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Sep 01 2023
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Small town near Seattle declares state of emergency over false alarms from dam warning system
A state of emergency was declared in a small city in Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded by a reservoir falsely went off a fourth time since 2020, city officials said. The alarm system in Carnation, about 30 miles east of Seattle near the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers, is intended to alert residents to evacuate if
CNN DigitalSep 01 2023
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Small town near Seattle declares state of emergency over false alarms from dam warning system
(CNN) — A state of emergency was declared in a small city in Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded by a reservoir falsely went off a fourth time since 2020, city officials said. The alarm system in Carnation, about 30 miles east of Seattle near the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers, is intended to alert residents to
KRDOOct 16 2023
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DeSantis, Other Republicans Say U.S. Should Not Accept Gaza Refugees
As the war between Israel and Hamas escalates, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and some Republican senators said the U.S. should not accept Gaza refugees after some Democrats called on the country to do so.
The Israeli military on Friday ordered roughly 1.1 million Palestinians, or about half of the Gaza Strip’s population, to evacuate the northern region of Gaza within 24 hours, forcing
National Review (News)Sep 11 2023
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Underground fire in Colorado Springs knocks out power to 1,100 residents, cause under investigation
A fire burning underground in Colorado Springs knocked out power to more than 1,000 residents in the downtown area early Monday morning and evacuated hundreds more. The call came in just before 2:30 a.m. Monday, reporting flames shooting out of a manhole at 101 Kiowa Street. When firefighters responded to the scene, they found flames coming out of multiple manholes, the Colorado Springs Fire
The Denver PostSep 11 2023
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Coast Guard called to rescue man from Mississippi barrier island
Contact with a stingray on one of Mississippi’s remote Gulf Coat islands had one man calling in the Coast Guard medevac team for a rescue. The Coast Guard evacuated a man Saturday from Cat Island, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. Coast Guard Station Gulfport received a call from local 911 dispatch requesting a medevac for a man who reportedly received injuries from a stingray
Magnolia State LiveJun 06 2023
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Quebec confronts 150 wildfires, effects felt as far away as New York City, New England
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate MONTREAL (AP) — Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated while another that had been threatened by wildfires lifted an evacuation order Tuesday, as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province. According to the province’s
Connecticut PostSep 05 2023
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Wildfire burns in Carlton County, threatening properties
DULUTH – A 40-70 acre wildfire is burning in Carlton County about 45 miles southwest of Duluth. Planes dropped water to douse the flames the evening of Sept. 4, soon after the fire was detected near Barnum. They returned today to continue work after the fire reactivated, said Leanne Langeberg, with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids. She said no evacuations or road closures
Star TribuneSep 05 2023
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Proprietor of collapsed Iowa house constructing blames engineering firm in new lawsuit
The proprietor of an Iowa house constructing that collapsed in May, killing three folks, has filed a lawsuit that blames an engineering firm for not warning the constructing was structurally unsound and that residents must be evacuated. Actual property proprietor Andrew Wold filed the lawsuit final week in opposition to Choose Structural Engineering, greater than three months after the Might
Palm Beach News CentralSep 05 2023
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Owner of collapsed Iowa building that killed 3 people files lawsuit blaming engineering company
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people , has filed a lawsuit that blames an engineering company for not warning the building was structurally unsound and that residents should be evacuated. Real estate owner Andrew Wold filed the lawsuit last week against Select Structural Engineering, more than three months after the May 28
La Crosse TribuneAug 21 2023
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Major gas leak reported in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A major gas leak has crews shutting down an intersection in Hartford
The leak was reported at Main and Pearl streets on Monday morning.
Hartford police said the area was shut down from Asylum Street to Gold Street.
Evacuations were also said to be underway on Main Street.
Channel 3 has a crew headed to the scene.
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