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The Indian Point Energy Center in upstate New York was the site of an alarming explosion and fire Saturday evening. The accident was the result of a transformer failure.
The Red Cross demands a halt to all military operations around a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, warning the consequences of a strike could be "catastrophic". "It is high time to stop playing with fire and instead take concrete measures to protect this facility and others like it from any military operations," Robert Mardini, director general of the ICRC, tells reporters in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
Black smoke seen from miles away billowed over the former Bethlehem steel plant in Lackawanna, New York on Wedneday after a maintenance employee was changing hot light bulbs when one fell on cardboard and started a fire. More than 100 firefighters were rushed to the site, along with several fire trucks and a helicopter, in order to battle the blaze. There have not been any reports of casualties as of yet. Local authorities report that the fire has been contained.
Crews battled a massive fire at a tire recycling plant near Niagara Falls, New York for hours on Wednesday evening before finally bringing it under control. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Investigators take pictures of the pamphlets thrown throughout the park by the man who set himself on fire outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan. The police said the pamphlets were "propaganda based" and "conspiracy theories type of pamphlets”. IMAGES