Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)

Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.

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Ten Acres Burn in Recycling Center Fire

Ten Acres Burn in Recycling Center Fire

Sunday night, October 30th, fire started at the Evergreen Recycling Center in Park City, Kansas. Early the next morning...

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Chemical Plant Explosion

Chemical Plant Explosion

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Pulp and Paper Plant Fire

Pulp and Paper Plant Fire

A large fire started on October 6th at a paper plant. Even with aggressive control efforts, the fire continued to burn for two weeks...

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Fire Destroys Multi-Tenanted Commercial / Industrial Complex

Fire Destroys Multi-Tenanted Commercial / Industrial Complex

The fire began at 2:30 am in a laundromat within the complex before spreading to neighboring businesses. Flames and smoke flew into the night sky.

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Large Flames as Greenhouse Burns

Large Flames as Greenhouse Burns

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Fire Destroys Historic Building

Fire Destroys Historic Building

A fire on September 21st destroyed a vacant, historic building in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. A total of 32 fire units...

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Five – Alarm Warehouse Pallet Fire

Five – Alarm Warehouse Pallet Fire

A five-alarm fire erupted Monday, September 12, in an outside pallet storage area next to a distribution warehouse. Dispatchers called...

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Fire Engulfs 42-Story Building

Fire Engulfs 42-Story Building

On Friday, September 16th, a blaze ravaged a 42-floor high-rise office building in central China. Dozens of stories...

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Warehouse Fire Burns 5 Businesses

Warehouse Fire Burns 5 Businesses

A commercial warehouse fire burned five businesses Monday, September 5. More than 180 firefighters were called from two Fire Departments.

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Large Transformer Explosion

Large Transformer Explosion

Monday, August 9th... The fire was caused by a large transformer explosion, creating a massive fireball and an extremely loud bang...

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Flooding Leads to Heavy Property Damages

Flooding Leads to Heavy Property Damages

Monsoonal rain poured down over multiple parts of Las Vegas, resulting in mass flooding across the area that led to heavy damages...

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Shoppers Flee Store Fire

Shoppers Flee Store Fire

At 7:20 p.m. on August 24th, 2022 a massive fire in a retail store forced shoppers to flee. As the fire engulfed the retail portions of...

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