Fire Chief's Firing Backed by Panel In Minneapolis
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 28 -- A city panel recommended Tuesday that officials fire Bonnie Bleskachek, the nation's first openly lesbian big-city fire chief, in the wake of firefighter lawsuits accusing her of harassment and discrimination.
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JAMMU, Nov. 28. - In a fit of anger after he was punished, a CRPF jawan shot dead seven of his colleagues before getting killed in retaliatory fire at the base camp of the 152 battalion of the CRPF in Baramulla, north Kashmir, late last night.
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Interim report says crew error could have had 'serious consequences' had there been a fire
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By Paul Nelson, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 1--ROTTERDAM -- In the end, Vincent Rusch lost big, but he contends Carman Fire District 3 officials broke the law by preventing him and his family from observing the ballots being counted in elections for commissioner in December.
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A stubborn high-rise office fire that sent 34 people to Chicago hospitals is finally out after about five-and-a-half hours. Officials say 22 firefighters are among the injured and some have been seriously hurt.
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A stubborn fire raged for 5 1/2 hours on the 29th floor of a historic downtown skyscraper, shooting flames from windows and sending at least 37 people to hospitals, most of them firefighters who suffered smoke inhalation.
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Acknowledging that the city failed to protect two firefighters who died trying to stop a blaze in an abandoned ground zero building, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a shakeup among Lower Manhattan fire officials on Monday and said the fallout may not end there.
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Â· Arsonist may be among hundreds interviewedÂ· Experts say speed of blaze rules out accidental cause
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At least six city employees will be fired for improperly handling concerns about a woman's care for her four daughters, who were later found dead in their home, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Monday.
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A team of local and federal investigators are looking for the source of the extra-alarm fire at the LaSalle Bank Building amid the charred remains of the building&#39;s 29th and 30th floors.
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By Corrinne Hess  chess@@dailyherald.com  Five days after Susan Lahr was sworn in as mayor of Lindenhurst, she saw first- hand what she had been hearing on the campaign trail: The village needs its own fire station. "There was a house fire right on Federal Parkway," Lahr said.
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An independent committee would have the power to approve or reject the hiring and firing of top editors, contradicting what another person close to the talks has said.
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The panel admonished Tom DeLay, the majority leader, for improperly trying to win the vote of a Michigan lawmaker last year during a heated floor fight over a health bill.
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A house fire that killed 10 people earlier this month was most likely related to smoking, the state fire marshal said Thursday.
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By Marni Pyke  mpyke@@dailyherald.com  DuPage County leaders hope to clear the air concerning long- standing questions about courthouse ventilation.
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A longtime local government worker is fired after she cooperates with an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against a high-ranking official. The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether federal civil rights law protects employees from such retaliation.
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A fire at the stationâs Lincoln Center headquarters knocked it off the air for at least an hour, according to a station official.