It was in the middle of a graduate seminar on romantic literature that the professor startled us with a passing remark. "You all know, of course," he said, "that this building was the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire."Kehe, Marjorie...
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Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2022 shows the residential apartment damaged by a major fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, the United States. At least 19 people, including nine children, lost their lives in a major fire in New York City on Sunday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams confi...
NEW YORK-- One year after a devastating fire in New York City forced hundreds of people out of their apartments, some of the tenants say their landlord has yet to help them and no repairs have been made to the building. The fire ripped through the partially rent-stab...
Virginia road crews in some counties worked 12-hour shifts to get as much salt and brine down as possible.弗吉尼亚州一些县的公路工作人员轮流工作12小时，尽可能多地撒盐和盐水。Cities like New York and Boston still digging out after a weekend winter blast, now bracing for more possibly later ...
3. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "firepottery" 4. terminate the employment of; "The bossfiredhis secretary today" "The company terminated 25% of its workers" 5. go off or discharge; "The gunfired" 6. drive out or away by or as if by fire; ...
At least 1,800 acres have burned and evacuations have been prompted by the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California. See CBS News Los Angeles' coverage. Dec 10, 2024 15:56 Crews make gains on New York-New Jersey fire The Jennings Creek Fire on the New York-New Jersey border is now ab...
“fire suppression paradox”28,29: by putting out a fire today, we make fires harder to put out in the future26,30,31,32(Table1). Table 1 Comparison of the fire suppression paradox and bias Suppressing wildfires also has an additional and poorly quantified consequence that we define as ...
"Today I am announcing that in the exercise of my good offices, I have asked Martin Griffiths, the coordinator of our humanitarian work worldwide, immediately to explore with the parties involved the possible agreements and arrangements for a humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine," he told reporters...
On the water, Marine Operations has Oworked consistently to develop and expand its preparedness for a multitude of hazards in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The constantly shifting challenges of protecting the City's Harbor mandate that we address today's threats, while keeping an eye ...