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Katoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba opening on 2 February 1874 as Crushers, being renamed Katoomba on 9 July 1877. [3] [4] A passing loop exists to the north of the station. West of the station is a ...
The financial cost of the fire, which began Saturday, May 19, 1934, [2] was estimated at US$8 million (about $182 million today). [3] Six square blocks were destroyed. [4] One employee and thousands of animals died. [2] A fire station, six fire engines and a hook-and-ladder truck were among the losses. [1]
According to an 1888 Chicago Tribune article, at the time no other engine company in the city had a better record of responding to fires. [4] In drills the full team could go from men upstairs and horses in stalls to a fully-hitched and mounted rig in 11 seconds; the team's typical time in practice was 14 or 15 seconds in daytime, 25 or 26 at ...
Hook and Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2, in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Hook and Ladder No. 3, in Hudson County, New Jersey; Hook and Ladder No. 4, in Albany, New York; Hook and Ladder House No. 5–Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop, in Detroit, Michigan; Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building, in Thomaston, Connecticut
Engine Company 261 served both Long Island City and the nearby community of Roosevelt Island until 2003, until it was closed as a cost-saving measure, while Ladder Company 116 still operates out of the firehouse. Fire officials, local residents, and business owners have argued that the engine company should be re-opened.
Firefighter 1st Class Chris Deberry said the ladder truck can flow 2, 000 gallons of water a minute and can handle 1, 000 pounds in the basket at 100 feet and has some features the current ladders ...
The crash involving a truck from Ladder 43 happened around 8:45 p.m. near 112th Street and Third Avenue. FDNY fire truck crashes in Harlem, leaving mini van smashed up and civilian hospitalized ...
Navarre Hospitality Group has decided to sell The Bucket restaurant at Ironwood Drive and Pleasant Street in South Bend on the St. Joseph River, as shown Jan. 3, 2024.