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Fireworks blamed for 2 fires in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Firefighters say fireworks ignited an overnight house fire in Indianapolis, where use of personal fireworks has been banned because of the recent drought. Investigators say witnesses told them sparks from fireworks landed on the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Fire heavily damages Pheasant Ridge home
BRISTOL – Firefighters were back at the scene Friday looking for the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a Bristol home Thursday night. According to Bristol Fire Chief Fay Kemp, about 50 firefighters from five departments battled the fire in the...
Tags: Game, Foods and Beverages, Disasters and Accidents, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Mile-wide evacuation after massive train derailment in Columbus, OH
Part of a freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Ohio's capital city early Wednesday, shooting flames skyward into the darkness and prompting the evacuation of a mile-wide area as firefighters and hazardous materials crews monitored...
Tags: American Red Cross, Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Transportation Accidents, Explosions
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Fire badly damages Elkhart home, may have started in grass
ELKHART – The extremely dry conditions may have helped spark a house fire in Elkhart. Late Thursday morning, firefighters were called to 629 Bower Street after what started as a grass fire, spread to a fence, a tree and then to a two-story home....
Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Fire victims file suit against Park Jefferson
South Bend TribuneResidents were not warned of deficient electrical wiring and other dangerous conditions that existed at Park Jefferson before fire destroyed their apartments, a lawsuit claims. The class-action suit, filed May 21 in St. Joseph Circuit Court on behalf...Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Trials, Government, Rentals
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Firefighters and homeowners praying for rain
It is dry out there. The grass in your yard is probably brown. Farmers across the area say their farm fields are suffering. Even if we get a good rain today, it still might not be enough to bring us out of drought. Paul Rieck might have the greenest...
Tags: Droughts, Disasters and Accidents
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Fire chief: 'Heat source too close to combustibles' caused townhouse blaze
Clay Territory Fire Chief John vance says a fire early Monday morning at a St. joseph County townhouse was accidental – caused by used charcoal being placed too close to charcoal lighter fluid in the garage. Vance says the woman who survived the...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Colorado wildfires ranks as most destructive in state history
DENVER (Reuters) - An 85-square-mile (220-square-km) wildfire raging out of control for a week in northern Colorado has destroyed 181 homes, ranking it as the most destructive blaze in state history, fire officials said on Saturday. The so-called High...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Forests, Agricultural Research and Technology, Forestry and Timber
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SB fire captain faces 30-day suspension; Chief says Scrubbing Bubbles used improperly on air apparatus
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — “A face full of bubbles.” That’s what South Bend Fire Chief Steve Cox alleges happened when a fire captain inappropriately used Scrubbing Bubbles to clean a breathing apparatus, causing bubbles to fill the face mask he...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Steve Cox
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Drought creates fireworks confusion
WSBT-TV ReporterAfter questions about whether the fireworks show at Mishawaka’s annual Summerfest would be a go because of the dry weather and a countywide burn ban, the city's fire chief gave his OK. As it does every year, the fire department put crews on...Tags: Summerfest, Disasters and Accidents
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More suspicious fires in Middlebury
Investigators in Middlebury looking into several suspicious fires over the past several months say there were more early Sunday morning. Police and firefighters were called to a vehicle and house fire at 53203 Hilltop Drive. While at the scene, a...
Tags: Middlebury, Disasters and Accidents
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