Young people are leading the rise in mountain rescue callouts, and mountain professionals say they increasingly see the impact of social media. CNN spoke with a Canadian search and rescue expert about how to avoid future rescues.
Videos from the Nepali Army show dramatic rescues from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa. Over 900 hydropower workers are missing after Nepal-China flooding, according to the country’s Independent Power Producers’ Association.
A massive explosion happened in an open area used as a parking lot in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, in the early hours of August 22. The explosion led to several injuries and fires in residential houses nearby. Firefighters say the exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
It goes without saying that training with firearms is an activity that requires a lot of effort into ensuring safety, because you never know what might happen.
Around a fire this summer? Stay safe. Never pour liquid fuel into a tabletop fire pit and light it there. Flame jetting can happen without warning and may cause serious injuries. Like and subscribe for more safety tips.
This is flame jetting. As people begin to spend more time outdoors, CPSC continues to warn about the dangers of tabletop fire pits and flame jetting. Stop using tabletop fire pits. Never pour fuel over an open flame. Fire pits that require consumers to pour isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol or other liquid fuel into an open container or bowl and then ignite the pooled liquid in the same location it was poured violate the requirements in voluntary safety standard ASTM F3363-19. Flame jetting, a second hazard, can occur when refilling alcohol or other liquid-burning fire pits if any flame is present. A small flame in the fire pit can be hard to see and can ignite alcohol or other liquid fuel as it is poured, causing an explosion that propels…