Fireworks Factory Explosion In Turkey Kills One, Injures 37

A lab explosion at a fireworks factory in Hendek, Turkey, on Monday killed one factory worker Mehmet Arici and injured 37 others. Part of the factory collapsed. Negligence is suspected to be the cause of the explosion. The incident raises questions about the safety of...

Flight Air France 447: Collective Negligence & Incompetence?

Extracts from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10577643 : Start extract Air France voiced its concerns to Airbus months ago about the reliability in icy conditions of the model of speed sensors, or "Pitot tubes", fitted to the A330-200...

Scene at ABC day care chilling, Calderon orders investigation

The scene at the ABC day care center in Mexico is being described as "chilling". The deadly fire at the Mexico day-care center has claimed the lives of thirty-eight children so far, and Mexico's President Felipe...

Drug selling teen charged in drug death

Opinion I have never heard of police taking this approach - charging people who sell illegal drugs that ultimately kill their users.  I wonder if this approach could be expanded to include Tobacco companies?  " Alta. teen arrested in connection with party drug...

Murray abused and dying.

If Murray was a person he would be suffering decades of abuse, misuse, neglect and the perpetrators would be behind bars for a lifetime. Murray is however a River system running down the Eastern side of Australia....

Smoke crack, get drunk and kill people...chill at home.

Just more evidence that our judges may be the ones smoking crack in BC.  Look at the "sentences" that are being given out to people who take lives on our roads after killing people while f*cked up on drugs and alcohol.    " What does B.C. do with...

Uphaar case: HC reduces Ansals' punishment

"The Delhi High Court on Friday pronounced the Ansal brothers guilty in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case. The verdict came on an appeal filed by Uphaar cinema owners Sushil and Gopal Ansal. The appeal had...

Customers injured in crush suing Wal-Mart

Some of the customers injured in Friday's horrific stampede at a Walmart on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US when stores open early and offer big deals for people who come at dawn, are planning...

Driver Indicted For Allegedly Texting and Driving Under The Influence In Deat...

Just a reminder that alcohol, Xanax, text messaging, and other drugs don't mix with operation of a motor vehicle.  Some moron was indicted recently for killing a teen riding a bicycle for just such a deadly...

Amusement Park Fun Can Turn Tragic With An Unexpected Loop

"Going to the amusement park with your family is supposed to be a memorable time that you can keep tucked away, as one of the absolute best times of your life. There is possibly nothing that can be more exciting...

Sarkozy blames army shooting accident on negligence

Nicolas Sarkozy has described as "unacceptable negligence" the weekend accident in which a soldier fired live ammunition during an army exercise instead of blanks. Seventeen people were injured in the incident."An inquiry has been launched into the incident, which occurred...

China evacuates 160,000 over quake lake fears

" Tons of earth-moving equipment and explosives have been flown to the site of the quake-created dam in southwestern China's Beichuan county. Engineers are attempting to create a spillway to relieve water pressure as the Jianjiang River fills in behind the massive pile of...

Open Letter To: SF City Officials & Non-Profit Providers

An Open Letter to the City Officials and the Homeless & Housing Service Providers.   Why have you abused us for the past 15 years ?   The latest HSA Report to the Board of Supervisors, regarding 'Shelter Policies' is a lie.   The Shelters...

Baby Damaged By Drugs In Foster Home

"Wednesday, December 20, 2000 California: Baby damaged by drugs in foster home $4 million settlement proposed for child with brain damage LOS ANGELES - The county should pay $4 million to care for a child who...

Thousands of construction accidents occur each year .

Thousands of construction workers suffer severe injury and even death every year that otherwise may have been preventable. The United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 1,226 construction workers died as a result of some form of negligence in...

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