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Worker killed after being trapped inside burning tractor trailer
A tragic accidental fire claimed the life of a construction worker in North Carolina recently as he unloaded a truck. According to to a report from WGHP TV, an unidentified worker in Forsyth County was unloading a tractor-trailer full of pine straw on the afternoon of July 9 when the trailer suddenly caught ablaze. The station reports […]
July 16, 2015
Business
Arson suspected in gigantic fire that destroyed apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles
Police and fire officials in Los Angeles have opened a criminal investigation into a massive fire that broke out early Monday morning, engulfing an entire city block and destroying most of an apartment complex under construction. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the fire broke out around 1:20 a.m. Monday at the downtown […]
December 10, 2014
Business
Three-alarm blaze does $2 million in damage at Anaheim construction site
In Anaheim, California 88 firefighters fought for more than an hour to contain a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex construction site. The fire, which did not spread to surrounding structures, gutted the building, dealing $2 million worth of damage, according to a report from the Orange County Register. The building is one of several […]
April 9, 2014
Safety
Construction worker’s harrowing rescue from massive fire in Houston caught on tape
A $50 million luxury apartment complex under construction in Houston was reduced to ashes Tuesday afternoon by a five-alarm fire that raged for nearly two and-a-half hours. There were 90 construction workers in the building when the fire started and all were evacuated safety and without injury. However, there was an extremely close call when […]
March 26, 2014
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