A fire broke out at the Unique Marine boatyard in Tavernier Wednesday, damaging several vessels, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
The blaze was reported at around 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, MCSO officials said in an online press release. No injuries were reported in this incident.
Photos from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office show a vessel engulfed in flames after a fire broke out at
A Naples family is suing Airbnb after their son, 24, died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Brazilian rental apartment.
Sebastian Mejia had spent the last eight months studying indigenous communities aboard while pursuing his master’s degree at New York University. The young student already had a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean studies and international affairs alongside a minor in Portuguese.
He died while at the Rio de Janeiro Airbnb on Oct. 5, 2022. Rosa Martinez, Mejia’s mother, told reporters that a faulty gas water heater inside the bathroom where he was showering is to blame for the toxic gas in the air, WSVN reported this week. Martinez added that the water heater was installed “apparently” without the proper permission or maintenance. In addition to the improper installation, the exhaust pipe on the water heater was allegedly damaged, her lawsuit claims.
Spotting flames or smoke in your home—a space that should be a sanctuary—can trigger panic and immobilize even the calmest individuals but smoke alarms can alert you to a problem at the first hint of danger.
During this nightmarish situation, it can be hard to think clearly. Thousands of people die each year in the United States due to trying to save their possessions or put out the fire themselves to save their homes instead of evacuating.
For that very reason, it is crucial to know how to improve your reaction times and have the proper safety equipment installed in your home to alert you of any dangers. In honor of Fire Safety Awareness Month, the Key West Fire Department accepted recent donations of smoke alarms from the Opal Key Resort, which will later be distributed for free to community members, according to local media. These detectors will be available at the Central Fire Station No. 1 at 1600 North Roosevelt Blvd.
Rain is expected to hit South Florida Friday afternoon due to a disturbance being monitored by The National Weather Service in Miami.
As of Thursday, this disturbance is located about 150 miles east of the northernmost Bahamas and has a 40% chance of becoming a tropical depression over Thursday and Friday. Meteorologists do not anticipate this storm to be a serious threat to the state, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The disturbance will bring extra rain to the area as it approaches the east coast before heading north.
Meteorologists with NWS in Miami have estimated about a quarter of an inch of rain beginning Friday afternoon. In areas where thunderstorms are predicted, rainfall estimates could be higher.
Parents who chide their kids over playing late-night video games might think differently after hearing the news of Matteo Policano Wednesday in West Virginia.
Matteo, 10, was up late playing video games while his parents and four siblings slept when he heard a strange noise, according to reporting from a local news station. At first, the young gamer told reporters he thought the sound was from his game and ignored it. As the sound persisted, however, he became alarmed and woke up his father. They discovered the sound was coming from a carbon monoxide detector and, thinking it may need a battery change, the father decided to switch them out for new ones. When a second carbon monoxide detector within the home started ringing, the parents knew the situation was serious and rang emergency responders. An investigation discovered that “large amounts” of carbon monoxide was leaching into the basement from the family’s pool heater.
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