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WUSA 9 WASHINGTON — A full shift of firefighters fell ill with symptoms of chemical exposure after working a fire earlier in the day, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Around 9 ...
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By Associated Press KITTERY, Maine — A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured seven people, including five firefighters, but did not affect the ...
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By James Campbell The Hull Daily Mail HULL, England — A fire that caused damage costing more than £250,000 ($395,000) was started in a mountain of illegal waste. ...
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By Danny Robbins The Associated Press DALLAS — Federal authorities are tracking what they call the most prolific mailer of white powder in U.S. history with an eye toward ...
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By Robert Jablon Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Beach rocks that caused a California woman's shorts to catch fire and severely burn her legs and hands appeared to be ...
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CNN.com HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A southern Florida high school was placed in lockdown for a time Wednesday after a dozen students and two teachers complained of itchy rashes, ...
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By Adam Foxman The Ventura County Star VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — For most of its roughly 30-year history, the Ventura County Fire Department's hazardous-materials team, ...
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The Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. — The wife of a New Jersey roofer who helped save a co-worker who had fallen into a vat of acid says her husband is doing fine and is ...
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The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government says energy companies must keep up-to-date records to prove they are running the nation's aging pipelines at ...
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By Jean Murphy The Chicago Daily Herald ITASCA, Ill. — Mention the name "Darley" to virtually any firefighter in the world and you will find at least some spark of ...
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By Adam Foxman Ventura County Star VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — For most of its roughly 30-year history, the Ventura County Fire Department's hazardous-materials team, when ...
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The Associated Press WINDERMERE, Fla. — A large sinkhole edging dangerously close to a central Florida home has forced a family to move out. Officials say the sinkhole opened ...
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By Jerry Seper The Washington Times EAST JOLIET, Ill. — A special team of arson and explosives experts has been dispatched by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...
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By Don Jacobs Knoxville News-Sentinel KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville fire investigators doubt any meaningful evidence will be found to determine the cause of a mulch fire last ...
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By Everdeen Mason The Dayton Daily News CLARK COUNTY, Ohio — Crews from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on Friday were unable to approach the still-smoldering debris ...
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By Everdeen Mason, Mark McGregor, and Tom Beyerlein Dayton Daily News PIKE TWP., Ohio — A massive blaze at an oil company took firefighters six hours to get under control ...
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By Kristine Gill The Naples Daily News NAPLES, Fla. — Naples city crews have responded to a handful of natural gas leaks since a propane explosion blew out windows and doors ...
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This story, and others like it recently, highlights the increasing prevalence of chemical suicide in jurisdictions across the United States. The possibility of encountering ...
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By Travis Andersen Boston Globe BOSTON — Twelve people were evacuated from a South End apartment building and four Boston police officers and an ambulance crew were taken to ...
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By Bob Strauss The Daily News of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — Plastics in bottles made fire especially smoky, harder to battle. Water may not burn, but a small warehouse at the ...
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