Risk Insurance Briefs (RIBs)
Property loss prevention bulletins analyzing recent fire and natural hazard events.
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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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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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