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Disasters

2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided in Marana Regional Airport on the outskirts of Tucson.
by The Associated Press

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What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

All 76 passengers and four crew walked away from Monday’s disaster, with 21 people suffering minor injuries. It’s a credit, aviation experts said, to advances in plane design as well as a crew that flawlessly executed an evacuation plan.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over

Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over

Aviation experts say investigators will consider the weather conditions, as well as the possibility of human error or an aircraft malfunction as they try to determine why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto. 
by The Associated Press

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Toronto plane crash sparks questions on passenger safety

Toronto plane crash sparks questions on passenger safety

There are many questions from passengers about flight safety after a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped over while landing. All 80 people on board survived but 21 passengers were injured.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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All 80 aboard Delta flight survive after jet flips upon arrival in Toronto

All 80 aboard Delta flight survive after jet flips upon arrival in Toronto

The Delta Air Lines jet came down fast, landing so hard that it lost its right wing, then burst into flames on a runway in Toronto. The aircraft slid to a stop, upside down, leaving a trail of black smoke in its wake and passengers scrambling to escape the wreckage.
by The Associated Press

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Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live power lines sparked new fires days after flames first broke out.
by Chiara Eisner, Nick McMillan and Graham Smith

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How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care

How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care

In the wake of deadly disasters, communities across the United States have banded together to search for lost photographs stuck in rivers and trees, or buried in the rubble. Grassroots projects to reunite people with their photos have sprung up in Asheville, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene, and Altadena, California, following the Los Angeles wildfires.
by The Associated Press

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