Column: Slow the spread of fire? 'We have to get rid of the palm trees'
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...
Swapping firs for palm trees: The joy – and confusion – of spending Christmas in the Aussie heat
While most travellers fly via Singapore on their way Down Under, Jon Sopel discovered the delight of spending time in ...
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'A scene out of a nightmare': Gardens police launch investigation after car set on fire
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Lori Brown stared in disbelief at her lawn caked in broken glass as the smell of burnt metal permeated from the ash-coated car in her driveway. Someone poured gasoline on ...
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Nightclub Fires Fast Facts
November 28, 1942 – Boston – 492 people die in a fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub after a lit match sets an artificial palm tree on fire. This is the deadliest nightclub fire in United ...
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2 children die, mother severely injured in blaze at Palm Bay condo. What we know
Two children died and their mother was left severely burned after a fast-moving fire swept through a Palm Bay condominium early Friday, trapping the family and gutting a portion of the two-story ...