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RESIDENTIAL VERMONT-A member of a newly arrived Sudanese family fell asleep while smoking and ignited a bedroom futon in their three-story...
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Two children die in fire
INDIANA-Two boys, ages 10 and 7, died of smoke inhalation in an earlymorning fire in their single-family home, which had no smoke alarms or...
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Six children escape bedroom fire
PENNSYLVANIA-Firefighters responding to a 911 call reporting a fire in a single-family home found that six children had already escaped from the...
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Alarms fail to work in fatal fire
TEXAS-A couple and their 11-year-old son were killed m an early-morning fire that seriously injured their 10-year-old daughter and heavily damaged...
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Sprinkler saves occupant of senior housing
NEVADA-An elderly woman suffered first-degree burns and smoke exposure during a fire in the bedroom of her apartment in a 236-unit building for...
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Three die in unsprinklered fraternity house
MISSISSIPPI-An early-morning fire in a first-floor bedroom of a fraternity house killed three young men and destroyed the building. A passerby...
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Car crashes into gasoline pump, ignites fire
MERCANTILE OHIO-At 5:12 p.m., a driver lost control of his car and veered into a fuel pump at a convenience store and gas station. The impact...
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Man dies trying to extinguish fire
OREGON-? 71-year-old man died after trying to extinguish a small fire, reported by his 71-year-old wife, in the living room of his single-family...
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Fire destroys cold storage, fruit packing buildings
STORAGE WASHINGTON-A large cold storage warehouse was destroyed when a fire spread through the two middle floors, eventually causing the building...
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Four die in candle fire
ILLINOIS- A candle left burning on top of a stereo speaker by a sleeping occupant ignited an adjacent couch, starting a fire that killed a couple...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/05 by Tremblay, Kenneth J · More from publication
