FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

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Thomas F. Brennan

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Jack Bennett Walt Hendrick

Francis l. Brannigan Charles G. King

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rm MOMHRMO (ISSN 0015-2587), is published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co.. 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK 74112. June 1990, Volume 143, Number 6. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at 250 Fifth Ave., New Yod, NY 10001. 1990 by PennWeil Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Fire Engineering is a registered trademod.

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82-Year-Old Woman Dies in Wheatfield (NY) House Fire

An 82-year-old woman died in a house fire late Friday in the Town of Wheatfield, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said.

Fire Destroys Peterborough (NH) Home

Firefighters battled a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a single-family home on Nichols Road in Peterborough.