Sep 08, 2008

Conshohocken Apartment Fire Litigation Continues

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By MARGARET GIBBONS – Times Herald Insurance companies now are jumping into the litigation surrounding the catastrophic fire that ripped through the Riverwalk at Millennium apartment complex in Conshohocken on Aug. 13. Four major insurance companies, which insured tenants’ property [...]

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Aug 31, 2008

High-Rise Apartment Fire Scare Shows Fire Risks in Australia

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Gold Coast News A SURFERS Paradise apartment building hit by a fire last week did not have a sprinkler system, stairwell exhaust fans or hydrants on every floor, said firefighters. The 22-storey International Beach Resort is one of a dozen [...]

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Aug 28, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Put Out Fire in Apartment – Kitchener, Ontario

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The Record KITCHENER — A fire at a Kitchener apartment building last night was contained thanks to a functioning alarm and sprinkler system. Platoon chief Ron Taves said when firefighters arrived at the second-floor apartment at 25 Joseph St. at [...]

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Aug 26, 2008

Vintage Apartments Fire in Silversale, WA

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Bothell Reporter One person sustained injuries during an apartment fire Friday, Aug. 22 at the Vintage Apartments in Silverdale. The facility’s sprinkler system extinguished the blaze and limited smoke and fire damage to the apartment of origin. Central Kitsap Fire [...]

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Aug 22, 2008

County Calls for Tougher Codes after Conshohocken Apartment Fire

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By MARGARET GIBBONS – The Phoenix NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County commissioners want tougher fire protection measures incorporated into municipal building and fire codes in the wake of last week’s catastrophic blaze that destroyed two of the four occupied apartment [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Boy Sets Apartment Fire in Tampa, FL

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Daily Comet Officials say a 4-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter set fire to a bedroom in a Tampa apartment. No one was injured. Firefighters responded, but a sprinkler had already controlled the blaze. The Tampa Fire Marshal’s Office [...]

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Aug 07, 2008

Apartment Fires Highlight Insurance Benefits

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By MARI ALVAREZ – Texas Cable News During the past week, the Austin area has seen five apartment complex fires. Combined, they’ve displaced at least 60 people and driven home the importance of renter’s insurance. Fire tore through the Retreat [...]

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Jul 15, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Could Have Minimized Apartment Fire Damage

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By Alicia Myers – KOLN As many as 40 people have to start over after a fire destroyed their apartment building. Now some our wondering, could sprinklers have stopped the blaze from spreading? Just after 6:15 Saturday morning, the Thomasbrook [...]

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Jul 13, 2008

Apartment Fire Displaces 50 – Boulder, CO

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By Heath Urie – Colorado Daily A four-story apartment building on Marine Street near Lincoln Place in Boulder burned for hours Saturday, displacing dozens of University of Colorado students and about 50 residents in all. More than 50 firefighters from [...]

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Jul 07, 2008

No Fire Sprinklers at Sumter, SC Apartment Fire

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By Alison Rauch – WACH Fire officials continue to investigate what sparked a weekend blaze that left 20 people homeless. Flames broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Union Square Apartments off Houck Street. When firefighters arrived, the two-story [...]

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