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  2. A tanker truck fire, unidentified body and disaster ... - AOL

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    This screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows the collapsed section of I-95 with fire trucks on the scene in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) (WPVI-TV/6ABC)

  3. List of fires in high-rise buildings - Wikipedia

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    Blaze started on the 26th floor of the 36-story apartments. Fire quickly spread to three more floors, making it a 5-alarm fire. This is the deadliest high-rise fire in Hawaii's history. Rotana Hotel Building: 66 m Mashhad Iran: July 22, 2017 0 Under construction 20-storey hotel The Marina Torch: 336.8 m Dubai United Arab Emirates

  4. Malcolm Shabazz - Wikipedia

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    A little while later, they moved to New York City and then Philadelphia. One landlord there remembered frequently having to let young Malcolm into the apartment because his mother was not at home. Malcolm showed some evidence of disturbance as a child. As a three-year-old, he reportedly set fire to his shoes.

  5. Social issues in Chinatowns - Wikipedia

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    Gangs and organized crime. In modern times, competing Asian street gangs and organized crime, such as the tongs and the Hong Kong-based triads, continue to plague the metropolitan Chinatowns worldwide where Triads have their operations, including London, United Kingdom; New York City/New Jersey, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Boston, United States ...

  6. Fire department - Wikipedia

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    Fire department vehicles outside a fire station in Middleborough, Massachusetts, United States. A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.

  7. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as an Initial Alarm or Box Alarm. A working fire request (for the same incident) would call for air/light units and chief officers/fireground commanders (if not provided in the original dispatch). This summarizes the response to a First Alarm fire. Second and subsequent alarms call for two engine companies and one truck company.

  8. Vector Security - Wikipedia

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    Vector Security, Inc. traces its roots back to The Philadelphia Contributionship (TPC), founded in part by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. The sister company of Vector Security, TPC, was established as a mutual insurance company where policyholders would come together to share the risk of losses by fire.

  9. Chester, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.