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Posted: Apr 7, 2023

A decade after train derailment in southwestern New Jersey, questions linger over rail safety and public health

PHOTOS: Trisha Dello Iacono was preparing to host a children’s playdate on Nov. 30, 2012, when she received a phone call from her mother, telling her to tune in to the news. A train carrying a colorless flammable gas called vinyl chloride derailed less than four miles from her home, in Paulsboro, N.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHYY-TV PBS 12 Philadelphia
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Posted: Apr 7, 2023

Massachusetts police warn of dangerous 'Trouble Bubble' spicy gum TikTok challenge

VIDEO: A Massachusetts police department is issuing a warning about a new TikTok challenge — after it put almost a dozen students in the hospital. Southborough police warned students not to try Trouble Bubble gum, which is sold on Amazon. Police say it contains the same active ingredient as police pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
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Posted: Apr 7, 2023

Related: Puget Sound fire chief stresses importance of life jackets after drownings at Fivemile Lake

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An afternoon of fishing and enjoying at Fivemile Lake in south King County turned tragic in an instant Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t recall having a drowning this early last year,” said Chief Pat Pawlak with the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. A man, fishing from his kayak, tipped over.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Apr 6, 2023

Helicopter rescue on Mica Peak in Spokane County highlights importance of preparation

Rescuers plucked a frozen and disoriented hiker from Mica Peak on March 17 after searching throughout the night. The hiker started from the Liberty Lake County Park and planned to thru -hike up and over Mica Peak, ending on Radar Road, where his brother was going to pick him up, said Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy Philip Pfeifer, the search and rescue coordinator.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 11:30:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site
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Posted: Apr 6, 2023

King County: Kayaker drowns on Fivemile Lake; Good Samaritan seriously hurt in rescue attempt

One person drowned and a rescuer was seriously hurt at Fivemile Lake on Wednesday. South King Fire and Rescue, Valley Regional Fire and Rescue, and Renton Regional Fire Authority crews were called to the lake along 44th Ave. S in Auburn, at Fivemile Lake. Authorities clarified what happened on Thursday, saying that one kayaker fell into the water and a Good Samaritan went into the lake to try to rescue that person.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 2:56:05 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ TV FOX 13 Tacoma
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