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  2. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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    A group of students at James Madison University evacuate their dorm rooms in response to a fire drill. The purpose of fire drills in buildings is to ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely as quickly as possible if a fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other emergency occurs, and to familiarize building occupants with the sound of the fire alarm.

  3. Backdraft - Wikipedia

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    A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken. Backdrafts are typically seen as a blast of smoke and ...

  4. Firewall (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Firewall residential construction, separating the building into two separate residential units, and fire areas Example of a firewall used to inhibit the spread of a fire at an electrical substation. A firewall is a fire-resistant barrier used to prevent the spread of fire. Firewalls are built between or through buildings, structures, or ...

  5. Safety Centre - Wikipedia

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    Safety Centre (Hazard Alley) Ltd is a purpose-built interactive safety centre in Milton Keynes, opened in 1994. [1] Primarily it provides safety education to visiting schools and youth groups via its full-size interactive demonstrations, known as Hazard Alley.

  6. Pass by catastrophe - Wikipedia

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    If someone dies during an exam, all the other students present pass. [1] If a natural disaster occurs during an exam, all students present pass. [2] If a university burns down or is destroyed otherwise, all current students immediately graduate with a bachelor's degree. [1] A student who gets hit by a campus shuttle bus will receive free tuition.

  7. Sleeping subway rider burned alive on F train after crazed ...

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    NYPD officers responded to reports of a fire just before 7:30 a.m. at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station and found the woman engulfed in fire while sitting on an idling F train ...

  8. Structure fire - Wikipedia

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    A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential, commercial or industrial buildings, such as barn fires. Residential buildings range from single-family detached homes and townhouses to apartments and tower blocks , or various commercial buildings ranging from offices to shopping malls .

  9. Student Loan Forgiveness: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios To ...

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    The uncertainty surrounding student loan forgiveness, including law suits in six states and a "stay" granted by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the Biden administration's loan...