Thousands flee fumes at Wash. state mall
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Thousands of people were evacuated from a mall Sunday afternoon after noxious fumes of unknown origin sickened people inside, fire officials said.
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An AT&T building was evacuated and   20 people were being treated following an incident involving   hazardous materials in Van Nuys, California, near Los Angeles,   Fox News said on Monday.
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A bizarre attack spread panic through the packed Toys &quot;R&quot; Us superstore in Times Square yesterday - forcing 3,000 kids and holiday bargain hunters to flee on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers brushed off rising gasoline prices and slumping home sales to storm the malls in May, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in 16 months.
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Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes and an interstate was closed in two of the many wildfires that dotted the West on Friday.
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A wind-blown wildfire that had forced hundreds to flee their homes grew to more than 11,000 acres early Wednesday as it moved into dry brush and grass in central Washington.
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By DAVE SKRETTA  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Several explosions engulfed a chemical plant in flames Wednesday, forcing a broad evacuation as the fire spewed a sticky substance that residents were warned not to touch.
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As you take a bird's-eye tour of downtown Washington, compliments of Google Maps' updated satellite feature, you hit a haze over the Mall.
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A shooting Monday at a trendy mall in Salt Lake City has left as many as four or five people dead, Fire Department spokesman Scott Freitag told CNN.
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The governor's office and a portion of the state Capitol were evacuated Thursday after the discovery of what authorities described as a potential explosive device in a letter.
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By Paul Sand, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 13--A chlorine leak at a chemical plant on Tacoma's waterfront Monday night sent a large force of firefighters and medical personnel to the scene and forced the evacuation of the industrial area around the plant.
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Thousands of people were evacuated on Friday from their homes in Apex, North Carolina, after a chemical fire sent a toxic cloud over the Raleigh suburb, emergency officials said.
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Toxic fumes threatened thousands of residents in western Ukraine on Tuesday after a freight train derailed and caught fire, causing mass evacuations and leaving at least 21 people injured.
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Someone lit 22 small fires in laundry facilities of the Parkridge Apartments complex on Casino Road in Everett yesterday morning. Smoke leaked into the living quarters above the laundry rooms, alerting residents
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New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 17--A worker at a Tacoma Tideflats bleach plant likely is responsible for a chlorine gas leak Monday evening that prompted evacuation of the industrial area, the plant manager said Thursday.
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Online shoppers intent on skipping long lines and clogged parking lots at the mall are discovering a different kind of traffic problem this holiday season: overcrowded Web sites that are cracking under the pressure.  -The Washington Post