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The fire was difficult to extinguish due to the building being located within a narrow alley, forcing the fire trucks to park hundreds of meters away. At 00:15 on 13 September, fire rescue workers gained access to several lower-level rooms. They rescued two infants and three adults who were found unconscious.
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The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. The fire killed 44 people, mostly air crew, and injured 156 more.
Vietnam, [e] [f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [g] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, panics caused by false shouts of "fire" in crowded theaters and other venues were not uncommon. [4] Most notably, the Canonsburg Opera House disaster of 1911 led to 26 deaths, and the 1913 Italian Hall disaster saw 73 people die in the crush that ensued from a false alarm in a crowded banquet hall.
Battery A, 1/12 Marines prepare to fire their 105mm gun in 1969 Fire Support Fuller before June 1971 siege, looking north. The base was established on Dong Ha Mountain northeast of The Rockpile north of Highway 9 during Operation Lancaster II. [1] [2] The 3rd Battalion 9th Marines secured Fuller as part of Operation Virginia Ridge on 2 May 1969.
The base was established 12.5 km northwest of Đông Hà and 5 km southeast of Con Thien to protect the land route to Con Thien and particularly the C-2 bridge immediately north of the base.
An Iraqi version features a unique manned, open-top turret armed with the Chinese 12.7 mm CS/LM5 triple-barreled, rotary heavy machine gun capable of achieving a rate of fire of either 1000 or 2000 rounds per minute, depending on gear selection. [10] [11] Ivory Coast - Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast: 6 VN22B. [12]