Low Fuel, Safety Design, Fast Exits Aided Asiana Crash Survivors July 8, 2013 By Mary Jane Credeur and Mary Schlangenstein From mostly empty fuel tanks to a tail-first strike slowing the plane, the crash of Asiana Airlines Inc.’s Flight 214...
UK Fire Officers Call for Paper Lantern Review July 8, 2013 British firefighters are calling for people not to use paper lanterns after they were blamed for a huge fire in...
Seattle Sets Aside $15M for Seawall Compensation July 8, 2013 Seattle has agreed to set aside $15 million to compensate businesses disrupted by the reconstruction of the waterfront seawall. The...
California Painter Awarded $58M for Bar Beating July 8, 2013 By Linda Deutsch A 43-year-old house painter so badly brain damaged that he cannot speak has been awarded $58 million for a beating...
Tree Damages Building Used in Snow Camp Dramas July 8, 2013 Managers of two outdoor dramas in Snow Camp, N.C., say the shows will start this week on time even though...
Charges Upgraded in Texas Wreck That Killed 5 July 8, 2013 Authorities say multiple charges of intoxication manslaughter have been filed against a South Texas woman who they say triggered a...
Delaware Towns Worry About Hike in Flood Insurance July 8, 2013 Kent County residents and leaders are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the impact on...
Wildfire Cut Off Hotshots’ Access to Safety Zone July 8, 2013 By AMANDA LEE MYERS and BOB CHRISTIE An erratic wildfire driven by ferocious and shifting winds curled around the location of a team of Arizona Hotshot firefighters,...
Building Collapse Kills 1, Injures 14 in India July 8, 2013 A fire official says a four-story building has collapsed in the Indian capital while it was being demolished, killing at...
IIHS Videos Provide Behind the Scenes Look at Crash Test Dummies July 8, 2013 New web videos from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety offer an insider’s look at the Institute’s crash test facility...