Sharon Dunn heard a roar, felt her house shake and watched a sludgy goo of brown-gray sewer water ooze out of her toilet and bathroom sink. It kept coming, dripping from her ceiling, forming a mass 3 inches high that …
Subrogating claims caused by adjacent property owners can be tricky, according to Michael Wallace, a season property subrogation attorney with New Jersey-based Stutman Law and Mark Suchecki, a consulting engineer with Plick & Associates. Wallace and Suchecki recently presented on …
Clark County fire officials are investigating a two-alarm blaze at a vacant building near the Circus Circus hotel-casino. Fire officials say eight engines responded to the fire on Industrial near Sahara about 8 p.m. Sunday. Industrial was shut down for …
A strong earthquake shook northern Thailand and Myanmar on Monday evening, and some light damage was reported. People were evacuated from the terminal of the main airport in Chiang Rai, a northern Thai city near the epicenter of the 6.0-magnitude …
The theme of this year’s National Arson Awareness Week, which runs May 4 through 10, is vehicle arson. The United States Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association noted an average of more than 14,735 vehicle arsons annually in …
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who also serves as Florida’s State Fire Marshal, recognized May 4 to 10 as Arson Awareness Week 2014. The nationwide initiative aims to educate the public on the importance of community arson awareness, with a …
The number of reported claims involving hail damage to residential and commercial roofing products has increased dramatically over the past few years. Some reports place the increase at almost double historical claim totals. What is the cause of this significant …
A woman has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Stamford home that belonged to her ex-boyfriend’s mother. Authorities say 34-year-old Felicia Langley of Norwalk set the fire days after discovering that her ex-boyfriend had married her cousin. The Advocate …
Gov. Steve Bullock is asking President Barack Obama to issue a federal disaster declaration for Montana due to widespread flooding and ice jams last month. Bullock’s letter, dated Friday, explains that unusually high amounts of precipitation fell over the winter …
Authorities say about 800 patrons were cleared from an Orlando nightclub after a teen crawling on a drop ceiling fell through the tiles. Orlando police say 19-year-old Justin Ponce was found on a set of stairs at the Roxy nightclub …