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News Making International Headlines: 18 March 2022

Fire at a Walmart Distribution Center in Indiana


PHOTO: VARIOUS SHOTS OF SMOKE RISING FROM A FIRE AT A WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER DRONE SHOTS OF FIRE

INTERNATIONAL: A fire at a Walmart Distribution Center spewed out a large and dense dark cloud of smoke on Wednesday,March 16, in Plainfield, Indiana.

How the blaze got started Wednesday still wasn’t clear, but, luckily, the 1,000 employees at this Walmart distribution center made it out safely. A firefighter received what was described as a minor injury.

Some employees say the lack of injuries is because of emergency training the employees had just a few days before Wednesday’s fire.

“We thought it was another training until we were out and we saw the black smoke coming out from the roof,” one of the employees has said.

“We didn’t see smoke when we were outside and then when we heard the noise, which was like a crisp explosion, that’s when we got scared and we all started running,” another employee recalls.

The fire has started on the second floor, from the area that is specifically for keeping chemicals and products related to chemicals.

Japan Quake Leaves Bullet Train Derailed ,Damages Buildings


PHOTO: DERAILED PARTS OF HIGH-SPEED BULLET TRAIN IN MIYAGI PREFECTURE, DAMAGED BRIDGE, DAMAGE INSIDE LOCAL CULTURAL CENTER

A footage has taken on Thursday ,March 17, shows the damage caused by a strong earthquake which had struck shortly before midnight in northeastern Japan.

A derailed bullet train was seen on a bridge, which had sections of concrete eroded from its pillars. A local cultural centre had parts of its roof littered over seats inside an auditorium.

Four people have died and at least 107 people were reported injured, several seriously, with 4,300 households also still without water by mid-morning.

The temblor has revived memories of Japan's biggest quake, of magnitude 9.1, which struck on March 11, 2011 in the same area and which includes Fukushima prefecture and a nuclear power plant crippled by a tsunami and meltdown.

Colombian Body-Armor Producer Gears Up To Meet Demand From Ukraine


An armored garments manufacturer has increased its efforts to meet the surging demand for body armor from Ukraine.

Miguel Caballero, a bulletproof clothing producer, has received bulletproof vests and helmets orders, from the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Belgium's governments, to be donated to Ukraine.

The executive president and founder of Miguel Caballero-MC Armor, Miguel Caballero, has said there was over-demand for their products since the war broke out in Ukraine. He has also said, that their mission is to protect the life of the human being, it is to give people a second chance. His workers and him are aware of what they are doing. They try their best and comply with the demands of a prompt and efficient signature. As a Colombian I leave a factory that knows how to do things, and hopes to leave a legacy to my country of high-quality protection elements.

"So far we have sent 6 packages, a total of 2,400 vests and 2,400 helmets to Ukraine through," he has added.

The Colombian company has been manufacturing armored garments for 30 years with 470 employees and averages 10 million dollars a year.

Its products are used by over 40 heads of state among which are presidents, kings and personalities around the world.


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