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A fire late Tuesday filled GM's factory with smoke and prompted an evacuation and production halt. GM restarted production Wednesday morning.
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, likely the costliest in U.S. history, are seizing upon a unique California legal doctrine that allows them to collect from their power ...
The fire revealed that Forrestal lacked a heavy-duty, armored forklift needed to jettison aircraft, particularly heavier planes like the RA-5C Vigilante, as well as heavy or damaged ordnance. [1] The United States Navy uses the Forrestal fire and the lessons learned from it when teaching damage control and ammunition safety.
Additional health hazards of fire debris cleanup work may include carbon monoxide and hazardous liquids [2] Silica, or silicon dioxide, can occur in a crystalline or noncrystalline (amorphous) form. In fire debris, silica can be found in concrete, roofing tiles, or it may be a naturally occurring element in the rocks and soil of the burnt out ...
A British freighter SS Fort Stikine carrying 1400 tons of explosives and 240 tons of weapons (torpedoes and mines) caught fire due to improper storage, resulting in two massive explosions killing some 800-1300 people. The explosion also led to fires in many parts of the city and the docks needed months of repair work to function again.
Depending on the terms of the policy, fire insurance or a clause for fire damage coverage in your regular policy may pay out based on the actual value of the property after the fire, or it may pay ...
October 5, 1991: C-130H-30 A-1324 of the Indonesian Air Force crashed after take-off 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash from Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia due to an engine fire. 133 on board of the aircraft as well as two people on the ground were killed, but one passenger on the aircraft survived.
Start Date: Jan. 7, 2025. Size in Acres: 10,600. Containment %: 0%. What to know: Burning in the Altadena/Pasadena area, the Eaton Fire has claimed two civilian lives, according to Cal Fire.The ...