Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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IL Piping Manufacture Plant Destroyed in Fire
On Monday, April 15th, an Illinois piping manufacture plant was destroyed by fire. That morning, employees reported smoke inside one of the buildings.
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Fire Destroys Michigan Grocery Store
A huge fire destroyed a longtime grocery store in Southfield, Michigan - Plum Hollow Market - on April 8th, 2025.
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Six Bronx Businesses Up in Flames
March 13th, rescuers responded to a sizeable four-alarm fire that sent six Bronx businesses up in flames at a strip mall in University Heights.
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Explosions at Chicago Magnesium Factory
Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire prompted by explosions at a Chicago Magnesium factory in Dixmoor, IL.
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Massive Wildfires in the Carolinas
On March 21st, massive wildfires in the Carolinas, South Carolina and western North Carolina, spread quickly across 10 acres.
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Warehouse Fire in Portsmouth, VA
On Wednesday, February 26th, a warehouse fire in Portsmouth, VA erupted on Duke Street in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Huge Fire Consumes SPS Technologies in Pennsylvania
A powerful explosion and huge fire consumed SPS Technologies in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and its 600,000-square-foot factory.
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Explosion at Chemical Plant in Saegertown, Pennsylvania
On February 9th, firefighters rushed to a Explosion at Chemical Plant in Saegertown, Pennsylvania early Sunday morning.
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Six-Story Apartment Complex Fire in Urbana, Illinois
On January 28th, fire rescue crews quickly contained a blaze at an Apartment Complex Fire in Urbana, Illinois, avoiding significant destruction.
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Abandoned Warehouse Fire in Bakersfield, CA
On Wednesday, January 29th, rescuers responded to a two-alarm warehouse fire in Bakersfield, CA on Washington St. in Kern County.
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Apartment Under Construction Fire in Utah
A massive fire erupted in Ogden, Utah, consuming a five-story apartment complex under construction near DaVinci Elementary School.
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Heavy Snow Causes Roof Collapse in West Virginia
Emergency crews responded to a building in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where heavy snow caused a roof collapse from a recent winter snowstorm
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