Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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Fire Rips Through Vacant Virginia Campus
On December 20th, a massive fire broke out on the Virginia Intermont College campus. The Fire Department received the alert a little after midnight.
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Wildfires Burnt Over 4,000 Acres in Malibu
On Monday evening after 10 PM, December 12th, wildfires burnt over 4000 acres in Malibu on Malibu Canyon Road. Firefighters fought...
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Manhattan E-Bike Store Fire
On December 3rd, two fires erupted overnight in a Midtown Manhattan e-bike rental store. New York's firefighters faced challenges...
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Vacant Warehouse Fire in Chelsea, Massachusetts Sends Flames Soaring into the Sky
On Monday morning, November 18th, there was a Vacant Warehouse Fire in Chelsea, MA. Over 100 firefighters from surrounding communities helped
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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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