched into the sea."

Emergency services including local gardaí and fire brigades from Kilkenny city and Thomastown were called to the scene of the crash involving a van and horses on the slip road at Junction 8 on the M9 Southbound at Kilkenny city. The crash occurred at approximately 6am this morning. The occupants of the van did not sustain any injuries, but a number of horses were killed when they were struck by the vehicle.

Millions of people who have the My Shake app on their phones also will get an alert Thursday at 10:16 a.m. saying the system is being tested. In the Bay Area, BART plans to automatically slow down its trains and have them come to a brief stop, as the system is programmed to do during significant earthquakes. Events will be held at Oakland City Hall, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, and other locations.

Statewide, New Jersey has seen about a 20% drop in volunteers, declining from more than 30,000 volunteers in 2010 to just under 25,000 by the end of 2024, according to the state's Department of Community Affairs. Within individual departments, some of the numbers plunged significantly. "In 2005, I happened to run the numbers this morning, Pennsauken had 150 volunteer members," Pennsauken Fire Chief Jonathan Hutton said. "Today, we have 16 [volunteers]."

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An explosion and fire rocked a refinery in El Segundo on Thursday night, causing massive balls of flames that could be seen for miles. The cause of the incident was unclear, and officials have not provided any details. The orange flames and plumes of smoke were visible for miles in the El Segundo and South Bay area and fire personnel were on scene shooting streams of water at the fire.

Media reports have said there was an explosion in the northern part of the city. A fire in a detached house in northern Munich set off a large emergency operation on Tuesday, with police and firefighters blocking roads and urging residents to avoid the Lerchenau area. A police spokesman said there was no danger to the public, though the incident caused significant traffic disruption.

Spain's Aemet weather agency warned of "extraordinary danger" in Tarragona (Catalonia), Castellon, and Valencia for Sunday afternoon and evening, and Monday, a warning echoed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. As forecast, it rained heavily throughout Sunday night in the eastern region, with more than 80 litres per square metre accumulated in several parts of Valencia. In the town of Aldaia, where the ravine has burst its banks, 57 litres per square metre fell in 35 minutes.

Westminster Magistrates' Court is closed and homes in Marylebone evacuated a burst water main flooded a nearby central London street. Footage posted online shows the moment thousands of gallons of water spilled pout leaving roads completely submerged. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters have been dealing with flooding across the area around Enford Street, the London Fire Brigade said.