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Buffalo Snow Storm Turns Deadly with Four Fatalities
2014-11-19 06:34:12| Chemicals - Topix.net
The early winter snow that has buried parts of the Buffalo area has turned deadly, blamed for the deaths of four people in Erie County. The storm dumped more than 4 feet of snow in places and was accompanied by high winds creating bone chilling conditions and thick drifts.
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PSC: Kentucky Utilities not at fault in deadly Ice Bucket Challenge
2014-10-30 10:43:35| Energy - Topix.net
The Kentucky Public Service Commission found no safety violations on the part of Kentucky Utilities in an August 21 accident that killed one Campbellsville firefighter and injured three others. Two of the firefighters, who were in an aerial truck bucket that came into direct contact with a transmission line, suffered severe burns.
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Families seek damages stemming deadly Washington state mudslide
2014-10-28 02:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ten families who lost relatives in a Washington state landslide in March have filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging state and local officials were aware the area was at risk for a disaster but did nothing to prevent it, an attorney said on Monday. Forty-three people were killed when a rain-soaked hillside on the north fork of the Stillaguamish River collapsed on March 22, sending a deluge of mud and debris down on a rural community on the outskirts of Oso in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains....
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VDOT Will Remove Tens of Thousands of Potentially Deadly Guardrails from Virginia Roadways
2014-10-27 23:08:15| Railroads - Topix.net
UPDATE: VDOT says they will be removing tens of thousands of potentially deadly guardrails from all across Virginia. Last week after a judge awarded a Virginia man 175-million dollars in his lawsuit against Trinity Industries.
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Deadly Highway Guardrail Design Questioned
2014-10-24 11:34:31| Railroads - Topix.net
After five deaths, several states have stopped installing FHWA-approved guardrails which have been said "to turn into spears" when hit by vehicles. An Oct. 20 jury verdict awarded $175 million to a whistleblower to be paid by the rail manufacturer.
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