National Fire Escape In The News
Anniversary of Deadly Fire
Blaze on top floor of Manhattan building
A three-alarm fire tore through the top floor of a Manhattan building Tuesday afternoon, prompting firefighters to cut holes in the roof to put out the flames. As the FDNY worked to knock down the fire at the six-story 393 E. 37th St. in Tudor City, broken glass from the top floor rained down onto the […]
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Deadly Factory Fire That Spurred Workplace Safety
03/19/21WorkersCompensation.com Current News ASSP Remembers Deadly Factory Fire That Spurred Workplace Safety03/19/21WorkersCompensation.com Park Ridge, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Occupational safety and health became national news 110 years ago when the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurred in New York City. A few months after the tragedy came the creation of the world’s oldest professional safety organization […]
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Man Rushed To Hospital Following Deck Collapse
Firefighters say now is good time to review safety plans
Having a plan in place and checking safety equipment regularly can go a long way into keeping you and your family safe.
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Why Fire Escapes Are Everywhere in New York City
Fire Escapes Fall River MA
As warm weather returns to Fall River, Minimum Housing inspectors will be on the lookout for blocked fire escapes. Usually, these are blocked by air conditioners installed in a window that provides access to the fire escape, but sometimes by objects such as plant pots, gas grills, bicycles and vines (typically growing up the ladder). […]
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Dad, little girl trapped on third floor in blaze are saved by Paterson firefighters
PATERSON — Two of the city’s bravest lived up to their nickname Sunday morning when they climbed a fire escape ladder to the third floor of a building to rescue a man and his daughter trapped by flames. The fire broke out shortly after 9 a.m. on the second floor of a Fair Street apartment building, said […]
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