Explosion rocks Illinois shopping plaza |
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By Dave CarpenterThe Associated Press
WAUKEGAN, Ill. An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak ripped through a suburban Chicago shopping plaza Thursday, injuring at least nine ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:04:00 GMT |
$1M bail set for arsonist of San Francisco chief’s home |
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By Steve RubensteinThe San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for the San Francisco planning director's companion, who is accused of setting f...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:07:00 GMT |
FDNY EMT ’punched patient’ on way to hospital |
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By Alex Ginsberg The New York Post
NEW YORK An FDNY emergency medical technician turned the Hippocratic Oath on its ear, slugging a restrained patient in the face during a ride t...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:41:00 GMT |
UK firefighters called to move 580-pound man across his bed |
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By Derek Watson The Express
GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland Taxpayers face a GBP 1,600 bill after firefighters were repeatedly called out to lift an obese man too heavy to move himsel...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:44:00 GMT |
Fire captain arrested for apparatus placement awarded $17,500 in Mo. |
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By Robert PatrickSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
HAZELWOOD, Mo. Federal court jurors awarded $17,500 on Wednesday to a fire captain arrested by a Hazelwood police officer in a dispute ov...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:33:00 GMT |
Wis. police, firefighters, disciplined in dust-up |
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By Jacqueline SeibelThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
BROOKFIELD, Wis. While they were supposed to be training, three firefighters intentionally doused personal vehicles belonging t...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:36:00 GMT |
FDNY family sues Deutsche Bank owner, contractors |
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By Amy WestfeldtThe Associated PressNEW YORK The owner of a condemned ground zero skyscraper and several contractors hired to dismantle it turned it into a "death trap" filled wi...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:08:00 GMT |
California arsonist targets palm trees |
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By Matthias GafniThe Contra Costa TimesANTIOCH, Calif. Antioch may have a serial palm tree arsonist on its hands.
In the past couple of days, someone has intentionally torched d...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
500-lb man dropped down stairs, sues N.Y. dept. |
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NEW YORK A 500-pound man who dropped down a flight of stairs during an emergency evacuation is suing the New York City Fire Department for $5 million in damages. James Maietta ca...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:16:00 GMT |
Calif. fire captain pinned between two fire trucks |
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Marin Independent Journal
MARIN COUNTY, Calif. A Marin County fire captain was in critical condition Monday after a fire engine struck him and wedged him against another fire t...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:11:00 GMT |
