Articles Tagged with ''Fire''

Construction Sites Damaged Amid Mass Protests

June 3, 2020

Continuing protests in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have had an impact on construction in some major U.S. cities.

Construction Projects Halted, Fires Set in Several Major US Cities Amid Protests

June 1, 2020

Project sites set ablaze in Minneapolis, D.C. and Ohio, as construction is shut down in downtown Chicago and in California; NYC sets first curfew in decades amid looting, even of boarded-up stores.

PG&E's Stepped-Up Fire Mitigation Still Is Lacking, California Officials Charge

Mary B. Powers

February 20, 2020

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Utility's 2020 plan includes thousands more vegetation contractors and more hardening, but the state threatens to yank its operating license.

Virginia Construction Fire Ruled Accidental

$48-million blaze started in a jobsite trash chute

Jim Parsons

February 17, 2020

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The fire also claimed a trailer, nearly 30 vehicles and multiple pieces of construction equipment.

Four-Alarm Blaze Torches Construction Site Outside Washington, D.C.

Owner declares mixed-use project in Alexandria, Va. “destroyed”

Bruce Buckley

February 8, 2020

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About 150 firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to a four-alarm fire at a construction site outside Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8.

Utility PG&E Files Restructured Chapter 11 Plan

Erica Berardi

February 3, 2020

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New plan would cost customers less, keep employee and union agreements in place.

Welding Sparks Fire at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas

Louise Poirier

December 18, 2019

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On Dec. 14 at 2:27 p.m., the Arlington Fire Dept. responded to a two-alarm structure fire at Globe Life Field, a $1.1-billion project under construction in Arlington, Texas.

Investigations Underway After Worker Killed in Cincinnati Partial Building Collapse

Preston Todd Delph, 58, died when a section of the seventh floor of the under-construction building collapsed

Jeff Yoders

December 2, 2019

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Preston Todd Delph, 58, an employee of Gateway Concrete Forming in Miamisburg, Ohio, died after the seventh-floor of a mixed-use development on Fourth and Race streets in Cincinnati, collapsed on him November 25. OSHA and the City of Cincinnati are investigating the incident.

UL is Closer to a Standard for 3D-Printed Building Materials; Fire Protection Engineers Investigate Wildfire Spread

Jeff Yoders

October 23, 2019

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Predicting wildfires and combating them, smart building sensors, 3D-printed building materials, building integrated fire safety systems that go beyond sprinklers and clean-room protection were among the topics discussed Oct. 13-15 at the Society of Fire Protection Engineers’ annual conference and exposition at the Sheraton Grand Resort at Wild Horse Pass near Phoenix.

Commentary on Environmental Transparency

Did Paris Disclose Truth About Lead After Notre Dame Fire?

A surprise during my recent vacation

Richard Korman

September 17, 2019

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The Paris government may not have wanted to discourage tourists. I was willing to risk it.

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