Greg Aragon is a freelance writer from Los Angeles, who writes about construction around the Golden State, with a focus on Northern California. CSLB Nearing Completion of Berkeley Balcony Collapse Investigation April 8, 2016 Greg Aragon The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) of California announced this week that its ongoing investigation of last year’s deadly […]
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Fire Escape Collapses Alton, IL
Fire escape collapses leaves two trapped, three injured POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 BY ALTON TELEGRAPH Recovery continues for victims in fire escape collapse Man remains in coma, future uncertain By Linda N. Weller – lweller@civitasmedia.com Green ALTON — Three people who fell about 20 feet to the ground Sunday night when a second-floor fire escape platform collapsed […]
Read more...DANGEROUS PHILADELPHIA FIRE ESCAPES
ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATION: DANGEROUS PHILADELPHIA FIRE ESCAPES Wednesday, May 06, 2015 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The pressure is on for Philadelphia lawmakers to tighten lax inspection laws which critics warn have resulted in catastrophic fire escape collapses across the city. For the first time on camera, the victims involved in a fatal accident in Center City […]
Read more...FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSE SENDS HIM PLUMMETING 4 STORIES
BROOKLYN MAN STABLE AFTER FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSE SENDS HIM PLUMMETING 4 STORIES Tim Fleischer is live in Brooklyn with the latest details. Friday, March 18, 2016 PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) — A man fell four stories when the fire escape he was standing on partially collapsed in Brooklyn Friday night. Authorities say the 23-year-old […]
Read more...Show Us Your Fire Escape (Please)
THIS ARTICLE IS DANGEROUS for although it looks really cool, putting obstructions on your fire escape endangers the occupants and the firefighters who may use them as well. Usually it’s the ONLY means of egress out of a burning building. Yes, newer buildings require a fire staircase inside, older buildings DO NOT have this. Actually, […]
Read more...Heat Takes Toll on Long Island Firefighters
Heat Takes Toll on Long Island Firefighters JUL 23, 2016 SOURCE: NEWSDAY Photo credit: CBS NY Five people had minor injuries — and a cat was killed — during a five-alarm fire at a Hempstead apartment building Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze heavily damaged two or three apartments in the six-story, 36-unit building at 36 Cathedral Ave., […]
Read more...2 jump from second-floor window to escape blaze
2 jump from second-floor window to escape blaze in Highland Park 1 / 36 Firefighters battle a blaze at a house in Highland Park. July 26, 2016 (Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com PrintEmail By Spencer Kent | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter […]
Read more...Brooklyn Pastor Held On Bail In Charges In Deadly Flatbush Fire
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn pastor was behind bars late Thursday, charged with manslaughter in a fire that left a man dead. As CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reported, the fire happened two years ago. But police just caught up with the Rev. Luckner Lorient in Florida Tuesday night, and he was in Brooklyn Criminal Court in […]
Read more...Firefighters Rescue Children
Firefighters Rescue Children From Delaware County Fire Escape Firefighters saved a three children and two adults after they escaped onto a fire escape as flames tore through Delaware County apartments overnight. The blaze broke out as many residents slept inside a subdivided home at W 3rd and Yarnall streets in Chester, Pennsylvania around 12:30 a.m. […]
Read more...Tipp City bookstore fire
Updated: 7:03 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | Posted: 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Tipp City bookstore fire: 3 hurt, up to $1M damage 3 people taken to hospitals for smoke inhalation By Breaking News Staff TIPP CITY — Three people were taken to hospitals after fire destroyed a Tipp City bookstore Tuesday […]
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