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Change Smoke and CO Alarm Batteries at Daylight Saving Time
NewsHealth officials say Daylight Saving Time is a great way to remember to change the batteries in these life-saving devices.
Friends Hold Fundraiser for Man Injured in DeKalb, GA Explosion
NewsFriends are holding a fundraiser for Charlie Shearer, 55, who was injured in an explosion at JCS Enterprise Trailer Repair in DeKalb last month.
Cause of Fatal House Explosion in Manor Township, PA was Faulty Installation of Gas Connector, Says NTSB
NewsUpdate: Explosion in Hampton, Minnesota claims another life
NewsA February 5, 2019 house explosion in Hampton, Minnesota has claimed another life. A house on the 2400 block of Lewiston Boulevard exploded, killing 56-year-old Theresa Ann Snoeyenbos, and severely burning her husband, 57-year-old Brian Suilmann.…
Grain-Dust Explosions Increased in 2018
NewsThe number of grain-dust explosions that occurred in the U.S. increased in 2018, but injuries and fatalities declined, according to a newly released annual report by Purdue University researchers. Kingsly Ambrose, an associate professor of agricultural…
Fire Death Rates Are Highest in Southern States
NewsSouthern states continue to have the highest fire death rates in the nation, according to data compiled by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA began tracking fire deaths rates -defined as deaths per million population,…
House Explosion in Blue Sky Manor in Wurtsboro, NY Injures 1
NewsA house explosion in the Blue Sky Manor mobile home park in Wurtsboro, NY left an 81-year-old man with serious burn injuries to over 50 percent of his body. The blast, which occurred just after 12 a.m. on June 23, leveled the home. The local…
Phoenix Barbecue Explosion Injures Five
NewsA barbecue explosion at an apartment complex in Phoenix, AZ injured five people on Friday, June 19th. Fire crews responded to reports of an explosion just before 6:00 PM. When they arrived at the scene near 79th Avenue and McDowell Road, they…
Four Injured in Maumelle, AR Gas Explosion
NewsFour people were injured in Maumelle, AK when a CenterPoint Energy crew was working to repair a ruptured gas line. A construction crew ruptured the line while working near the intersection of Edgewood Drive and Windwood Lane this morning and…
Three Injured in Explosion at Troxel Co. in Moscow, TN
NewsAn explosion at Troxel Company in Moscow, TN yesterday injured three employees. All of them suffered severe burns. Two were airlifted to a Memphis area hospital for treatment, the third was transported by ambulance. Troxel makes welded…