Fire Burns More Than 100 Homes in Chile
A forest fire has burned more than 100 homes in the town of Castro, Chile, according to reports.
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Royale at City Place Conflagration
Sparks from a welder touched off a conflagration unlike any ever seen in the Overland Park, Kansas, area. A look at the fire attack and…
The Great Conflagration at San Francisco
Recent earthquakes have caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan and Ecuador. A devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, California, 110 years ago, on…
Conflagration at Chelsea, 1908
As devastating as the 1973 Chelsea, Massachusetts, fire was, a far more devastating one occurred on April 12, 1908. See Fire and Water Engineering reports…
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From the Fire Engineering Vault: Chelsea (MA) Conflagration
Check out Fire Engineering coverage of the 1973 Chelsea Fire in Massachusetts. The conflagration leveled 18 city blocks, displacing 600 workers and 1,000 residents.
Conflagration in Breezy Point Queens
Superstorm Sandy illustrates the full spectrum of Fire Department of New York (FDNY) preparedness and response capabilities along with its commitment to community recovery.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Conflagrations
Do you really know what the word "conflagration" means? Vince Dunn examines terms to classify large-scale fire incidents in various environments.
FIRE IN MILL CONSTRUCTION: BREEDING GROUND FOR CONFLAGRATION
In their heyday before World War II, Philadelphia’s factories and mills were a dominant force in American manufacturing. The city led the nation in the…
CONFLAGRATION IN REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS
At 0243 hours on December 14, 1990 while Revere Fire Department companies operated at a three-alarm fire in a three-decker residential structure, a call came…
Chicago Conflagration
In September 1986, the Chicago, IL, Fire Department battled a spectacular multiple-alarm inferno that extended to several buildings in the city's "central manufacturing district." Hampered…
Conflagration in PASSAIC
Labor Day 1985. The last holiday of the summer. Two JJ young boys spent the day exploring an aging factory complex in Passaic, NJ. Large…
APARTMENT CONFLAGRATION
The first telephone alarm came at 8:39 a m., from an office worker about a quarter-mile south of Willow Creek. He reported a large volume…
