TRACY, Calif. (AP) — Officials in a Northern California city urged people sensitive to smoke to keep indoors as firefighters spent a third day Saturday battling a fire in a huge medical equipment warehouse.
Air quality on the south side of Tracy, a city of 100,000 people where the Medline warehouse fire has been burning since Thursday, was in the “unhealthy” range, according to air monitors.
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Smoke is seen from the massive fire at the Medline medical supply warehouse a million-foot facility, in Tracy, Calif., Friday, June 12, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
This image from aerial video shows black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, June 11, 2026. (KGO via AP)
Smoke from a medical supply warehouse fire in Tracy, Calif., is seen from Livermore on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Smoke is seen from the massive fire at the Medline medical supply warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Friday, June 12, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Firefighters expected the next few days to remain smoky amid a lengthy effort to put out the fire inside the building, South San Joaquin County Fire Authority Fire Chief Randall Bradley said in a statement.
The local fire marshal was investigating, and officials are meeting with company representatives, structural engineers and others to assess the building, Bradley said.
Plans were being made for employees to retrieve their vehicles from the site. Meanwhile, firefighters urged people to avoid the area and not touch or move debris from the fire.
Medline is a major provider of medical-surgical products such as latex gloves, masks and surgical instruments.
The blaze at the 1 million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) warehouse about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) east of San Francisco sent embers flying for miles.
Poorly functioning sprinklers and hydrants with little to no flow hindered firefighter efforts. The problem appeared to be with the facility’s fire-suppression system and not city water supplies, they said.
No issues were found when an outside company tested the sprinkler system in January, firefighters said.
Smoke is seen from the massive fire at the Medline medical supply warehouse a million-foot facility, in Tracy, Calif., Friday, June 12, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
This image from aerial video shows black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, June 11, 2026. (KGO via AP)
Smoke from a medical supply warehouse fire in Tracy, Calif., is seen from Livermore on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Smoke is seen from the massive fire at the Medline medical supply warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Friday, June 12, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men have been charged with one felony count each of receiving stolen property late Saturday after England's national team discovered that some of its equipment had been stolen while The Three Lions were moving from their pre-training base in Florida to their World Cup base camp in Kansas City.
Prosecutors in Jackson County, Missouri, charged Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, both of San Antonio, Texas, with the class D felony, which carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison. Bond was set at $75,000 for each of them.
“Jackson County will not tolerate any criminal activity that targets World Cup visitors, including the international teams that have traveled here to compete,” Jackson County prosecutor Melesa Johnson said. “We thank the Kansas City Police Department and our on-call attorneys for their quick work in filing charges immediately."
None of the stolen property, which was estimated at about $18,000 in value, was essential to England's preparations.
According to a probable cause statement obtained by The Associated Press, items found in Salik and Kamal's possession included nine pairs of cleats, goalkeeper gloves, a World Cup soccer ball, several sets of shirts and shorts, electronics, stuffed animals, several signed national team jerseys and a Lego set of Nike Air shoes valued at $99.99.
“I am grateful for the quick work of the Kansas City Police Department and the prosecutor's office in resolving an investigation across several states, helping crime victims recover goods stolen in transit, and ensuring the accused will face prosecution,” said Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a statement late Saturday.
“Kansas City's public safety leadership will continue to ensure all are safe and offenders will be held accountable swiftly.”
The theft occurred before England's charter jet arrived in Kansas City at around noon on Saturday.
The team was greeted first at its upscale boutique hotel in Prairie Village, Kansas, by the drum corps, cheerleaders and mascot of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. Then, The Three Lions headed to an open training session at Swope Soccer Village, where MLS club Sporting Kansas City once trained, and where its second-division team and academy programs are still based.
The England flag was flying above the complex, and a large sign stated that it was “The Home of England," while hundreds of fans and reporters greeted greeted the team on a hot, humid afternoon for the community training session.
The practice ended about two hours before tornado sirens sounded across the metro and a heavy storm rolled through town.
Even though England does not play group games in Kansas City, it made its base there due to its central location. Its opening game against Croatia on Wednesday in Dallas is only about a 90-minute flight, matches against Ghana in Boston and Panama in New Jersey are about three hours away, while the West Coast is easily reachable for potential knockout games.
Defending champion Argentina and the Netherlands also are based in Kansas City. Algeria is in neighboring Lawrence, Kansas.
AP Soccer Writer James Robson contributed from Atlanta. He is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson
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Members of the English national team practice for the World Cup soccer tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
England goalkeeper James Trafford practices for the World Cup soccer tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Members of the English national team practice for the World Cup soccer tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
England's national team arrive for the World Cup soccer tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
England's national team arrive for the World Cup soccer tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
England's Harry Kane, center, jogs with teammates including Jordan Henderson, second left, during a training for the national soccer team in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Tuesday, June 9, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Jude Bellingham, center, works out with teammates during a training for the national soccer team in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, June 9, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Harry Kane, center, and Jordan Henderson, left, jog with teammates during a training for the national soccer team in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Tuesday, June 9, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
