Published Tuesday April 16 2013 9:38 am.
LIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (8:40 AM CDT): (Gov. Deval Patrick, FBI Rick DesLauriers and others) No one in custody. “Two, and only two, explosive parcels found” … no unexploded devices were discovered. Three killed, 176 injured, 17 critically injured. The most complex crime scene in the history of the Boston Police Department. Police are seeking [...]
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Published Tuesday April 16 2013 7:55 am. Tags: Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon explosions, cellphone
April 15 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg interview with Richard Falkenrath, former White House Homeland Security Advisor and NYPD Deputy Commissioner, explaining that incorrect information is common during incidents similar to the Boston Marathon bomb attacks. In the midst of the Boston Marathon bombing attack and aftermath, some media reports stated that cell phone service was shut [...]
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Posted in Digital-Lifestyle, Disaster Report
Published Monday April 15 2013 2:36 pm.
Still shot of explosion at the Boston Marathon. Initially dozens were reported seriously injured at the Boston Marathon. A witness reported there are fatalities. That same person reported later on video that at least three people were killed. Race officials were seen running toward the scene. Many people have been seen bleeding. Witness at the [...]
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Published Thursday March 28 2013 9:16 am. Tags: evacuation, landslide, landslide Whidbey Island
Dozens of residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound have evacuated their homes after a landslide occurred early Wednesday on Whidbey Island, about 50 miles north of Seattle. About 400-500 yards of earth of Whidbey Island slid off the coast of Washington about 600-700 yards into the water early this morning, forcing the evacuation [...]
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Published Saturday March 02 2013 12:38 pm. Tags: collapsing sinkhole, Cover Collapse Sinkhole, Florida, karst, limestone, Seffner, sinkhole
In a matter of seconds, the earth opened under Jeff Bush’s bedroom and swallowed him up like something out of a horror movie. About the only thing left was the TV cable running down into the hole. Hillsborough County Fire Department firefighters responded about 11:00 p.m. Thursday to 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner, Florida to [...]
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Published Friday February 15 2013 6:31 pm.
Dash cam view of meteor (no audio). The lesson today is not that hundreds of media outlets showed their ignorance by calling today’s meteor a meteor shower, or a meteorite; and sensationalized the same-day association with of a forecast asteroid fly-by. The lesson today is not that NASA immediately said there was no connection of [...]
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Published Sunday November 11 2012 1:32 pm. Tags: entrapment, entrapment rescue, gas explosion, house explosion, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Fire Department, rescue
WARNING: AUDIO IS INTENSE AND INCLUDES DESCRIPTION OF URGENT RESCUE AND TRAUMA TO SOME VICTIMS. Communications involve attempt to suppress multiple residential fires, rescue entrapped victims in multi-casualty incident and stabilize collapsed or damaged residential structures at Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis, Indiana. View Larger Map Aerial video in the morning from WISH Chopper 8 [...]
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Published Sunday November 11 2012 9:43 am. Tags: gas explosion, home explosion, Indianapolis, natural gas explosion
Aerial video in the morning from WISH Chopper 8 shows one house totally destroyed to the foundation, two house about one-half destroyed, and the remaining homes partially damaged. Daybreak: Spokesman from Citizens Energy Group — the gas company for the area, where no leaks or gas odors were reported before explosion. ABC News John Schriffen [...]
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Published Saturday November 10 2012 9:38 pm.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all of the utility companies in the New York City area failed residents in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. His comments came as hundreds of residents protested outside the Long Island Power Authority on Saturday. Medical teams were sent to parts of New York City hit by Superstorm Sandy [...]
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Published Thursday November 08 2012 11:13 am. Tags: New Jersey, New York, Nor'easter
A Nor’easter has added to the woes of New Yorkers still dealing with the effects of Superstorm Sandy. The thick, wet snow snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines, but didn’t appear to add much more to the devastation. A nor’easter hit New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Wednesday, with snow, rain and heavy winds. [...]
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Posted in Disaster Report, Weather
Published Wednesday November 07 2012 10:58 am.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake stuck about 45 miles southwest of Champerico, Guatemala 45km (28mi) SW of Champerico, Guatemala 60km (37mi) S of Suchiate, Mexico 73km (45mi) S of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala 81km (50mi) SW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala 195km (121mi) WSW of Guatemala City, Guatemala View Larger Map
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Published Friday November 02 2012 6:53 am. Tags: cyber attack, cybersecurity, DHS, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Sandy New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy New York
Food is in short supply for many East Coast residents, along with power and water following Superstorm Sandy. Long lines formed as food was handed out in Manhattan’s Alphabet City on Thursday. Reports that crowds broke into grocery stores and took food. Pastor Richard Del Rio claims that relief is coming from outside the city, [...]
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