Jul 26, 2010

Connecticut House Fire Kills Two Firefighters

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Officials say two firefighters died while battling a house fire in Connecticut. Bridgeport Deputy Fire Chief Robert Petrucelli says the two men were found unconscious Saturday on the top floor of the three-story house after they sent out mayday calls. [...]

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Jul 25, 2010

Indiana House Fire Kills Three Trapped Teens

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Police say an early-morning Indiana house fire killed three teenagers trapped on an upper floor despite efforts by an officer who spotted the blaze and tried to rescue them. Officer Josh Prater saw a fire at the home in Wabash [...]

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Aug 26, 2008

Fire Destroys Nine Homes in Boise, ID

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By Statesman staff – Idaho Statesman Ten homes were destroyed and nine homes were damaged by a grass fire that started at Amity and Holcomb roads around 7 p.m., Boise Police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said. The homes destroyed are on [...]

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Jul 24, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Save Lives – Fire Loss Video

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The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., has released an emotional video, titled, “Empty Shoes, No Longer Filled with Dreams.” The 5-minute video, which premiered at NFSA’s recent Annual Seminar, highlights the [...]

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Jul 24, 2008

Installing Residential Fire Sprinklers – Jungels Family – Case Study

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. Eric & Lil Jungels Location: Rush City, MN Home Type: Single Family Modular Yr Built: 2008 Sq. Ft.: 4200 Yr Sprinklers Installed: 2008 Sprinkler Cost: $3,600 In August 2007, Eric and Lil Jungels lost everything they owned when their [...]

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Jul 24, 2008

Home Fire Loss – Jungels Family – Case Study

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. Location: Rush City, MN Home Type: Single Family Modular Yr Built: 2006 Sq. Ft.: 4200 Date of Fire: August 27, 2007 Damage: Total Loss $407,000 Last year, on August 27, 2007, the Jungels family had their lives change forever. [...]

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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 21, 2008

Fire Loss in California – We Thought we were Safe

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By Gordon Gregory – Salt Lake Tribune I live close to tall trees in Northern California, and on the afternoon of June 12, I held our mare, Millie, and watched wildfire advance toward the draw not 1,000 yards away where [...]

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Jul 21, 2008

Arson Fire – St. Paul, MN Apartments Building

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By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE – Minneapolis Star Tribune Bystanders and firefighters worked furiously late Friday night to rescue residents of a St. Paul apartment building that was deliberately set on fire, officials said. As a result of the quick action, no [...]

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Jun 09, 2008

Fire Heavily Damages Texas Governor’s Mansion

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By KELLEY SHANNON – The Huffington Post AUSTIN, Texas — Arson is suspected in a fire that swept through the historic Texas governor’s mansion early Sunday, leaving much of the 152-year-old building charred and severely damaged, the state fire marshal [...]

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