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'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS) 'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS)
'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (Photos) An explosive fire erupted at a power station in western Pennsylvania on Monday, authorities said.  A reactor “catastrophically failed" at the Duquesne Lighting electrical facility on Brunot Island just after 8 p.m. on July 24, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.  The reactor failure sparked "multiple explosions" leading to several fires at the facility, Assistant Pittsburgh Fire Chief Brian Kokkila said. These fires took hours to put out because crews had to ferry over to the island and due to 340,000+ volts within the station, Kokkila explained.  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, EMS, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (UPDATE) No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (UPDATE)
No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (Update) Four students were shot outside of Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, Pittsburgh public safety officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14. just before 2:25 p.m. Ten rounds were fired  during school dismal in the 1100 block of North Murtland Street, Pittsburgh police say.  Officers arrived on the scene in just over one minute dinding three  gunshot victims. Pittsburgh EMS Medic units 5, 11, and 12 transported them  to the hospital, police explain in an updated release the following morning.  A fourth victim was taken to the hospital in a p…

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by Jillian Pikora