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Washington state wildfire claims first fatality, weather improving
2014-07-21 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Cooler weather and lower winds aided firefighters on Monday as they battled a week-old wildfire in Washington state that has destroyed up to 150 homes, scorched a wide swath of wilderness east of the Cascade Mountains and left one person dead. Several miles of containment lines have been put in place around the perimeter of the Carlton Complex Fire, which has burned through 243,000 acres since it was sparked by lightning on July 14, fire officials said. A drop in temperatures on Sunday, with...
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Fifth fatality feared in Colorado floods as towns evacuated
2013-09-15 03:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Colorado authorities warned on Sunday that the death toll likely would rise from historic flooding in the state as a second person was confirmed missing and presumed dead, in addition to four deaths previously verified. An 80-year-old woman whose home was washed away by floodwaters in Larimer County was the latest victim feared dead from the week-long rains, said sheriff's spokesman John Schulz. "The woman was injured and couldn't get out of her house, and when neighbors went back to help her,...
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Construction Deaths, Fatality Rate Climbed in 2012
2013-08-22 21:10:02| ENR.com: Headline News
Industry's workplace fatalities increased 5% last year, to 775, the first annual increase since 2006.
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Worker fatality reported at Stora Ensoa s Uetersen mill in Germany
2013-06-14 17:11:21| Paper - Topix.net
A 44-year-old machine operator died following an accident Tuesday morning at Stora Enso's 230,000 tonne/yr paper plant in northern Germany.
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Pedestrian fatality reported on railroad tracks
2013-03-27 04:49:39| Furniture - Topix.net
A unidentified person was hit and killed by a train on Main Street Tuesday night.
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