Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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Home Depot Fined $1.3M for Code Violations After April 2022 Store Fire
A Home Depot store in San Jose, CA, was engulfed in a massive fire on April 9th, 2022. The 98,827-sf store was quickly consumed by flames after a man set fire to the building while stealing tools. The store was fined for code violations because the sprinklers were turned off.
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Massive Fire at a Lehigh County Trucking Company
The sky of North Whitehall, PA, lit up following an explosion on April 22, shortly after 1 AM at the property of a pair of trucking companies. The two-alarm fire prompted over 70 firefighters from multiple counties to respond. Fire at a Lehigh County Trucking Company ...
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Blaze at a Soybean Plant in Gibson City, IL
On Monday, April 8th, a blaze erupted at a soybean plant for International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) in Gibson City, Illinois. Due to the
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Clothing Store Fire in Downtown, LA
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Deadly Fire at Lithium Battery Manufacturing Plant in South Korea
On Monday, June 24th, a massive fire and explosion rocked Hwaseong, South Korea, at a lithium battery manufacturing plant owned and operated..
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Welding Accident Burns Down Red Roof Inn in Savannah, GA
Late afternoon on Tuesday, March 26th, a welding accident ignited a fire, ultimately burning down a Red Roof Inn in Savannah, GA.
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Firefighters Preventing Wildfires in New Jersey
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Massive Fire at Manufacturing Plant in NY
On Monday evening, March 11th, a massive fire broke out at a manufacturing plant in Bath, NY. Several ...
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Contra Costa California Vacant Warehouse Fire
A large fire consumed a warehouse in Conta Costa, California, on Sunday afternoon, March 10th. The fire department...
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Warehouse for Sale Catches Fire in Williamston, NJ
A large, abandoned warehouse for sale caught fire on Thursday evening, March 7th, in Williamston, NJ. The commercial building
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Refrigerated Warehouse Fire Persists for Over 3 Weeks in Benton County, Washington
Early Sunday around 5:15 a.m., April 21st, Benton County Washington dispatch received a call that a refrigerated warehouse caught fire ...
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Cleveland Laundry Company Up In Flames
On March 7th, a massive fire broke out in the early morning at a commercial laundry business in Cleveland. Over 11 neighboring fire depart...
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