Fire Erupts At Massive Food Storage Warehouse In Southern California

Fire Erupts At Massive Food Storage Warehouse In Southern California

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A large fire is ripping through a massive cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights, Southern California, a critical node in the region's cold-food supply chain.

Local outlet KTLA reports the fire at Preferred Freezer Services, Big Bear #7, located at 1400 S. Los Palos St. in Los Angeles, was first reported around 2:35 p.m. local time.

"First-arriving units reported that fire was showing from the roof of the massive single-story building, which they estimated was about 1,000 feet by 500 feet," the local outlet stated.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but this is not just another warehouse blaze. The facility is part of a major Southern California cold-chain node.

Big Bear #7 was built as a large refrigerated warehouse near I-5 and downtown Los Angeles, with roughly 95,000 pallet positions, 32 dock doors, and capacity for about 160 million pounds of product. It was designed to consolidate frozen goods under one roof for the Los Angeles market. 

In early April, a disgruntled employee at a one-million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario, California, burned the warehouse down to the ground.

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Iran’s chief negotiator calls deal a ‘failure’ for US, says Tehran to charge Hormuz shipping fees after 60 days

Iran’s chief negotiator calls deal a ‘failure’ for US, says Tehran to charge Hormuz shipping fees after 60 days

AFP

Iran’s chief negotiator says the deal with Washington to end the Middle East war after more than three months is a “failure” for the United States.

“The agreement is a record of US failure. People will see it and judge,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says on state TV after the text was released by both sides.

He also repeats that Tehran will charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in the memorandum of understanding with the US.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the “Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war conditions,” adding: “Iran has the right to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and of course we will receive a fee for services.”

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, killing at least 1, causing damage and injuries

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, killing at least 1, causing damage and injuries

Associated Press

The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province.

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island Tuesday, killing at least one resident, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago, officials said.

The initial quake was centered inland about 27 miles east-southeast of Palu, and the U.S. Geological Survey said it was about 6 miles deep.

The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure.

Four regencies close to the epicenter — with a combined population of 1.3 million — have yet to be fully assessed. A preliminary report said at least 312 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake. Also, one person died, 38 others were reported injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, including 13 with serious injuries in the hardest-hit Sigi regency, according to Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Management Agency’s spokesperson.

He said the earthquake also caused widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, including 67 houses, six places of worship, four public facilities, two bridges, two government office buildings and three business sites. A section of a provincial road linking Palu city and its neighboring regencies of Sigi and Poso was cut.

“The earthquake shaking was extremely strong,” Palu resident Muhtar Ahmad said. “We are still traumatized by the previous earthquake, so we chose to remain outside because we are afraid that aftershocks may continue.”

Images from the area showed heavily damaged structures with partially collapsed roofs, shattered walls and debris scattered across the streets.

“We have evacuated all guests from the hotel, including several guests who remained in their rooms,” said Effendi Natali, a general manager of a four-star hotel in Palu.

“They all panicked, which is a natural reaction during an earthquake, but everyone is safe,” Natali said, adding that the hotel sustained only minor damage.

Many Sulawesi residents are haunted by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake that devastated Palu in 2018, setting off a 10-foot-high tsunami and a phenomenon called liquefaction in which soil collapses into itself. More than 4,000 people were killed, including many who were buried when whole neighborhoods were swallowed in the falling ground.

One dead, 4 injured after China's Qinghai hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake

One dead, 4 injured after China's Qinghai hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake

Reuters

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring four, as rescuers rushed to the site in search of trapped survivors.

The quake struck a high-altitude area in the prefecture of Haixi in Qinghai at a depth of 10 km at 5:06 p.m. Beijing time (0906 GMT) on Tuesday, ‌the ⁠China Earthquake Networks Centre said. Initial checks showed transport, communication, water and power lines within 50 km of the epicentre were operating normally, local newspaper Qinghai Daily said late on Tuesday.

Some 320 people are now deployed for the search operation, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

State media previously reported that all workers at coal mines near the epicentre have been evacuated and authorities are assessing casualties and property damage.

The quake was followed by over a dozen aftershocks including one of magnitude 4.9.

Authorities dispatched tents, beds and blankets to quake-hit areas and got companies and charities to provide food and water for affected residents.

The epicentre was near Da Qaidam, home to the mineral-rich Emerald Lake, a popular stop on the Qinghai-Gansu tourist route.

Why Israel Refused to Stay Silent In The Face Of Endless Attacks From Hezbollah

Why Israel Refused to Stay Silent In The Face Of Endless Attacks From Hezbollah

Chris Katulka

The IDF responded after Hezbollah rockets and drones struck Israeli territory in the north, despite intense behind-the-scenes pressure from the Trump administration to absorb the fire to protect diplomatic negotiations.

Israel’s actions of self-defense have frustrated the Trump administration, which is in the midst of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Iranian regime.

Iran’s leadership knows any nuclear agreement is a temporary instrument, reversible with the next administration or crisis, but regional perception is not temporary. If Tehran is seen absorbing Israeli strikes without response during active negotiations, it signals weakness to every proxy and rival watching from Beirut to Baghdad.

Here’s my take.

Iran is using Hezbollah and Lebanon as leverage, trying to preserve itself and its terror proxies across the region.

Of course, Israel is Hezbollah’s number one target. A lesser government in the Jewish State would have stayed quiet to keep Washington happy, but Israel didn’t. Why? Because they reserve the right to defend itself from the barrage of endless attacks from Hezbollah and, ultimately, the source of all the terrorism, Iran.

Chris Katulka, in his article, “The Power Of God’s Promises: Despite Iran’s Relentless Call For Their Annihilation, The People Of Israel Live,” highlighted the spiritual battle beneath the surface of this conflict.

“’Death to Israel’ permeates Iran’s identity,” he noted. “The slogan is broadcast over state media and sung throughout the country as a Muslim ritual. Iranian funding emboldened Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis to attack Israel. Iran’s national rhetoric embodies a refusal to accept the Jewish state’s right to exist, a vow to erase Jewish self-determination.”

The Ayatollahs’ ferocious hatred of Israel is deeply satanic, rooted in the devil’s desire to thwart God’s promises to the Jewish State.

“Even when the Jewish people appear most vulnerable, there remains a divine promise of restoration and renewal,” Katulka stressed, pointing to “God’s covenant of protection over the Jewish people.”

“In the end, when history records these days, it will not be the missiles that define the moment but the resolute chorus of a people who will not be extinguished because of a God who loves life more than death,” he underscored. “Am Yisrael Chai—’the people of Israel live’—because ‘He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep’ (Ps. 121:4).”