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| | | | | | One person is dead and four others are injured after a Bombardier Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing at Scottsdale Airport and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet that was parked on private property, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. local time on Runway 21, according to Scottsdale Airport. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: Parker Lord Corp. in Saegertown remained closed Monday after a fire and explosion damaged the plant and injured eight, according to company officials. The incident was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the company at 601 South St. We're told firefighters responded for an alarm, and when they went in, the explosion happened. |
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| | | | | | PHOTO: The Butler County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad was called to investigate after two “military projectiles” were dropped off at the West Chester Fire Headquarters. Butler County sheriff Richard Jones said Monday that the objects were found at the location on Cincinnati Dayton Road. The bomb squad quickly secured both projectiles, each 40 millimeters, and took them for further assessment and disposal. |
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| | | | | | Cypress-Fairbanks (Cy-Fair), a suburb of Houston, Texas, is one of the state’s fastest-growing. Between 2015 and 2020, rapid development brought an influx of residents—and a growing demand for emergency services. Now, the Cy-Fair Fire Department is expanding to meet the needs of the booming population. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: We might disagree on which supercar is the prettiest, what hatch is the hottest or what racing livery is the most iconic, but I’m sure there’s one automotive opinion that we can all agree on: fire trucks are cool. Whether they’re electric ones, enormous American engines or ones that fly, fire trucks are pretty amazing and one Maine shop is dedicated to preserving all this awesomeness. |
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