left open, and what happens in cases like that, it allows the smoke to spread in a rapid fashion. it appears as though many who were injured in this case was due to smoke inhalation. i spoke to a young man who was an uber driver. his loved ones were in the building, and he s seeking information, so i can only imagine the uncertainty that is really engulfing those who have families that are connected. but this tragedy s impact layers apart from each other. and we re going to try to get as much information as possible to all those who are seeking it. i want to get right to cnn s polo sandoval live at the scene. polo, just an awful situation. is there any word yet on what started this fire, how it spread so quickly through that large building? reporter: yeah, and not at this point, too, jim. that s going to obviously be part of the investigation. that s really going to be a big focus here. but just to get a sense of what happened here, that fire starting at one of those ap
firefighters in france say a huge forest fire in the gironde region is now being contained after overnight rain. and warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. hello, welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to speak again after he was stabbed in new york state. there s been no official confirmation from the hospital in pennsylvania where he s being treated although us media outlets say the news was confirmed by his agent. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. a day after sir salman rushdie was stabbed, he is now said to be awake and off a ventilator. the author s condition has not yet been fully updated, but fellow writers have been tweeting their relief at finding out he s able to talk. michael hill, the president of the chautaqua institution where mr rushdie was attacked, tweeted his happiness
will immediately be targeted by ukrainian forces. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped against six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard in march 2021. firefighters in france say a huge forest fire in the gironde region is now being contained after overnight rain. and warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more on all those stories in a minute, but let s start with some breaking news from egypt, where at least 41 people are feared dead and dozens injured after a fire inside a church. sources told the reuters news agency that the electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for mass at the abu sifin church in the imbaba region in giza, causing a stampede. the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to speak again after he was stabbed in new york state. there s been no official confirmation from the
with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this winter. ., ., , ., , this winter. throughout history, it has been government s this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role - this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role to . has been government s role to provide support to households who need it in a time of crisis. we saw it during the pandemic using the furlough scheme and the £20 uplift a universal credit per week and we need to see that again now. we need to see that the government at least doubles that support to low income households right now or we are going to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. fix, to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. a source of many of terrifying circumstances. a source of many of these terrifying circum
The big fire near here has been contained. everybody here is on high alert, and this place tells you why. we were here yesterday and saw a fire crew hosing this area down, putting out small fires. there has been rain today, but as you can see, it is still smoking here. this area has a lot of peat rich soil, and the embers burning underground, orjust on the surface of the ground, and it is still very easy for new fires to set off. firefighters say a huge fire which tore through a popular nature reserve at studland heath in dorset and forced the evacuation of a beach was most likely caused by a disposable barbecue. the hot weather and drought conditions have led the met office to issue its highest alert forfire severity over the weekend, warning there is an exceptional risk of blazes spreading. will batchelor reports. the true cost of a