The US Fire Administration ranks Washington, D.C. as the deadliest location in the United States regarding fires. For the most recent statistics available, the national average for deaths per million people is 13.2. Washington, D.C. led the nation at 39.2, substantially outdistancing the state in second, Mississippi with 28.4. If a fire has...
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George Washington University Fire Forces Evacuation of Sorority House
College dorms and fraternity and sorority houses are particularly vulnerable to fires. Usually multiple students live together and fill their cramped living space with electrical equipment, food, and books. The National Fire Protection Agency reported that college dorm fires have increased a great deal lately. While authorities recorded only 1,800 college fires in 1998, by 2005, that...
Read MoreFairfax Fire Kills Man and Dogs; 7 Escape
If you would like more information about personal injuries stemming from a fire or from an injury sustain on someone else’s property, please contact Virginia personal injury attorney Thomas McWeeny of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. A fire...
Read MorePotomac, Maryland, Home Damaged by Large Fire
If you would like more information about personal injuries stemming from fires, please contact Maryland personal injury attorney Justin M. Beall of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. In an instant, a fire can destroy everything that you have worked so hard...
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