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Maui County officials have released two hours of audio of 911 calls that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest wildfire in the United States in a century. The inferno that engulfed Lahaina killed at least 98 people and leveled more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes. Here are chronological summaries of some of the more than 200 calls recorded with 911

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, made headlines earlier this year when thousands of people had to evacuate their homes to escape the hazardous fumes. Less than a month later a similar situation happened here in North Dakota, when more than two dozen train cars derailed and spilled hazardous material near Wyndmere. Crews in Bismarck were training to

Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A home in northwest suburban Woodstock was destroyed in an apparent natural gas explosion Monday afternoon. Woodstock Police said, around 12:30 p.m., a city employee reported a natural gas leak near Lincoln Avenue and Tryon Street. Nicor Gas crews were called to the scene, and nearby streets were shut down as a precaution. Woodstock Fire/

Streets were closed and residents were told to shelter in place after an explosion at a home, according to Woodstock fire officials. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District announced Tryon Street’s closure between Washington Street and Judd Street due to a natural gas leak, telling those in surrounding homes to shelter in place while St. Mary Catholic Church was evacuated. A Woodstock fire official