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If your CO alarm chirps randomly, what it usually means and what not to ignore

When a carbon monoxide alarm breaks the quiet with a random chirp, it is tempting to brush it off as a glitch. In reality, ...

Raleigh has new limits on nightlife noise starting on Jan. 1. Here’s what to know.

Generally, the ordinance aims to restrict loud noises in the early hours of the morning, with some leeway on weekends.

You see smoke, hear a fire alarm. Now what? Here’s a few tips for fire prevention, safety

Call 911 and let the dispatcher know where you are. Stay on the phone to help fire officials on scene locate you Place a ...

Android Sound Notifications help you catch key alerts

Discover Android's new Sound Notifications feature that alerts you to smoke alarms, doorbells, and baby cries even when ...
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Perry fire levels longtime Latino grocery and specialty store

America’s food market is rigged. Look who’s getting rich while many of us struggle with grocery bills Dread, tears as Tyson plans to lay off 3,200 workers in small Nebraska town Grassley sounds alarm ...
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Popular sports bar Last Call goes up in flames

FIREFIGHTERS HAVING ENOUGH WATER TO BATTLE THIS FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF THE PROBLEM THE FIRST FIREFIGHTERS ENCOUNTERED HAD NO IMPACT ON FIGHTING THE FIRE. NATS... OVERNIGHT A MASSIVE FIRE ...
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Gwinnett apartments didn’t have working smoke alarms when fire started

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Dozens of Gwinnett County residents are without a home after a fire on Sunday night. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services say the smoke alarms were not working. The fire ...
Morning Call PA

Fire at Whitehall Township apartment building goes to 4 alarms; Red Cross assisting displaced residents [Updated]

Fire broke out Saturday evening at an apartment complex in Whitehall Township. The fire was reported around 8:20 p.m. at the Fairmont Place Apartments on Maryland Circle, according to the Emergency ...
WPXI

Greensburg City Council approves ordinance that will fine property owners for false fire alarms

GREENSBURG, Pa. — The Greensburg City Council approved an ordinance that would hold property owners accountable for faulty fire alarms. Meaning alarms that go off as a result of a mechanical issue, ...
Staten Island Advance

Staten Island house fire: FDNY battles three-alarm blaze; firefighter injured

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A firefighter was injured in a three-alarm fire at a home in Mariners Harbor on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at 5:36 a.m. at 188 Grandview Ave. near Davidson Street ...
The Enterprise

No smoke alarms found in Middleboro condo where fatal fire broke out

Investigators found no smoke alarms in a Middleboro condo where a deadly fire broke out Sunday, killing one man and seriously injuring three others, including the Lakeville deputy fire chief ...
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3 residents, 3 firefighters hurt in 4-alarm Upper West Side apartment building fire

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Three residents and three firefighters were hurt during a four-alarm fire on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The fire broke out inside a building on West 107th ...