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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

New study aims to track search-and-rescue workers’ exposure to carcinogens at Florida's Surfside condo collapse

If you worked at or near the site of the building collapse in Surfside, researchers with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine want to examine your toenails. Dr. Natasha Schaefer Solle, a research assistant professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said the nail can reveal cancer risks.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

3-alarm structure fire 'knocked down' at White Center strip mall

Multiple agencies were able to knock down a large structure fire in central White Center Monday morning. The three-alarm fire started shortly before 6 a.m. in a strip mall located in the 9600 block of 16 Avenue SW, near SW Roxbury Street. Just after 7 a.m., King County Fire District No. 2 said that crews had successfully "knocked down" the flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Schneider Springs Fire evacuations updated

Due to ongoing firefighting efforts and weather conditions, as of Sunday at at 3 p.m., all areas previously in a level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation status are now downgraded to a Level 2 (GET SET) evacuation status. This includes the areas of Bumping River Road and Lost Creek Road. As of Sunday morning, the Schneider Springs fire has burned an estimated 101,633 acres, and remains at 17% containment.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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Posted: Sep 11, 2021

Report cites possible causes of December's fiery oil train derailment in Whatcom County

A BNSF Railway oil train showed evidence of possible vandalism after it “experienced a broken train collision,” derailed and exploded into flames north of Ferndale last December, according to a report on the accident released Thursday, Sept. 9. In its report, the Federal Railroad Administration said it can’t be certain of the accident’s cause, where 10 tank cars loaded with highly flammable Bakken crude oil jumped the tracks at Portal Way and Main Street shortly before noon Dec.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2021 3:16:45 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Sep 10, 2021

Photos: Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department’s Ladder 6

The Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department recently displayed its “modern-day transformer,” Ladder 6.

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