_ BOSTON —D & J Ironworks failed to follow safety precautions, which officials said led to a massive fire in the Back Bay that killed two firefighters in March. That’s the finding of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN 9-ALARM BACK BAY BLAZE […]
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Fatal Philly fire escape collapse
_ Leonia man identified as victim in fatal Philly fire escape collapse PHILADELPHIA — The 22-year-old man who died after a fire escape collapsed at a historic Center City building on Sunday morning was identified by authorities Monday as Leonia resident Albert Suh. According to the Associated Press, Suh and two women, ages 25 and 26, […]
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OPERATING SAFELY ON FIRE ESCAPES 03/01/2009 BY JOHN FLYNN In more than 20 years as a MEMBER OF THE Yonkers (NY) Fire Department, I have had to use fire escapes many times. Long ago, I came to realize that fire escapes, while designed to be a method of emergency egress from a building for that […]
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