Fire crews were responding to reports of a gas leak in Sterling, a suburb of Washington, when the home exploded with firefighters inside.
Tag: Fires and Firefighters
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F.B.I. Searches Homes of Fire Dept. Chiefs in Corruption Investigation
New York investigators working with federal authorities also searched the chiefs’ offices at the department’s headquarters as part of an inquiry into whether they inappropriately accepted payments.
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Large Fire Engulfs Industrial Building in Elizabeth, N.J.
Crews responded shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, a city official said. The fire is in a complex that once housed the country’s first Singer sewing machine factory.
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Japan Airlines Plane on Fire at Tokyo Airport
Japan Airlines said all 367 passengers and 12 crew members had evacuated the jet. Five crew members in a Coast Guard plane that reportedly collided with the jet were unaccounted for.
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How a Paradise Became a Death Trap: An Update
Many residents of Lahaina, on Maui, tried to escape — but they had nowhere to go.