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Los Angeles Times
30-06-2025
- Climate
- Los Angeles Times
California fire season off to a furious start and experts say it's just the beginning
Wildfire season in Southern California got off to an ominous start this weekend, with several fires sparking across Riverside and San Bernardino counties' parched landscapes, highlighting concerns for much of the Golden State this summer and fall. On Monday, firefighters continued battling the Wolf fire near Banning, which had forced hundreds to evacuate. The blaze had grown to 1,400 acres, and was 10% contained, according to an update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. At least two additional areas were ordered to evacuate overnight, officials said, on top of some 750 people who had already been put under evacuation warnings or orders Sunday. An emergency shelter had been set up for evacuees at Hemet High School. The fire broke out as temperatures spiked in areas of San Bernardino and Riverside counties over the weekend. Though winds weren't particularly strong or the humidity remarkably low, much of California's landscape is primed to burn — after a below-average rainy season in Central and Southern California, vegetation is desiccated, setting the stage for an active fire season. 'Just because things have been so dry and we haven't had that meaningful rainfall that we need, that's why we're starting to see fires about to break out,' said Sam Zuber, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego. 'Things are just really dry out there.' Zuber said those triple-digit temperatures in the Southland's deserts and high 90s for the Inland Empire will begin to fall through Wednesday, which could help ease some of the conditions for firefighters. But, she said, the landscape will remain bone-dry. Just this weekend, Cal Fire responded to nine new fires across the state, including multiple fires in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and up north. However the Wolf fire remained, by far, the largest. Cal Fire officials said Monday morning that crews made 'good progress' on the Wolf fire overnight and expect to continue to push back the fire with multiple aircraft and hundreds of firefighters on the ground. The fire broke out near the intersection of Old Banning Idyllwild Road and Wolfskill Truck Trail a little after 3 p.m. Sunday, according to the agency. The Mindy wildfire near Aguanga also started Sunday, and was measured at about 100 acres by Monday morning, and almost 70% contained, according to Cal Fire. The Mandalay fire in the Jurupa Valley also ignited Sunday, growing to 63 acres with no containment, per the latest Cal Fire reports. Near Devore, the Cable fire broke out in the Cable Canyon Sunday, but remained at about 15 acres Monday morning, with 15% containment. Cal Fire officials reported that one firefighter there had been taken to the hospital for a heat-related injury. On Saturday, the Lake fire forced more than 100 people to evacuate Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area, after the fire erupted near the reservoir. It remained at 478 acres and 15% contained as of Monday morning, but Cal Fire reported crews had been able to stop its forward progress. The Smiley fire near Ordway also broke out Saturday, reaching 83 acres. It was 100% contained though by Monday morning, according to Cal Fire. With so many ongoing fires, officials had issued an air quality alert Monday for the Riverside County mountains, Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass including Palm Springs and Idyllwild. 'Particles in wildfire smoke can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems such as heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing,' the weather service warned. 'Everyone can be affected, but people with lung or heart disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.' Officials were also concerned that much of inland Northern California — from the eastern Mendocino National Forest to Shasta, Tehama and Trinity counties — could soon see increased wildfire activity. The region was upgraded to a red flag warning for Monday and Tuesday, with the weather service warning that thunderstorms and winds could create dangerous conditions. 'Lightning can create new fire starts and [that] may combine with gusty outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity,' the red flag warning said.
Hindustan Times
19-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
5 of Delhi family killed in road accident near Bulandshahr
Five members of a Delhi-based family, including a toddler, were burnt alive and a teenage girl critically injured when their car crashed, overturned, and caught fire on a highway in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district early Wednesday morning. The family was returning to Delhi after attending a wedding in Badaun. The accident occurred around 5.50am on the Jahangirabad–Bulandshahr Road near the Chandauk crossing, within the jurisdiction of Jahangirabad police station. Police said the CNG-fuelled Maruti Swift hit a culvert, flipped over, and burst into flames—leaving five of the six occupants trapped inside and charred to death. Only 15-year-old Gulnaz survived. She was rescued by police and fire officials and rushed to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition. The deceased were identified as Tanveez Ahmad (26), his wife Nida (21), his sister Momina (24), Momina's husband Zuber Ali (30), and their two-year-old son, Zainul. The family originally hailed from Chamanpura village in Badaun, but had been living in the Hauz Rani area of south Delhi's Malviya Nagar. Tanveez worked as an AC mechanic for an international brand, while Zuber was a house painter. Both women were homemakers. Police suspect the driver—believed to be either Tanveez or Zuber—dozed off at the wheel. 'The car lost control, hit a culvert, overturned, and caught fire. Rescue efforts were launched immediately after a passerby alerted us. Unfortunately, five people were declared dead at the hospital,' said Tejveer Singh, superintendent of police (Rural). Tanveez's father, Tanveer Ahmad, said the family had travelled to Badaun on Saturday for the wedding of his nephew. After attending the function on Monday, some family members returned to Delhi on Tuesday evening. Tanveez and Zuber stayed back and left in the early hours of Wednesday with their wives and the children. 'I returned to Delhi with my friends and some relatives on Tuesday evening. Tanveez and Zuber stayed back as they were travelling together in my son's Swift car along with my two daughters and grandson,' he said. 'My wife and brother had told them to leave after sunrise, but they were in a hurry. They said they'd beat the traffic and make it to work on time,' said Tanveer, who runs a furniture business. Tanveer was still asleep at their Hauz Rani home when he got a call from an unknown number around 6am. 'It was a passerby who said a girl involved in a road accident had given him my number. It was my daughter, Gulnaz. She could barely speak. Then he told me about the car—it was my son's,' Tanveer said, breaking down. He immediately called his brother in Badaun and asked him to rush to the spot. 'It was the worst phone call of my life,' he said.
New Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Former students gift new bus to Terengganu school for Teacher's Day celebration
KUALA NERUS: The Teacher's Day celebration at Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SESMA) here recently took on a special meaning, as its alumni pooled resources through a donation drive to gift the school a new bus worth RM670,000. The new bus from SESMA Alumni Association (My SESMA) was handed over by its president Datuk Mohd Zuber Embong to the school's principal Hayati A Rahman. Zuber, who is also a former Terengganu state speaker, said the funds to purchase the new bus came from a donation drive launched in February 2023. He said they managed to raise RM2 million from the public and government-linked companies (GLCs) within 22 months. "The initial proposal by the My SESMA committee to launch the donation drive, including organising a gala night, was for the construction of a new prayer hall that could accommodate about 250 people," he said. Zuber added that the school management later applied for the purchase of a new bus, which was approved by My SESMA before the order was placed last February. "The school's new prayer hall is expected to be fully operational by next August. "The new bus and prayer hall are special gifts from My SESMA to the school in conjunction with the 2025 Teacher's Day celebration," he said.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Gangster on the run held after 6 months with 3 others; paraded
Bhopal: In a major breakthrough, a joint team from Teela Jamalpura, Mangalwara, Gautam Nagar, Hanumanganj police stations, and Crime Branch on Friday claimed to have arrested notorious gangster and three of his accomplices. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Zuber was absconding for the past six months and recently committed two firing incidents to terrorise his rivals, as per cops. The accused were found in possession of one illegal firearm with four live cartridges and three sharp-edged weapons. They were paraded in the area by the police May 6 at around 3:45 am, Zuber Maulana and 10–12 accomplices reached the residence of a man named Saif in Mangalwara, mistaking him for rival Saad Khan. They fired a shot at him with the intent to kill. Based on Saif Ali's complaint, an FIR was at around 5:45 am the same day, Zuber and his gang arrived at the residence of Saad Khan's brother-in-law Faizal in Indira Nagar, Teela Jamalpura. They fired shots in the air to create terror. A second FIR was registered on charges of rioting and Arms Act provisions was filed at Teela Jamalpura police station, following a complaint by Sohail, a resident of Indira officials said that the prime accused, Zuber Maulana, is a dreaded history-sheeter with over 53 criminal cases registered across various police stations. He was booked under preventive action at least 26 times. He was absconding since Oct in connection with an attempt to murder case in Gairatganj, Raisen. A reward of Rs 30,000 was declared for his capture—Rs10,000 each by the IG of Hoshangabad Range and the deputy commissioners of police from Zones 1 and 3 in Jamalpura SHO DP Singh said that on May 6, a tip-off led police to a house in Islam Pura, Eintkhedi, where Zuber was believed to be hiding. While Zuber initially escaped, police apprehended his accomplice Zaheer Khan, 36, a resident of Aishbagh. Further intelligence led the team to Union Carbide forest near JP Nagar, where Zuber was eventually arrested with a loaded illegal firearm.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Absconding gangster held after 6 months & paraded
Bhopal: In a major breakthrough, a joint team from Teela Jamalpura, Mangalwara, Gautam Nagar, Hanumanganj police stations, and Crime Branch on Friday claimed to have arrested notorious gangster Zuber Maulana and three of his accomplices. Zuber Maulana was absconding for the past six months and recently committed two firing incidents to terrorise his rivals. The accused were found in possession of one illegal firearm with four live cartridges and three sharp-edged weapons. They were paraded in the area by the police arrest follows a violent incident that occurred on May 6 at around 3:45 am, when Zuber Maulana and 10–12 accomplices reached the residence of a man named Saif in Mangalwara, mistaking him for rival Saad Khan. They fired a shot at him with the intent to kill. The accused hurled abuses in the area, brandishing swords and firing multiple shots in the air. Based on Saif Ali's complaint, an FIR for attempted murder under the BNS and Arms Act was registered at Mangalwara Police at around 5:45 am the same day, Zuber and his gang arrived at the residence of Saad Khan's brother-in-law Faizal in Indira Nagar, Teela Jamalpura. They fired shots in the air to create terror. A second FIR was registered on charges of rioting and Arms Act provisions at Teela Jamalpura police station, following a complaint by Sohail, a resident of Indira officials said that the prime accused, Zuber Maulana, is a dreaded history-sheeter with over 53 criminal cases registered across various police stations in Bhopal. He was booked under preventive action at least 26 times. He was absconding since Oct in connection with an attempt to murder case in Gairatganj, Raisen. A reward of Rs 30,000 was declared for his capture—Rs10,000 each by the IG of Hoshangabad Range and the deputy commissioners of police from Zones 1 and 3 in Jamalpura SHO DP Singh said that on May 6, a tip-off led police to a house in Islam Pura, Eintkhedi, where Zuber was believed to be hiding. While Zuber initially escaped, police apprehended his accomplice Zaheer Khan, 36, a resident of Bismillah Colony, Aishbagh. Further intelligence led the team to Union Carbide forest near JP Nagar, where Zuber was eventually arrested with a loaded illegal on additional leads, police raided a location in CI Colony, Jehangirabad, and arrested two more of Zuber's accomplices—Shakir alias Sunny Malik, 40, and Faizal Khan, 27. Sharp-edged weapons were recovered from both. All the arrested accused have been produced before the court. Police investigations are ongoing. Bhopal: In a major breakthrough, a joint team from Teela Jamalpura, Mangalwara, Gautam Nagar, Hanumanganj police stations, and Crime Branch on Friday claimed to have arrested notorious gangster Zuber Maulana and three of his accomplices. Zuber Maulana was absconding for the past six months and recently committed two firing incidents to terrorise his rivals. The accused were found in possession of one illegal firearm with four live cartridges and three sharp-edged weapons. They were paraded in the area by the police arrest follows a violent incident that occurred on May 6 at around 3:45 AM, when Zuber Maulana and 10–12 accomplices reached the residence of a man named Saif in Mangalwara, mistaking him for rival Saad Khan. They fired a shot at him with the intent to kill. The accused hurled abuses in the area, brandishing swords and firing multiple shots in the air. Based on Saif Ali's complaint, an FIR for attempted murder under the BNS and Arms Act was registered at Mangalwara Police at around 5:45 AM the same day, Zuber and his gang arrived at the residence of Saad Khan's brother-in-law Faizal in Indira Nagar, Teela Jamalpura. They fired shots in the air to create terror. A second FIR was registered on charges of rioting and Arms Act provisions at Teela Jamalpura police station, following a complaint by Sohail, a resident of Indira officials said that the prime accused, Zuber Maulana, is a dreaded history-sheeter with over 53 criminal cases registered across various police stations in Bhopal. He was booked under preventive action at least 26 times. He was absconding since October in connection with an attempt to murder case in Gairatganj, Raisen. A reward of Rs30,000 was declared for his capture—Rs10,000 each by the IG of Hoshangabad Range and the Deputy Commissioners of Police from Zones 1 and 3 in Jamalpura SHO DP Singh said that on May 6, a tip-off led police to a house in Islam Pura, Eintkhedi, where Zuber was believed to be hiding. While Zuber initially escaped, police apprehended his accomplice Zaheer Khan, 36, a resident of Bismillah Colony, Aishbagh. Further intelligence led the team to Union Carbide forest near JP Nagar, where Zuber was eventually arrested with a loaded illegal on additional leads, police raided a location in CI Colony, Jehangirabad, and arrested two more of Zuber's accomplices—Shakir alias Sunny Malik, 40, and Faizal Khan, 27. Sharp-edged weapons were recovered from both. All the arrested accused have been produced before the court. Police investigations are ongoing.
