Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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Massive Fire Rips Through a Phoenix, AZ Warehouse
On October 18th, a large fire broke out at a Phoenix warehouse.  Over 70 firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire on 13th Avenue and ...
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Fire Causes Significant Damage to Downtown Tulsa Restaurants
A four-alarm fire broke out late September 23rd at a popular downtown Tulsa restaurant. The restaurant connects to several apartments and a
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Commercial Business Fire Causes Residents to Evacuate
On September 24th, firefighters were called to a three-alarm fire at a South River, New Jersey commercial business, leading to evacuation of
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Vacant Mill Building Blaze in Naugatuck, CT
The Naugatuck Fire Department was dispatched at 6 PM on September 25th regarding a blaze at a vacant mill building on Water Street.
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El Paso Recycling Center Fire Ignites Concerns Among Residents
On September 19th, an El Paso recycling center fire erupted and required over five fire departments and 60 rescuers to control. Officials bl
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Underground Electric Cable Causes Explosion
On August 30th, 2023, at 8:34 AM the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, experienced two explosions as a result of underground electrical cable
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200 Year Rainfall Event Causes Widespread Devastation in Rhode Island, Sep 2023
In September 2023, Rhode Island experienced catastrophic flooding, triggered by a 200-year rainfall event. This extreme weather even t
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Explosion at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville, Louisiana
On August 25th, firefighters responded to a chemical spill that erupted into a large fire and explosion at the Marathon refinery's storage t..
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Paint Factory Explosion in Garland, Texas
Early Monday morning, around 1 AM on August 7th, a paint factory explosion occurred at a Sherwin-Williams plant in Garland, Texas. The quic
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Massive Explosion at Turkish Grain Silo Complex
On August 7th, an explosion at a Turkish grain silo injured several people at the port of Derince. The explosion happened in .the afternoon,
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Blaze Destroys Building Under Construction in San Francisco 
On Tuesday morning just before 6 a.m. August 1st, a four-alarm fire broke out in Hayes Valley, San Francisco involving a 14-unit condominium
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Vacant San Francisco Building Fire Narrowly Misses Nearby Homes
Late Wednesday night September 14th, a vacant San Francisco building caught fire, narrowly missing nearby homes. One person suffered smoke...
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