Jun 30, 2008

Burien, WA 3 Dead, 5 Injured, 31 Homeless in Fire

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By Elizabeth Rhodes – Seattle Times Burien’s worst residential fire in nearly two decades claimed three lives, injured five other people and left 31 homeless when two adjoining apartment buildings burned early this morning. The cause of the blaze, which [...]

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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 20, 2008

Wasilla, AK Fire Officials: Fire Sprinkler System Prevents Further Damage

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Fort Mills Times WASILLA, Alaska — Officials in Wasilla are crediting a sprinkler system with preventing extensive damage during a fire at a senior independent living facility. The fire started Sunday in a recliner located in one of the facility’s [...]

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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

Fire Sprinklers Worth the Small Cost

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By Dan Clawson Home fire sprinkler systems save billions of dollars while saving lives of countless occupants and firefighters. Sprinklers typically cost one-half percent to 1 percent of a new home’s price, but more than pay for themselves in reduced [...]

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Jun 14, 2008

Aspen, Colorado Fire Guts Apartments

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By Charles Agar – Post Independent ASPEN, Colorado — A fire gutted the Castle Ridge Apartments in Aspen late Tuesday night and raged into the early morning Wednesday. One cat perished from smoke inhalation, but all 17 residents escaped a [...]

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Jun 13, 2008

Pet Saves Family From Fire in Chesterfield, Virginia

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By Beth Danziger – NBC12 A Chesterfield family says they’re alive thanks to the family pet. Their four-year-old lab, Buddy, was killed in a massive house fire off Regalia Place early Thursday morning. But, not before he was able to [...]

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