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31 Workers Raced In Dark To Escape Being Trapped After LA Tunnel Collapse
Fire Department Chief Ronnie Villanueva said the workers had to make it through the most treacherous part themselves, climbing over more than 12 feet (3.6 meters) of loose dirt before rescuers could reach them and drive them to the only opening.
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"Bunkers Saved Our Lives": Jammu And Kashmir Villagers After Pak Shelling
J&K villagers said they took shelter in battle-scarred bunkers - in effect, empty underground rooms with no amenities and riddled with bullet holes - after the firing and shelling broke out late Thursday night.
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Body Found In Underground Water Tank In Delhi's Connaught Place: Cops
A highly decomposed body of a man was recovered from an underground water tank in central Delhi's Connaught Place area, police said today
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Fire Breaks Out In Underground Gas Pipeline In Mumbai
A fire broke out in an underground gas pipeline in Parel area of Mumbai on Monday, a civic official said.
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4 Children Among 8 Killed In Iran Birthday Party Fire: Report
Four children were among eight people who died of smoke inhalation after fire tore through an underground restaurant hosting a birthday party outside Tehran, state media reported Wednesday.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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5 Workers Killed In Gujarat From Inhaling Toxic Gas While Cleaning Tank
Five workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning an underground tank at a pharmaceutical unit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Saturday, an official from the fire department said.
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3 Labourers Die While Cleaning Underground Chemical Tank In Maharashtra
Three labourers died on Saturday while they were cleaning an underground tank which was used to store waste oil in a now-defunct chemical factory in Ambernath town in Thane district of Maharashtra, fire officials said.
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World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below
The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smolder long after visible flames die down.
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Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles From Underground For First Time
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles from underground for the first time as part of an annual military drill, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace division of the Guards, said in a video posted online by YJC, a news agency linked to Iran's state TV.
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31 Workers Raced In Dark To Escape Being Trapped After LA Tunnel Collapse
Fire Department Chief Ronnie Villanueva said the workers had to make it through the most treacherous part themselves, climbing over more than 12 feet (3.6 meters) of loose dirt before rescuers could reach them and drive them to the only opening.
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"Bunkers Saved Our Lives": Jammu And Kashmir Villagers After Pak Shelling
J&K villagers said they took shelter in battle-scarred bunkers - in effect, empty underground rooms with no amenities and riddled with bullet holes - after the firing and shelling broke out late Thursday night.
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Body Found In Underground Water Tank In Delhi's Connaught Place: Cops
A highly decomposed body of a man was recovered from an underground water tank in central Delhi's Connaught Place area, police said today
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Fire Breaks Out In Underground Gas Pipeline In Mumbai
A fire broke out in an underground gas pipeline in Parel area of Mumbai on Monday, a civic official said.
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4 Children Among 8 Killed In Iran Birthday Party Fire: Report
Four children were among eight people who died of smoke inhalation after fire tore through an underground restaurant hosting a birthday party outside Tehran, state media reported Wednesday.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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5 Workers Killed In Gujarat From Inhaling Toxic Gas While Cleaning Tank
Five workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning an underground tank at a pharmaceutical unit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Saturday, an official from the fire department said.
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3 Labourers Die While Cleaning Underground Chemical Tank In Maharashtra
Three labourers died on Saturday while they were cleaning an underground tank which was used to store waste oil in a now-defunct chemical factory in Ambernath town in Thane district of Maharashtra, fire officials said.
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World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below
The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smolder long after visible flames die down.
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Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles From Underground For First Time
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles from underground for the first time as part of an annual military drill, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace division of the Guards, said in a video posted online by YJC, a news agency linked to Iran's state TV.
