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Deck Collapsed At Jersey Shore Home

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One Man Airlifted, Another Injured After Deck Collapsed At Jersey Shore Home: Police Two men were injured when the second-story deck of a home collapsed in Ocean County, authorities said.

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7 hospitalized after porch collapses on Cape Cod

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By Bryan Lambert, Boston 25 News Staff June 29, 2024 at 11:59 pm EDT WATCH AGAIN 7 injured after porch collapse on Cape Cod MARSTON MILLS, Mass. — Over a half-dozen people had to be rushed to the hospital after a porch collapsed on Cape Cod Saturday night. Members of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department responded […]

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Naked man trapped in burning NYC building plucked from ledge: FDNY

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A naked man was plucked from a building ledge by firefighters Tuesday morning as ferocious flames engulfed his Brooklyn apartment, terrifying photos shows.

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Another Balcony Collapses in the Keys

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The building, workforce housing owned by the St. Columba Episcopal church, was deemed unsafe in an engineering report after “spalling and cracks were noticed at the balconies.” “The main structural members (beams & columns) require immediate concrete repair,” the report also noted.

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Learn About Fires: Home Fires

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Learn About Fires
Fire is FAST! In less than 30 seconds a small flame can turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house or for it to be engulfed in flames.
Fire is HOT! Heat is more threatening than flames. Room temperatures in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Inhaling this super-hot air will scorch your lungs and melt clothes to your skin.
Fire is DARK! Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness.
Fire is DEADLY! Smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do. Fire produces poisonous gases that make you disoriented and drowsy.

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Another e-bike lithium fire

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EVG reader Joe shared these photos from this morning, showing soot and broken glass on the sidewalk… and a burned-up office chair on the fire escape outside the third-floor apartment where the fire started…

Officials at the scene blamed a lithium battery from an e-bike. (And per the Citizen app: “Firefighters advise that a lithium battery was involved in the fire.”)

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TENANTS HOUSING COMPLEX ORDERED OUT AS CONCRETE BALCONY COLLAPSES

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Tenants in a 16-unit workforce housing complex located at 1655 Overseas Highway in Marathon are still looking for answers after they were ordered to vacate the complex’s four buildings due to a concrete balcony collapse around 4 p.m. on April 15.

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Rotted beam concealed by metal cladding caused balcony collapse

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Madison Fire Department personnel secure the structure in the aftermath of a balcony collapse at 544 W. Mifflin St. during the annual Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday. The balcony collapsed due to a rotted front beam concealed by metal cladding, city officials said Monday.

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