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A McDonald's restaurant in Fairhope, Alabama, was destroyed by a fire on Thanksgiving. Fire crews responded to the initial call and successfully extinguished the flames, but later received two more calls as the fire reignited. The building is now a total loss, but no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Late night talk shows, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," and "Late Night with Seth Meyers," are expected to return to air in early October, following the end of the WGA strike. Producers are already planning for a comeback within the next two to three weeks, with the hosts likely coordinating their return at the same time. The shows will need to reconnect with crew members and writing teams, who have been on strike, and prepare new material for their broadcasts. The daytime talk shows, such as "The Drew Barrymore Show" and "The Jennifer Hudson Show," are also expected to resume quickly, as they had already planned to return last week before postponing due to backlash.
Several crews responded to a three-alarm fire at a strip mall in southwest Oklahoma City. The fire started as a mattress fire behind the King Music Group business and spread to the Cue Palace, mostly contained in the attic. Firefighters had difficulty extinguishing the fire due to a double roof on the Cue Palace. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. A person of interest was found behind the buildings, but it is unclear if they are connected to the fire.
Over 700 power outages in the metro area of Minnesota have affected around 56,000 people on Saturday. Xcel Energy has sent crews to check for outages in Minnetonka, Jordan, and throughout much of Minneapolis.
A wildfire that burned through about 100 acres near Necedah, Wisconsin, has been contained, but crews remain in the area to ensure there are no hotspots or burning within the contained fire. Evacuations were underway near 19th Street West, 12th Avenue, and 11th Avenue. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The warm temperatures, low relative humidity, and very windy conditions all contributed to a high risk of wildfires, prompting Gov. Tony Evers to declare a state of emergency.
Crews are battling a 500-acre forest fire in Manchester Township, New Jersey, which is 10% contained. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for residents on Division Street in Lakehurst. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and 25 structures are being threatened at this time.
Russia is running out of tank crews due to the loss of experienced tankers in the ongoing war with Ukraine. To compensate, Russia is restoring and using obsolete T-55 and T-62 tanks, which are easier to operate but have slower rates of fire and are less effective in combat. Assigning new crews to old tanks is a short-term solution that may create an even deeper tanker shortage by getting inexperienced crews killed in lopsided fights with better-equipped, better-trained Ukrainian forces.
Ohio Edison expects to restore power to the majority of customers in Northeast Ohio by 4 p.m. on Wednesday following heavy rain and high winds on Saturday. Crews have been working around the clock to assess damage and restore power, but downed trees, localized flooding, and road closures have slowed progress.
A wildfire in Martin County has caused part of Pratt Whitney Road to be closed as crews work to contain the blaze.