HOUSTON — An 18-wheeler-tanker exploded and caught fire on the US-90 Alternate entrance ramp at Fondren Saturday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. Houston TranStar reported that the explosion and flames completely shut down the roadway headed west, as well as the three frontage road lanes.

A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region has killed 11 people and injured 130. The blaze broke out Friday at the Elastik plant in the Shilovsky District.

At about 2:30 p.m., the fire department received a report that a 10 foot section of arborvitae near 10910 N.E. 70th Circle was on fire. Witnesses reported that flames were 30 feet high, explosions were happening, and the fire had spread to a vehicle and house while firefighters were on their way.

A SUV caught fire Saturday morning in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. It happened just before 7 a.m. on the outbound I-90 near Golf Road. The Illinois State Police said they closed down three left lanes as smoke poured from the SUV in the median. At one point, the flame's heat burst the tires. A person was also seen running away from the vehicle.

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

The situation has put pressure on Serbia's increasingly autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic, who has refused the protesters' demand to call an early parliamentary election.

This was one of the most catastrophic fires in the history of Solano County,” said District Attorney Krishna Abrams.

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