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The association passed a formal resolution: “Resolved: in view of the late calamitous disaster of the falling of the bridge at Dixon, Ill., and other casualties of a similar character …, that a committee be appointed to report at the next Annual Convention the most practicable means of averting such accidents.” [49] The committee's report ...
The fire damaged a large area due to a burst pipe leaving no available water at the scene. [27] 1894 – Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota was a firestorm that destroyed several towns; over 400 killed. 1894 – A fire affected the business section of Frederick, South Dakota, causing over $100,000 in damage.
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Structural failures and collapses of bridges, which were caused by fire. Pages in category "Bridge disasters caused by fire" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Portions of Highway 47, including the Vincent Thomas Bridge, reopened Friday after a big rig containing lithium batteries crashed in San Pedro, sparking a fire.
Sometime after 7:00 a.m., emergency crews were alerted to a fire at the plant. Explosions caused by the fire reportedly sounded like "fireworks". [4] According to Rockton Fire Department Chief Kirk Wilson, 70 people were evacuated from the plant; however, a statement by Lubrizol said the number was closer to 50.
A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning, May 1 created "zero visibility" conditions, triggering a fiery 72-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 that killed seven people and injured more than 35 ...
2008 – Boromo bus caught fire in Balé Province, Burkina Faso, sixty-seven killed on November 15 [citation needed] 2008 – Firozabad bus caught fire in Uttar Pradesh, India, killing sixty-three on December 9. [citation needed] 2009 – Chengdu bus fire, a mass murder–suicide attack Chengdu, Sichuan, China, results in 27 deaths on June 5