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Sims, who assumed the boat was safe, broke his leg jumping from the third deck as fire spread across the second deck, killing the 34 people who were trapped by flames below deck the conceptions owner has no comment, but spoke to keyt in santa barbara before the lawsuit. >> weve been in this business for a 45 years now and have never had an incident, anything like this. >> reporter: with investigators wanfirming the night watch man exploded, a criminal probe is now underway brow nike has now drop...

Santa barbara. investigators there and federal investigators say the surviving crew members that were on board the conception as the boat was known tried to get to the sleeping passengers and crew. they couldnt get past all the flames and the smoke erupting from the gally below. the fire spread, the crew says they were forced to jump off the ship. one breaking a leg as he tried to get to safety. a source telling the los angeles times, there were serious safety flaws on the boat, including a lack...

Same type of weather conditions the next couple days because it is following a similar track and we look back historically it is good to know what the results were from matthew a few years ago because that is what you can anticipate in terms of impact. the tropical models, closest an agreement we have seen them as we go through the next couple days but i am still concerned with florida and georgia but very concerned for vulnerable areas in the carolinas thursday through friday. heather: we try t...

Occurred, how it occurred and what is needed to prevent it from happening again. >> julie: the ntsb has a team of 16 investigators on the scene of mondays deadly california boat fire. and a key question they will try to answer will be why no one below deck was able to escape. marie napoli is a trial attorney with experience in maritime law and joins me on set. we know the fire was fast spreading. forensics teams have concluded two reasons why the fire spread so quickly. nonetheless the crew memb...

In tonights "whatever happened to" segment, benjamin hall tells us why many there fear a repeat of this disaster. >> reporter: it was a fire shock to the nation. britains worst residential fire since world war ii. now, u.s. firms are being blamed. grenfeld tower in the heart of an impoverished neighborhood alongside one of the richest parts of london was engulfed in flames leaving 72 dead. today, on the second anniversary, doves were released for each of the victims, memorials and vigils were he...

Thousands gathered nearby in paris many in shock at the scale of the blaze. the french president will call came to stand by them. we were able to build it more than eight hundred years ago. and over the centuries to make it grow and improve. so i say to you very solemnly this evening this cathedral we will rebuild it all together. and this is probably a part of french destiny a project we will have for the coming years but i am committed to it starting tomorrow a national fund raising campaign w...

Tomorrow a national fund raising campaign will be launched and so i dont see. some four hundred firefighters battle to save the church smain bell towers they also rushed into the flames to try to salvage religious relics and priceless artworks. the fire spread extremely quickly on the roof wooden beams dating from the twelfth century are thought to be to blame later some measure of good news firefighters announced the churchs core structure had been saved. their efforts honored by those who look...

Early sunday morning a storage tank filled with an ingredient for campfire fuel leak and that tank burst into flames. the fire was not alone, took place at a chemical storage facility belonging to the intercontinental terminals company in deer park, texas, which is about 20 miles east of houston. when the first tank went up in flames, the fire spread to other nearby tanks full of chemicals. tanks filled with chemicals that make gasoline. also owe nail polish remover and glue and paint thinner. i...

Theyre already all burned out. you cant even recognize them, what make or model they are. im going to wait for this car to cross. i want you to walk with me while i show you some of the more jaw-dropping images. we know this fire spread so quickly and was so aggressive. it started about 6:30. at its height, it was spreading at about a football field every three seconds. it swelled to half the size of san francisco. its already bigger than the size of manhattan. some of the things were seeing her...

The american people showed on that day and every day since we will not be intimidated. our spirit cannot be broken. in the moments after the attack at this very place, the character, the resilience and the courage of the people here shone forth in stories of heroism. the selfless acts of courage that took place defined the day. there was no time to organize a formal rescue operation, so as the fire spread, countless men and women who had evacuated the pentagon just moments before, plunged back i...