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Fire Officials Investigating Chemical Plant Explosion
KTLA NewsKERN COUNTY (KTLA) -- Fire officials in Kern County are investigating what caused an explosion outside the Niklor Chemical plant Saturday afternoon. Captain Bill Brickey of the Kern County Fire Department said firefighters arrived shortly after 2 p.m. to...Tags: KTLA, Hazardous Materials, Disasters and Accidents
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Elvi Gray-Jackson - Midtown
Name: Elvi Gray-Jackson Occupation: Finance Manager, City of Akutan Website: www.friendsofelvi.com Registered Political Party: Democrat Last book you read: The Secret Favorite movie: The Wizard of Oz Why are you running for the Anchorage...Tags: Philosophy, Property, Voting, Disasters and Accidents, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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Ongoing onstage for weekend of March 31
Century of Song
"The Century of Song" dinner and show features music, dance and comedy. 6 p.m., pre-dinner activities; 6:30 p.m., dinner, Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2. Antietam Recreation, 9729 Garis Shop Road, south of Hagerstown. Tickets...Tags: Grease (movie), Boeing Co., Maryland, Arts and Culture, Washington County (Maryland)
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Roof collapse leads to delay in reopening Calexico downtown
Staff WriterCALEXICO -- The roof collapse of a Third Street business prompted city officials Thursday to rethink opening the downtown area to pedestrian traffic until more damage assessments to other commercial buildings are made, City Manager Victor Carrillo said....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Government, Disasters and Accidents, Earthquakes
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Spring arrives and flooding might not be far behind
edickey@aberdeennews.comSpring begins Sunday, and spring flooding could be close behind. As of Friday, rivers in the Aberdeen area hadn't really started rising yet, said Amy Parkin of the National Weather Service. "So far, they're holding their own," Parkin said....Tags: Weather Warnings, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, James River, Bodies of Water, Weather
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Two Workers Rescued In Yonkers Scaffold Collapse
A scaffold collapse on a high rise building in Yonkers left two workers clinging on for their lives Friday afternoon.
Firefighters successfully rescued the workers after the pair dangled thirteen or 14 stories above the ground for nearly an hour....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, WPIX, Career and Workplace
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Worker at cement plant injured after drilling tool fell on him
davem@herald-mail.comA worker at the Holcim (US) Inc. cement plant on Security Road was injured Thursday afternoon when a drilling tool fell on him in a quarry where workers have been pumping out water, officials said. The man was taken to Meritus Medical Center near...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Employees
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Guest Column: Take time now to prepare for disaster
Last week’s earthquake in Japan is yet another wakeup call for the Southland. As you read this column think about our situation if the California’s “big one” hit right now. Are you ready? One of the lessons from the earthquake...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Disasters and Accidents, Chemical Industry, Disasters, California
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Stanford ponders more debt to fund Logan's Fort
“When you drive back there, it looks like a fort,” Councilman Eddie Carter stated at last week’s city council meeting, “It is impressive.” Those words were echoed by Mayor Bill Miracle as the council discussed the Logan&...Tags: Elections, Finance, Don Davis, Disasters and Accidents, Regional Authority
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Donors help Conn. farmer rebuild after winter snow
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For a time last month, Carole Miller feared that her 13-year-old herb and tomato farm in eastern Connecticut would be finished after a plastic-covered hoop house collapsed under the weight of snow and ice. Miller, who will...Tags: Snow Storms, Renovation, Connecticut, Disasters and Accidents, Charity
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Roof Collapses at Lumber Company in Grand Haven
FOX 17 News ReporterD. Baker and Son Lumber Company, a business that has served Grand Haven for 140 years, is closed today, after the roof collapsed Monday night, possibly from heavy snow on top. Drivers slowed down to take pictures of the business at 720 Penoyer on...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Companies and Corporations
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The Triangle Fire: 100 Years Later
pix11.comThe configuration of the eighth floor of the Brown Building at the NYU complex in Greenwich Village was designed for classrooms. Twice a week I attended a psychology class there and on occasion my mind would drift from the lesson of the day. My eyes...Tags: Philosophy, Greenwich Village, New York City, Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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