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North Texas wildfire continues to grow amid high heat
AP

North Texas wildfire continues to grow amid high heat

  • By TERRY WALLACE and KEN MILLER - Associated Press
  • Updated

Authorities say a North Texas wildfire continues to grow amid sweltering temperatures and dry conditions after burning at least 12 structures. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Chalk Mountain Fire about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth is the largest active Texas wildfire after growing by 2,000 acres Tuesday to 6,000 acres. Meantime, crews continue to fight a fire on Possum Kingdom Lake's western shore about 70 miles west of Fort Worth. The Forest Service says that fire has burned about 500 acres and at least five homes. Both fires are 10% contained. No injuries have been reported.

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt
AP

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

  • By KEN RITTER and FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press
  • Updated

A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that quickly were extinguished. Authorities say no one was hurt in Tuesday's explosion and electricity continued to flow to the 8 million people in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California who rely on it. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says the fire ignited around 10 a.m. and was put out within 30 minutes. Hoover Dam is located on the Nevada-Arizona border about 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas. It's a popular tourist destination. Some visitors captured the fire and smoke on video and quickly shared it on social media.

APTOPIX Hoover Dam Explosion
AP

APTOPIX Hoover Dam Explosion

  • John Locher - staff, AP
  • Updated

Firefighters spray water after a fire on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Officials say no one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Hoover Dam Explosion
AP

Hoover Dam Explosion

  • John Locher - staff, AP
  • Updated

Firefighters work after a fire on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Officials say no one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Hoover Dam Explosion
AP

Hoover Dam Explosion

  • John Locher - staff, AP
  • Updated

Firefighters spray water after a fire on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Officials say no one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Hoover Dam Explosion
AP

Hoover Dam Explosion

  • John Locher - staff, AP
  • Updated

Firefighters spray water after a fire on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Officials say no one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Detroit-area utility denies flooding claims from 2021 storm
AP

Detroit-area utility denies flooding claims from 2021 storm

  • By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

A Detroit-area water utility says it will deny flooding claims stemming from a damaging storm last summer based on an independent review that found the flooding was caused by the amount of rainfall and not a defect in its wastewater collection and pumping system. The Great Lakes Water Authority said Tuesday that Michigan law also holds that a public entity can only be held liable for a sewage disposal system event if a system defect caused at least half of the problem and damage. The June 2021 storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain and flooded hundreds of basements. Paul Doherty, managing attorney for Ven Johnson Law, which filed a class-action lawsuit over the flooding, called Tuesday's announcement “grandstanding.”

Van Sinkhole
AP

Van Sinkhole

  • Uncredited - television, WABC-TV

This still image from video shows a van that fell into a sinkhole, the length of three cars, that opened up in the Bronx borough of New York, after heavy rains, Monday, July 18, 2022. The van was removed and the sinkhole was being filled on Tuesday while the New York City Department of Environmental Protection was investigating the cause of the roadway collapse. (WABC-TV via AP)

Van Sinkhole
AP

Van Sinkhole

  • Uncredited - television, WABC-TV

This still image from video shows a van that fell into a sinkhole, the length of three cars, that opened up in the Bronx borough of New York, after heavy rains, Monday, July 18, 2022. The van was removed and the sinkhole was being filled on Tuesday while the New York City Department of Environmental Protection was investigating the cause of the roadway collapse. (WABC-TV via AP)

Van Sinkhole
AP

Van Sinkhole

  • Uncredited - television, WABC-TV

This still image from video shows two vehicles on the edge of a sinkhole, the length of three cars, that opened up in the Bronx borough of New York, after heavy rains, Monday, July 18, 2022. Street repairs were underway Tuesday after the van, at right, fell into the giant sinkhole. (WABC-TV via AP)