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As California Fires Burn, Some Residents Begin to Mourn Lost Homes

Firefighters are making progress against the Bridge, Line and Airport fires to prevent more destruction, but for some, the damage is done.

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Wendy Greenberg took in the devastation as she helped her friend Mazen Sheikhly search the remains of his property outside El Cariso Village, Calif.

The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries

12 September 2024 at 18:45
Holding an inquiry has become one of the British government’s go-to responses to outrageous harm. But that approach can sometimes stall change and delay justice.

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The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14, 2017, killed 72 people. “The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable,” the chairman of a public inquiry said last week.

No Criminal Charges Expected in Aftermath of Maui Wildfire

14 September 2024 at 08:36
Hawaii’s attorney general released the latest findings on the 2023 fire that destroyed much of the town of Lahaina, finding a range of shortcomings in the response.

© Go Nakamura for The New York Times

Destroyed buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii, last year.
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