Tag: Smoke

Bayern, Kimmich use smokescreen to score first goal of Bundesliga season

Advice for Frankfurt fans: Bayern doesn’t need any help

Bayern Munich scored the first goal of the Bundesliga season, arguably with an assist from Eintracht Frankfurt fans.

Barely five minutes into their opening match, Joshua Kimmich sized up a 30-yard free kick. Frankfurt fans, in their excitement, had let off plenty of smoke, but this proved to be a mistake. Kimmich couldn’t help but notice the white cloud fogging the penalty area, and decided to just have a go and hope no one noticed.

It worked perfectly. Kimmich sent his shot around the wall, and Kevin Trapp—whether due to the smoke, or because he was anticipating a service towards Bayern’s runners on the other side of the box—reacted too late to get anywhere close to a save.

It was a nightmare start for Frankfurt, and the game devolved from there. Bayern rampaged through the rest of the first half, walking into the locker room up 5-0 against the defending Europa League champions, who finished solidly mid-table last season.

Watch Kimmich’s strike through the fog

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Yellowstone issues alert as smoke from distant fires reaches park

Distant wildfires are creating smoky conditions in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to the south.

Distant wildfires are creating smoky conditions in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to the south.

“Heads Up! Smoky conditions are expected to continue this week in the park,” Yellowstone cautioned Monday night via Facebook. “Wind can blow smoke from far-away wildland fires for hundreds of miles, which is what’s causing the current smoky conditions in the park.

“As record-breaking heat and historic drought conditions continue in the western U.S. this summer, be sure to check air quality conditions before spending a lot of time outdoors!”

Yellowstone, which has Stage 1 fire restrictions in effect, posted the accompanying images showing the Roosevelt Arch in a smoky haze on Monday (top images), and the same park-entrance landmark in Gardiner, Montana, on a typical summer day.

Grand Teton National Park has not issued any alerts but smoke extends throughout portions of the park and at least as far south as Jackson, Wyoming.

Prospective visitors can access an interactive map showing active wildfires and air-quality conditions pertaining to smoke in the region.

–Images are courtesy of Yellowstone National Park

WATCH: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium appears to be on fire, per Twitter video [UPDATED]

The video was taken on Stadium Road just outside of the south endzone area with no intervention underway at the time it was recorded.

A video showing a large plume of smoke emanating from the south end of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the University of Florida’s football venue, was posted on Saturday afternoon by Twitter user @dovescrytoo.

The video was taken on Stadium Road just outside of the south end zone area with no intervention visibly underway at the time it was recorded. A few cars and pedestrians can also be seen passing by.

We will provide updates as information becomes available.

**UPDATE**

“The fire at The Swamp, University of Florida’s venerable football stadium, has been put out. It was caused by a golf cart that caught on fire and is not believed to be structural.”

**UPDATE TWO**

“GFR and University of Florida has confirmed: it was a dumpster fire on the 3rd level. No one was injured and the fire has been contained.”

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