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OSHA Cites Nevada Museum After Tornado Demonstration Leads to Fire

A Reno, Nevada, science museum has been issued two citations after a tornado demonstration last month led to a flash fire that injured 13 people. Spokeswoman Teri Williams of the Nevada Occupational Health and Safety Administration says each of the …

University of Maryland Dorm Flash Fire Injures to 2 Workers

Authorities say two workers were injured in a flash fire as they worked on the roof of a dorm at the University of Maryland College Park. Prince George’s County Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady says the pair was working …

Fast-Growing Craft Brewers Struggle With Worker Safety

Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun’s Bar-B-Q & Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space was oversaturated with oxygen. He …

Washington Marina Fire Injures 2 People, Damages Boats

Firefighters say a boat fire on Washington’s Puget Sound that injured two people spread from one fiberglass hull to another until 12 vessels were destroyed or damaged. South King Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Gordie Olson says a 28-year-old woman …

4 Workers Injured in Iowa Fire

Officials say four workers suffered minor injuries in a flash fire that led to the evacuation of about 350 people at an engine company in West Des Moines, Iowa. Fire crews were called Wednesday morning to Goodrich Engine Components after …