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Japan Rescuers Pull 70-yr-old Woman From Debris
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Rescuers pulled a 70-year-old woman from her toppled home Tuesday, five days after an earthquake-spurred tsunami tossed the house off its foundation in Japan's northeast. The rescues of the elderly Sai Abe and a younger man pulled from rubble elsewhere in the region were rare good news following Friday's disaster that killed at least 2,700 people and left thousands missing. Abe's son said he had tried to save his mother but could not get her to flee her home in the port town of Otsuchi. His relief at her rescue, he said, was tempered by the fact that his father is still missing. |
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"I couldn't lift her up, and she couldn't escape because her legs are bad," Hiromi Abe said on national television. "My feelings are complicated, because I haven't found my father." The elderly woman was suffering from hypothermia and was sent to a hospital, but appeared to have no life-threatening injuries, said Yuko Kotani, a spokesman for Osaka fire department. Another survivor, described as being in his 20s, was shown on television being pulled from a building further down the coast in the city of Ishimaki after rescue workers heard him calling for help. Conditions for those still alive in the rubble worsened as a cold front arrived Tuesday, further pushing down temperatures. Snow is forecast over the next few days... Complete Story |
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No Air, Water Contamination Found In Mass. Blast
There have been no indications that air or water quality in the area of a weekend chemical plant
explosion has been compromised, investigators said. The explosion Sunday night at the Bostik Inc.
complex in Middleton sent four workers to the hospital, shook area homes and caused a fire. The
resulting four-alarm fire at the plant, which manufactures plastics and adhesives, was put out about an
hour after the explosion was reported at 7:39 p.m.
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Norfolk House Fire Injures Firefighter, Displaces Three
A fire in the 700 block of Carolina Ave. this morning sent one firefighter to a hospital and
displaced three people. The fire was first reported in the kitchen of the home shortly after 4 a.m.,
said Battalion Chief Harry Worley, Norfolk Fire-Rescue spokesman. When firefighters arrived, they
found smoke and flames coming from the home...
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March 15, 2011 | Topix - Safety | Written By St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis To Lay Off 30 Firefighters
Missouri - After nine months of stalemate in labor negotiations, the city
will lay off 30 firefighters, the office of Mayor Francis Slay said late Monday,
one of...Complete
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March 15, 2011 | Topix - Safety | Written By St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Damaged Fire Station Will Get Sprinkler System
Minnesota - Fire Station 3 will get a sprinkler system as part of ongoing construction on the building after
an October fire. The St. Cloud City Council voted 4-2...Complete Story
March 15, 2011 | Topix - Fire | Written By St. Cloud Times
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