Jun 26, 2008

Honolulu, HI Arson Suspected in Salt Lake Apartment Fire

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Honolulu Advertiser Automatic sprinklers doused a Salt Lake apartment fire today that Honolulu Fire Department investigators determined was intentionally set. Advertisement The 3:40 p.m. fire, which started in the kitchen of unit 204 of the Country Club Plaza complex at [...]

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Jun 25, 2008

One Person Dead After Maryland House Fire

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MyFox Washington DC BOWIE, MD – Fire crews say one person was found dead after an early-morning house fire in Prince George’s County on Tuesday, but they’re still trying to determine what started it. Firefighters say the blaze sparked at [...]

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Jun 24, 2008

Manchester, NH Fire Quickly Quelled – Fire Sprinkler System Credited

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By PAT GROSSMITH – The Union Leader MANCHESTER – An early warning smoke alarm system, along with sprinklers, are being credited with containing a fire this morning to a ground floor bedroom in an Eastern Avenue apartment building. District Chief [...]

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Jun 19, 2008

Seattle, WA Fire Hits Eastlake Apartments

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By Charles E. Brown – Seattle Times A neighbor across the hall from Diana Martin’s second-floor unit in the Roanoke Terrace apartment building led her to safety Monday afternoon. Her 12-year-old tabby cat, Fitzgerald, was overcome by smoke and resuscitated [...]

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Jun 19, 2008

Largo, FL Condo Fire Spread Quickly Without Attic Firebreaks

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By Dave Balut – 10 News Largo, Florida – Chris Gallant and his fiancee are glad they can salvage clothes and other items after a fire at the Belleair Oaks condominiums in Largo. Others lost everything because there were no [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

1 Year Ago 9 Firefighters Died in South Carolina Fire

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By BRUCE SMITH – The State CHARLESTON — Mike Mulkey still expects to see his grown son walk through the back door of his home each evening, still listens for the footsteps of the man who lived to fight fires [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Save a Wilmington, DE Apartment Building

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By Erica Guidetti – WDEL 1150AM A sprinkler system helped prevent extensive damage to a Wilmington Apartment complex. Fire Fighters were called to the Towne Estate complex because of the smell of smoke. When they first arrived they did not [...]

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Jun 17, 2008

Geelong, Australia House Fire Causes $20,000 Damage

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By Julie McNamara – Geelong Advertiser A FIRE caused $20,000 damage to a Norlane home yesterday. The blaze broke out in the loungeroom of the Princes Highway home about 11.40am. No one was in the house when the fire started. [...]

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Jun 16, 2008

Survey: 75% of October Home Fire Victims Underinsured

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Three-quarters of the victims of the October wildfires in California who responded to a recent survey said their homeowners insurance wasn’t sufficient to cover increased rebuilding costs. Insurer trade organizations disputed the finding of the survey, sponsored by San Francisco-based [...]

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Jun 15, 2008

California Firefighters Save the Day

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By Julie R. Johnson – Corning Observer A fast moving fire blazed through a maze of homes, barns, shops, and other structures yesterday in the area of Hwy 99W, Smith Avenue and Gyle Road, but thanks to the hard work [...]

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