1 feared dead after fire rips through California building

Updated: 11:59 AM EDT Mar 27, 2017 Firefighters rescued at least seven people after a blaze erupted on the top floor of a three-story residential building in West Oakland, California sending towering flames and heavy smoke into the dawn sky. Advertisement Fire officials said at least one person was feared dead inside the building that […]

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Three Alarm Fire Rages on Elmora Avenue

By FRAN SULLIVAN March 26, 2017 at 3:12 PM Three-alarm fire on Elmora AvenueCredits: Kathy Lloyd ELIZABETH, NJ – A fire in a six-story multiple dwelling on the 300 block of Elmora Avenue quickly progressed from a two-alarm to a three-alarm fire with one firefighter injured. At one point, fire was visible and found in […]

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Residents rescued

Residents rescued from 2-alarm fire at housing complex Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal PrintEmail By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal  on March 22, 2017 at 7:54 AM, updated March 22, 2017 at 7:55 AM A two alarm fire ripped through an apartment building at the Marion Gardens Housing Complex on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Caitlin […]

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Operational Safety on Fire Escapes

AUGUST 9, 2016 |Operational Safety on Fire Escapes  Lessons from the Fireground:  Fire Fighter Dies from Fall off Fire Escape Ladder – Illinois Make some time today to read the Lessons from the Fireground from NIOSH Report F2010-25 related to operations from fire escapes. Get your company out into the streets today or this evening and […]

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Former NYU student who fell from fire escape wins $29M suit

Former NYU student who fell from fire escape wins $29M suit By Julia Marsh March 8, 2017 | 5:24pm Modal Trigger A former NYU student was was paralyzed from the waist down after falling from a fire escape. A former New York University athlete won a $29 million verdict in Manhattan court Tuesday ​– one that cannot be appealed […]

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2 Children Dead, 4 Hurt In Chicago South Side Fire

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two girls were found dead and four others were injured in a house fire Saturday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory Reports. There is still no official cause for the fire that killed seven-month-old Ziya Grace and two-year-old Jamaii Grace. Both children were found dead in […]

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Officials check Granite State fire escapes

New Hampshire officials use Oakland warehouse fire to check Granite State fire escapes NH1 News Story – Video By: Gail Huff NH1.com The warehouse fire that killed 36 people in Oakland, California, has turned into a valuable safety lesson for inspectors around the country. NH1 News has learned, Portsmouth city officials are stepping up building inspections […]

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Deadly warehouse fire in CA difficult to prevent

Inspectors: Deadly warehouse fire in CA difficult to prevent   By Bill Hormann, 13abc | Posted: Mon 3:03 PM, Dec 05, 2016       Despite inspectors’ best efforts, a deadly warehouse fire like that which claimed more than 36 people in Oakland, California, could happen in Toledo. The reason is simple: it is not easy finding buildings that are […]

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17 Families Evacuated

17 Families Evacuated in Early Morning Apartment Fire in New Rochelle, 3 Injured  November 27, 2016 – 10:27  Posted in: NEW ROCHELLE POLICE & FIRE Rate Article: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Photos and Video from Fire Scene Dramatic video shot by tenant of 11 Locust   NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Three people, […]

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Gone unchecked for too long

City: Aging fire escapes showing signs of distress, deterioration Council members say issue has gone unchecked for too long Updated: 8:40 PM EDT Oct 19, 2016 Cinncinatti Fire Escapes Left for Too Long  CINCINNATI —Cincinnati City Hall is taking on an issue that council members said has gone unchecked far too long. The discussion is […]

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