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![Woonsocket (RI) Eight Alarm Mill Fire: Caused by Welding](https://buildingsonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mill_fire_10_20110607211320_640_480-150x150.jpg)
Woonsocket (RI) Eight Alarm Mill Fire: Caused by Welding
A 112-year-old building, once the home of the Woonsocket Rubber Co., a firm that made decoy tanks for the D-Day invasion in World War II and later manufactured Keds sneakers, was destroyed Tuesday night by a spectacular fire. Smoke from the blaze could be seen as far away as Providence.Fire Chief Gary Lataille said 10 […]
![Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA - December 1991)](https://buildingsonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/BOFReport3.jpg)
Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA – December 1991)
Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA – December 1991) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Firefighter Casualties, Hazardous Materials, Operations & Tactics Media: Technical Report Series Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.6 Mb) , Text (71 Kb) Description: Although not new discoveries, this report provides several valuable lessons for the fire […]