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Carnival Pledges Fleet Revamp
Mexico City :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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Published April 17, 2013 FoxNews.com Carnival Corp. on Wednesday announced it will implement a $700 million-plan to upgrade its fleet and avoid incidents like the the disabling of the Carnival Triumph. The Carnival Cruise Lines overhaul --which is
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Fire Safety without Harm
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Last week, scientists and regulators from more than 20 countries gathered in San Francisco to discuss the latest research on flame retardants. The conference lasted four days, but the theme of the meeting was clear from just a few talks: Do we need
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Stats alarm NFA
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A Dawn Gibson Monday, April 15, 2013 THE National Fire Authority is concerned with the increasing number of bush and rubbish fire incidents this year. So far this year, NFA has attended to more than 91 bush and rubbish fires. NFA's chief executive
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Mother, 67, who died after hijab caught alight on a gas hob had been injured three times before in similar accidents
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Surayya Khan's family has helped to launch a safety campaign urging the importance of being aware of fire risk in the kitchen. The mother of three fought for life for nearly two weeks before dying of multiple organ failure at a Manchester hospital in
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Dutch firm introduces fire-resi...
Doha :: Qatar | 1 month ago
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A leading Dutch firm, Hunter Douglas, that makes window blinds and coverings for buildings and high-rise towers, claims to have come out with new QuadroClad' panels that are, according to the company, complete fire-resistant facade system unlike
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Dangerous chemicals firms still break fire safety rules
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | 1 month ago
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Environment ministry inspectors earmarked 151 companies for special attention two years ago, after it emerged they were not meeting safety targets. Of those, 121 have still failed to make improvements, the inspectors said. The report has been
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Students learn fire safety and rescue
Glenwood Springs :: CO :: USA | 1 month ago
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Eighth-grader Luis Medina practices his fire rescue drills as Greg Bak of Colorado River Fire Rescue stands ready to assist during a recent training exercise at Riverside Middle School...Fire Rescue Academy as part of its SecondShift afterschool
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Homeless man dies in Portland fire
Portland :: OR :: USA | 1 month ago
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Maine (AP) Portland authorities say a homeless man has died in a fire at his encampment along railroad tracks in the city. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire on West Commercial Street just before midnight on Saturday. As crews extinguished
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From Thane to T. Nagar, the issue is compliance
New Delhi :: India | 1 month ago
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Instead of strengthening enforcement mechanism and making local bodies directly accountable, State governments have repeatedly sought to regularise building violations for a fee The collapse of an unauthorisedly built high-rise in Thane is yet
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Ala. fire officials looking at drug rehab centers
Anniston :: AL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Ala. (AP) State inspectors have cited a handful of drug rehabilitation centers for fire safety violations, and they are checking facilities statewide to make sure others are complying with codes. State Fire Marshal Edward Paulk told The Anniston Star
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