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Fire Severe Damages Historic First Dallas Baptist Church Sanctuary

Insurance Journal

A fire all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, sending smoke billowing over the city but causing no deaths or injuries, Dallas firefighters said. The fire in the Texas Historic Landmark, a Victorian-style red brick church …

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Amtrak Train Hits Tractor Trailer in Connecticut

Insurance Journal

An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers crashed into the rear section of a tractor trailer in Connecticut on Friday morning, causing minor injuries to a train engineer and damaging warning equipment at the crossing, authorities said. TV news video …

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Forest Fire Erupts at Major Military Range in New Jersey

Insurance Journal

AP) — A fast-moving forest fire broke out Tuesday at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey, but no injuries or property damage has been reported. BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Forest Fire Service responded around 2:15 p.m.

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Tank Containing Oil Drilling Byproducts Explodes Near GM Plant in Michigan

Insurance Journal

(AP) — A tank containing byproducts from oil drilling operations exploded and caught fire Tuesday near the General Motors Proving Ground in southeastern Michigan, damaging two nearby homes but causing no injuries, a fire chief said. Fire crews …

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Fire Closes Ohio River Bridge Near Cincinnati and Damges its Steel Structure

Insurance Journal

CINCINNATI (AP) — A massive fire underneath a bridge spanning the Ohio River closed a heavily traveled route between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky on Friday and damaged part of the steel structure. No injuries were reported. The fire broke out …

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15 Homes Evacuated As Crews Battle Another Wildfire In New Jersey

Insurance Journal

The latest forest fire to break out in New Jersey spurred authorities to evacuate more than a dozen homes Wednesday as crews worked to contain the blaze, but no injuries or property damage has been reported. The New Jersey Forest …

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Does my Landlords Insurance Policy cover terrorism

Prof. Allan Manning

Some Defined Events policies do not exclude Acts of Terrorism, but the loss or damage would still need to be as a result of a Defined Event. Ie if it involves fire then the damage would all other things be equal, be covered. There are a few Policies with Optional Accidental Damage which do not have an Exclusion.

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