Seven of them were huddled next to a couch on the second floor. Another was just 10 feet from the front door. Eight others were found together wrapped in a rug, apparently having fallen all at once when the floor under them collapsed. They, like all the other victims of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, died of smoke inhalation, their lungs and airways clogged with soot.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

North Royalton (OH) Fire Department pumper. Pierce Dash CF cab and chassis. Detroit DD13 470-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump.

Puget Sound Energy will have to pay at least $1.5 million for last year's natural gas explosion in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood. In the settlement announced Monday by the Utilities and Transportation Commission, PSE could face $1.25 million extra in charges if it fails to inspect several other gas pipelines by a set deadline.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2017 6:46:31 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

You’ve probably seen fireworks stands popping up near your neighborhood since the Fourth of July is around the corner. Now a fire district is asking Snohomish County lawmakers to ban fireworks entirely, saying they repeatedly cause too many injuries and damage property.The city of Mill Creek also has a ban on selling and lighting off fireworks, but many stands sit outside the city limits like one at Gold Creek Community Church.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2017 5:26:01 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13