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100 Firefighters Battled Blaze at Former Singer Sewing Machine Factory

Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze last Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage …

Indiana Residents Forced to Evacuate After Large Industrial Fire

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) – An evacuation order was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, …

Massive Fire Destroys Building, Cars at New York Dealership

Authorities say a massive industrial fire has destroyed several vehicles and a building at a car dealership near Syracuse, N.Y. The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office says 911 dispatchers fielded several calls around 9:10 p.m. Thursday reporting heavy fire and smoke …

Fire at Huge Philippines Factory Complex Injures More Than 100

More than 100 workers, including three Japanese, were injured and at least three were missing in a fire that hit a huge factory south of Manila and sent thousands of employees running to safety, an official said Thursday. The fire …

100 Firefighters Extinguish $1.5M Industrial Blaze

It took more than two hours for Southern California firefighters to extinguish a $1.5 million blaze in an Agoura Hills industrial complex. The complex was closed and there were no injuries. The blaze was reported at 9:27 p.m. Monday and …