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Search results for "blaze" ...
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The Perfect Fire
Flynn tells the story of the six Worcester, Massachusetts firemen who were killed in a blaze at Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co.
Tags: fire; Worcester; Massachusetts; Cold Storage and Warehouse; Co.; death; destruction
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When hip hoppers use violence to silence their critics
Village Voice examines the recent violence resulting from the adverse relationship that has built up between hip hop artists and the journalists who cover them.
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New Times investigates the Rio fire in north Scottsdale, Arizona. The investigation reveals that Rural/Metro, the private corporation the provides fire protection for the city of Scottsdale, initially sent only one fire engine to put out the wildfire. The blaze quickly grew out of control. Nearly 500 firefighters from all over the Valley area fought to contain the blaze. When the fire was extinguished, there was another blaze that Rural/Metro had to contend with: the long time feud with the Valley's municipal firefighters. Many of the city's firefighters claimed that Rural/Metro should have sent more men and more machines to the initial emergency call. (Aug. 17 - 23, 1995)
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Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs) examines the cause of the deadliest fire in Colorado Springs history, and finds that the city's performance in fighting the blaze and the state's performance in regulating personal care boarding homes were flawed, March - April 1991.
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Blazing Ambulances, Burning Vans
KMGH-TV (Denver) finds a model of Ford van used to haul vacationing skiers to the mountains from Denver was catching fire regularly; later reports ambulances around the country that were built on the same frame were burning up, leading to recall by Ford, March - September 1987.
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Kansas City Times charges that the Kansas City Fire Department is ill-equipped and unprepared to confront emergencies that arise from spills and blazes involving hazardous chemicals, Sept. 12, 1986.
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