Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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Explosion at a Louisville Food Dye Plant
On November 13th, a massive explosion occurred at a Louisville food dye plant. firefighters rescued and evacuated numerous people.
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Texas Explosion at Propane Facility
A series of explosions at Texas propane facility led firefighters to a location in the Brookshire area of Texas on FM 529.
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Fire at the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in Missouri
On the evening of October 30th, calls poured into Madison County emergency services. The calls were about a fire at a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Fredericktown, Missouri.
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Fire Destroys Delaware County, PA School
On the evening of October 7th, a two-alarm fire destroyed a Delaware County, PA School, St. Francis of Assisi.
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Large Fire Erupts at Indiana Mattress Store
The Evansville Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at a commercial business located at 213 W. Division St. Vanderburgh County dispatch confirmed that a large fire erupts...
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Northeast Philadelphia 4-Alarm Fire
On Friday, September 13th, rescuers responded to a 4-alarm fire in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood in the early morning. Flames engulfed the commercial four-story building on Adams Avenue around 5:30 a.m. The Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner stated firefighters faced challenges accessing water and maneuvering through the small streets.
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Chemical Fire at Large Manufacturing Plant in Akron, OH
Emergency crews arrived at a large commercial fire on Thursday afternoon, September 5th, at 1 p.m. The chemical fire started at SMB Products on Rosemary Blvd in Akron, Ohio. Due to the heavy smoke and burning toxic chemicals, rescue crews evacuated the area within a half-mile radius until they could test the air.
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Large Blaze at Lancaster County, PA Antique Warehouse
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Massive Pallet Fire in Rosemead, California
On July 24th, a large yard storage fire broke out in Rosemead, California, sending black smoke over San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles. The three-alarm fire was on River Avenue, south of the 10 Freeway. The fire fully consumed wooden pallets and 55-gallon drums pallet fire . . .
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Fire at Indiana Sawmill
A massive fire broke out Tuesday night, July 10th, destroying a historic building in Decker, Indiana, and leaving the community heartbroken. The Johnson Volunteer Fire Department received the call around 7:40 p.m., and multiple bureaus fought the blaze for almost 7 hours at a sawmill old high school . . .
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Recycling Plant in Texas on Fire for Days
On Wednesday, June 12th, emergency crews battled a fire at the Rivers Recycling facility in Kilgore, Texas. The Fire Marshal reported the fire at the Recycling Plant ...
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Fire Engulfs Affordable Housing Construction Site
On Monday, June 2nd, the 911 dispatch office was inundated with calls reporting a fire at affordable housing construction site. The 8-alarm blaze forced nearby residents to evacuate until it was under control.
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