A fire suppression aircraft battling a wildland fire in northern Minnesota on Friday was reportedly struck by a bullet while scooping water from a lake.

“Battle” is usually meant figuratively when fighting wildfires.

  • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Close. It’s (often) government funded utility companies.

    And the reason is nefarious: invest as little in infrastructure as possible to maximize profits.

    • Concetta@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Are they government funded? Like the best example I know off the top of my head is PG&E which afaik has nothing to do with government funded.