North Korean authorities are investigating recent fires at an arms factory and a train transporting military goods, sources said Monday.

They said a huge fire broke out early this month on a train carrying military uniforms in Ryanggang Province, which is home to the North's armaments industry, causing considerable losses.

In September, a fire broke out in an arms factory in North Pyongan Province. Both happened near the border with China.

One source said it remains unclear what caused the fires and whether they are related, but they could have been the result of minor resistance to the regime of Kim Jong-un.

The regime still has a firm grip on officials, soldiers and the public at large, making it extremely difficult to organize any major resistance. But sources say disgruntled citizens mayYes, kids are most definitely back in school this week, and apparently for the weekend, too. You can always tell when the shift happens as the summer box office goes from being a thing to basically a slow crawl to Labor Day when the season officially ends. While at least one of the new films this week can declare victory over the others, none of them can really declare themselves a winner. The only ones worthy of bragging rights this week are Marvel, James Gunn and the entire crew of Guardians of the Galaxy that helped make it the clear winner in this summer's box office.

A Dark Time in Sin City

Before we break down the praise of Guardians, the lead story this week is another sequel falling flat