Emergency and disaster briefing for September 9, 2016: North Korea confirms its fifth nuclear test, a high school shooting in Texas turns deadly, effects of Hurricane Newton may produce dangerous weather in the Midwest, police arrest a woman who started a fire on a JetBlue flight, firefighters work to contain the Gap fire in northern California, authorities foil a bomb plot in London, and forest fires in Portugal and Spain force evacuations.
- Yesterday, a [link url=”http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006n8a#executive” title=”5.3-magnitude earthquake”] registered near the site where North Korea has conducted [link url=”http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/09/09/explosion-18km-ene-of-sungjibaegam-north-korea/” title=”nuclear tests in the past”]. Immediately following the quake, the National Earthquake Information Center could not determine what type of explosion it may have been.
- North Korea confirmed that it conducted its [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity/” title=”fifth nuclear test.”] The test again violates international sanctions and has [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37317782″ title=”sparked global outrage”]. Many world leaders have already [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37317782″ title=”reacted with anger”].
- A female student at Alpine High School in Texas [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/us/texas-high-school-shooting/index.html” title=”shot a student and then fatally shot herself”]. The incident took another turn when numerous law enforcement officers responded and a U.S. marshal accidentally [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/us/texas-high-school-shooting/index.html” title=”shot a Homeland Security agent”]. Neither the agent nor the student victim suffered life-threatening injuries.
- Concerns of dangerous weather are growing in the state of Michigan. After [link url=”https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-newton-impacts” title=”Hurricane Newton”] made landfall near Northwest Mexico Wednesday, high moisture content of the storm is expected to combine with a very strong upper level storm from the northwest. This storm is predicted to hit the southern Great Lakes area on Saturday.
- The [link url=”http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20160908/NEWS/160909745″ title=”Gap Fire”] in the Klamath National Forrest has now burned at least 30,969 acres. Officials advised that [link url=”http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20160908/NEWS/160909745″ title=”the blaze is 65 percent contained”] and lifted all evacuation orders. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
- London police said they [link url=”http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/police-defeat-isis-inspired-bomb-plot-vd58w7qhn” title=”foiled an ISIS-inspired bomb attack.”] Authorities arrested two brothers after they were caught trying acquire chemicals in order to [link url=”http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/police-defeat-isis-inspired-bomb-plot-vd58w7qhn” title=”construct an explosive device.”] Specific targets were not made clear but the brothers were thought to be planning to target random citizens.
- Thousands of firefighters are battling blazes in Spain and Portugal. The worst fire is burning in [link url=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/07/firefighters-in-spain-and-portugal-battle-massive-wildfires/Peneda-Geres” title=”a major Natural Park”], leaving livestock without food. At least 1,400 people have been temporarily evacuated. Authorities stated that the [link url=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/07/firefighters-in-spain-and-portugal-battle-massive-wildfires/” title=”fires were intentionally set”].
- Authorities [link url=”http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/09/08/world/europe/ap-eu-france-gas-canisters.html?_r=0″ title=”detained seven women”] Thursday after a terrorism investigation found six gas canisters inside an abandoned car. The canisters were found near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Two injuries were reported; one of the suspects was injured and an officer suffered a stab wound.
- Police arrested a woman after she [link url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3778449/Puerto-Rican-accused-setting-blankets-fire-mid-flight.html” title=”set fire to two blankets and a control panel”] on a on a JetBlue flight. Official identified the suspect as Idializ Gomez, who was departing New York to travel to Puerto Rico. The woman was charged with [link url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3778449/Puerto-Rican-accused-setting-blankets-fire-mid-flight.html” title=”destruction of aircraft.”] The incident is still under investigation, but the woman faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
- A [link url=”http://nypost.com/2016/09/07/fire-at-gap-distribution-center-intentionally-set-police/” title=”massive fire”] started at a Gap distribution center in Fishkill, NY this week. Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents responded to investigate the fire. The investigation pinpointed the origin and determined that the [link url=”http://nypost.com/2016/09/07/fire-at-gap-distribution-center-intentionally-set-police/” title=”fire was incendiary in nature.”] More than 1,300 employees work at the center.
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— USGS (@USGS) September 9, 2016
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