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Boston University student dies, 15 injured in house fire - Capecodonline [CCFS Reporter]  [May 6, 2013 9:07 am ]   Full article

New York Daily NewsBoston University student dies, 15 injured in house fireCapecodonlineBOSTON - A Boston University student was killed and 15 others were injured Sunday in a house fire in the city's Allston neighborhood. Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said the fire at the 2-1/2- story wood frame house was reported at ...Brooklyn Technical High School alum and Boston University student Binland ...New York Daily NewsBoston University student killed in off-campus fireThe SaratogianBoston University Student Killed in Allston Fire Identified as Senior Binland LeeBostInnoCBS Local -WCVB Boston -Boston.comall 72 news articles »

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Boston University Student Dies in Off Campus Fire [CCFS News Reporter]  [April 30, 2013 11:45 am ]  [Views 121] Full article

In the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood.  This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters.  The deceased student was later identified as Binland Lee, a senior studying marine science; she was 22 years old.  Lee’s room was located in the attic of the three story house.  Due to the size of the fire, suppression crews were unable to reach her.

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Seven feared dead in fire near Calcutta University, rescue operations on - IBNLive [CCFS Reporter]  [February 27, 2013 9:32 am ]   Full article

Economic TimesSeven feared dead in fire near Calcutta University, rescue operations onIBNLiveKolkata: Seven people are feared died in a massive fire that broke out near the Calcutta University campus in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Rescue workers are evacuating people trapped in the blaze that broke out at 3:50 am. The fire broke out in ...Kolkata fire live: Toll from fire at 18, rescue work still underwayFirstpostall 58 news articles »

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Three dead after fire at Victoria student rental - Macleans.ca [CCFS Reporter]  [February 18, 2013 9:33 am ]   Full article

Macleans.caThree dead after fire at Victoria student rentalMacleans.caHorrified neighbours watched helplessly as a house fire in Victoria claimed the lives of three young adults early Saturday. Fire Capt. Bob Jones said flames were shooting out from the back and front of the house and two vehicles in the driveway were ...and more »

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Eight Boston University Students Displaced in Fire - FireEngineering.com [CCFS Reporter]  [February 17, 2013 12:38 pm ]   Full article

Eight Boston University Students Displaced in FireFireEngineering.comIn the wake of a blaze in a Brookline apartment building that displaced eight Boston University students last week, campus and local fire officials are offering important reminders on how to prevent and safely escape residential fires. The fire at 46 ...

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UC Davis Two Students Treated for Smoke Inhalation; as Many as Twenty Displaced [CCFS News Reporter]  [February 15, 2013 4:42 pm ]  [Views 399] Full article

On Monday, February 11, an afternoon fire at the University Court Apartments, a privately owned apartment complex that markets itself as being “…designed specifically for the students at UC Davis…” has left as many as twenty University of California, Davis, students without a home and injured two.  Luckily, unlike last week’s fire at Kansas State University, there were no fatalities involved in this incident.

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Fire Displaces Seven Students [CCFS News Reporter]  [February 15, 2013 4:39 pm ]  [Views 318] Full article

On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, fire in an off campus housing apartment near Indiana University of Pennsylvania displaces seven students.  Fortunately there were no fatalities nor were there injuries.  At the time of the fire, at approximately 10:00 p.m., none of the students were home.  The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the State Police spokesperson declined to comment on the status of their investigation.

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