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LA: Pipe Burst Causes $99k in Fines
Louisiana: A Louisiana chemical plant faces $99,000 in proposed penalties for violating process safety management standards after an explosion that killed two workers in June, the Department of Labor’s...
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New Hampshire: Food Processing Plant Issued 17 Violations
Portsmouth, NH: OSHA has proposed a total of $214,500 in fines against High Liner Foods Inc. for 17 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards at the company’s Portsmouth, N.H.,...
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Vermont: Pipe Burst Leads to Mall Closure
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT: The Green Mountain Mall in St. Johnsbury is closed after an underground pipe burst, flooding the buildings. WCAX-TV reports that contractors were at the mall on Tuesday starting the...
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Canada: Burst Pipe Closes Year-and-a-Half Old Library
Vernon, Canada: Vernon’s year-and-a-half old regional library branch is closed after a water pipe burst over the book return area Monday night. Library spokesperson Michelle Rule says they’re still...
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Michigan: Fire Sprinkler Burst Shuts Down Cancer Support Facility
ROYAL OAK, MI: The Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit will be closed until at least Monday after a burst water pipe Wednesday evening caused significant damage to four rooms on the building’s second floor....
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Alabama: Burst Fire Sprinkler Shuts Down Elementary School
Mountain Brook, Ala: While students and teachers continued their impromptu, winter-weather holiday away from school Thursday, some employees at Mountain Brook Elementary School were cleaning up the...
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CA: Water Break Closes Businesses Early, Shuts Down Roads
Petaluma, California – A century-old pipe that supplies water to a block of downtown businesses burst last Wednesday evening, forcing some restaurants and shops to shut their doors early. A water main...
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IL: Parts of Trump Tower Flooded from Sprinkler System Pipe Burst
CHICAGO, IL – Part of the Trump Tower flooded on Thursday, after a pipe burst while crews were testing the sprinkler system. Colm O’Callaghan, managing director of the Trump International Hotel &...
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Indiana: Pipe Leak Shuts Down City and County Building
Indianapolis, IN – The workday was interrupted for several city and county officials after part of the Indianapolis City-County Building flooded Tuesday afternoon. A pipe burst shortly before 1 p.m....
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Canada: Minor Flooding at Hospital After Burst Water Pipe
Saskatoon, Canada – Two fire patrollers will prowl the halls of Saskatoon’s City Hospital, sniffing for smoke around the clock, until a problem with the hospital’s sprinkler system is resolved. On...
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