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Man who Inhaled CO2 in Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of four workers who inhaled carbon dioxide in an accident at Los Angeles International Airport has died, his family said. Cris Abraham, 36, of Lomita died on Nov. 11 at a hospital where he’d been …

Mississippi State University Dorm Fire Displaces 200

Part of a Mississippi State University dormitory remained closed Monday following a Sunday fire. MSU spokesman Sid Salter said at least 27 rooms could be uninhabitable for an extended period. No injuries were reported, but more than 150 female students …

Fire Suppression System Blankets New Hampshire Customers

A convenience store is offering to reimburse residents in Rochester, N.H., who were covered in powder when a fire suppression system accidentally discharged at the gas pumps. Foster’s Daily Democrat reports that several people and vehicles at the Cumberland Farms …

CDOT Pushes for Sprinklers in Eisenhower Tunnel

Transportation officials in Colorado want to install a $20 million sprinkler system in the Eisenhower Tunnel to mitigate risk of a fire. The four-lane Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel on Interstate 70 is among the busiest corridors across the Continental Divide and …

Fire Causes $200,000 Damage to Old Pennsylvania Eatery

A restaurant housed in a historic western Pennsylvania building suffered $200,000 damage in a kitchen fire, but no workers or customers were hurt. The fire at The Kaufman House in Zelienople started about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and started in a …