Mexican fire opal is clear enough to be faceted ... Schütz showed us a rare black opal suite from Lightning Ridge, Australia, which took years to collect. Emil Weis has had this suite for about 10 ...

The Seminole County Fire Department responded to a call regarding a house fire after lightning struck the home.At approximately 7:28 p.m., units were dispatched to a single-story residential ...

This contrast intensifies the opal's inherent fire, causing the colours to appear more vibrant against the dark backdrop. Black opals are primarily mined in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia ...

NEIGHBORS HERE. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED IN OLATHE. A LIGHTNING STRIKES AT ONE HOME ON FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. YOU’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM THE SCENE SHOWING THE BLACKENED HOME AND ...

PORT SALERNO, Fla. — Lightning ignited a boat fire on the Treasure Coast Tuesday night following a series of strong storms. In a Facebook post, Martin County Fire Rescue said their crews ...

MOST OF THE FIRES REMAIN AT 0% CONTAINED TONIGHT. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THE TABLE ROCK FIRE IN PICKENS COUNTY AND THREE WILDFIRES OUT OF POLK COUNTY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THE FIRE HAS BURNED SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES ALONG THE AREA OF THE PERSIMMON RIDGE. TWO COMMUNITIES ARE AFFECTED, BUT NO EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. PHOTOJOURNALIST JARED ...

A lightning sparked fire is burning in rugged terrain in the Pusch Ridge area east of Oro Valley and has grown to about 10 acres in size as of Saturday morning, officials said. It was one of ...

Northwest communities around the Lightning Ridge opal fields are now better protected from bushfires following the Minns Labor Government’s completion of more than $1.35 million in fire trail upgrades ...

A NSW Police officer allegedly exploited his senior position in the force to undertake a calculated break and enter heist on an elderly man in an opal town nearly 800km from home. The Wollongong ...

He has since been discharged. The alleged offending occurred in the NSW opal capital, Lightning Ridge. Picture: Google Maps Central North District Police District detectives subsequently launched ...

UPDATE (6:22 p.m.) - The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reports that the Ridge Fire is 75% contained as of 6:20 p.m. (11:27 a.m.) - The Ridge Fire, which broke out late Saturday night in the ...