Sep 03, 2008

Dog’s Nose Responds Faster Than Smoke Alarms During Fire

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By Pamela Constable – Washington Post A Labrador retriever with a sharp nose helped his owners safely escape their burning home in Potomac early yesterday morning when his frantic barking awakened them minutes before smoke alarms went off. The quick [...]

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Aug 27, 2008

Person Dies in Fire at Southwest Portland Retirement Community

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By Valerie Hurst – KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – A 57-year-old woman died and two others were injured early Wednesday when a mattress caught fire at a southwest Portland retirement community, authorities said. The fire ignited in an apartment on the [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Boy Sets Apartment Fire in Tampa, FL

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Daily Comet Officials say a 4-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter set fire to a bedroom in a Tampa apartment. No one was injured. Firefighters responded, but a sprinkler had already controlled the blaze. The Tampa Fire Marshal’s Office [...]

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Jul 29, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers Good in Fire Protection

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By LORRAINE CARLI The recent fire in Westminster reported to be caused by a flaming candle dramatically makes several key points that should be learning experiences for all of us concerned about the threat of fire to our homes. First, [...]

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Jul 22, 2008

Fire Guts North Shore Home in BC, Canada

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By Greg Sabatino – BCLocalNews Firefighters say arson has not been ruled out as the cause of a house fire that erupted Monday morning on the North Shore. “It’s possible,” said Daniel Funk, a fire inspector with Kamloops Fire and [...]

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Jul 15, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Could Have Minimized Apartment Fire Damage

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By Alicia Myers – KOLN As many as 40 people have to start over after a fire destroyed their apartment building. Now some our wondering, could sprinklers have stopped the blaze from spreading? Just after 6:15 Saturday morning, the Thomasbrook [...]

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Jul 13, 2008

Apartment Fire Displaces 50 – Boulder, CO

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By Heath Urie – Colorado Daily A four-story apartment building on Marine Street near Lincoln Place in Boulder burned for hours Saturday, displacing dozens of University of Colorado students and about 50 residents in all. More than 50 firefighters from [...]

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Jul 08, 2008

Fire Causes $35000 in Damage in Hoffman Estates, IL

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Chicago Daily Herald Hoffman Estates fire officials are investigating what caused an attic fire in a two-story home at 1680 Jefferson Road. The fire department was called to the scene at 3:20 p.m. Saturday after someone reported smoke coming from [...]

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Jul 07, 2008

No Fire Sprinklers at Sumter, SC Apartment Fire

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By Alison Rauch – WACH Fire officials continue to investigate what sparked a weekend blaze that left 20 people homeless. Flames broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Union Square Apartments off Houck Street. When firefighters arrived, the two-story [...]

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Jul 02, 2008

Firefighter and Resident Injured in Bartlett, IL Blaze

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Courier News BARTLETT — A firefighter and a resident were injured Thursday night after a fire started on a propane grill during a cookout on a backyard deck. Flames spread to the building and caused an estimated $300,000 damage to [...]

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