Semi Trailer Splits After Hitting Overpass Supports, Spills Cargo

A flipped semi-truck blocked all lanes traffic on Northbound Interstate 405 in downtown Bellevue Wednesday morning. At one point, traffic was backed up for at least 7 miles.
March 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Washington

Fire Burns Through Yonkers Apartment Building

One person has died after a four-alarm fire burned through a large Yonkers apartment building Wednesday, forcing firefighters to battle both flames and weather conditions.
March 15, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines New York

Uber Driver Slams Into Gas Pump, Creating Fireball

Surveillance video shows a gas pump burst into a ball of flames after being hit by an SUV on Monday night in North Seattle.
That crash ended a series of incidents in which another driver was seriously injured.
March 15, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Washington

U.S. Wildfires Ravage Ranches In Three States

When the Schwerzenbach family saw a wildfire racing toward their remote ranch in Lipscomb, Texas, there was no time to run. "We had a minute or two and then it was over us," said 56-year-old Nancy Schwerzenbach.
March 15, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Kansas Oklahoma Texas

Firefighters Battle Strip Mall Blaze Threatening East Hollywood Apartments

A fire roared through the second floor of an East Hollywood strip mall and threatened nearby apartments before it was brought under control early Tuesday morning, officials said.
March 14, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines California

Fiery Iowa Derailment Prompts Call For Quicker Replacement Of Old Cars

A federal safety official called on the rail industry to move faster to upgrade aging rail tankers following a fiery train derailment in rural Iowa that spilled ethanol into a creek and was still burning nearly two days after it erupted.
March 13, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Iowa

Burglars Grab More Than 30 Weapons From Maryland Gun Store

Police and federal investigators are searching for two burglars who stole more than 30 weapons from a gun shop in Rockville, Md. Montgomery County police said they received an alert about an alarm going off around 3:50 a.m.
March 13, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Maryland

Men In Drag Rob Florida Jewelry Store

Investigators are seeking the public’s help in catching two men who were caught on camera robbing a jewelry store in Deerfield Beach while disguised as women, last week.
March 13, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

Driverless Trucks Will Hit The Road Sooner Than Later

For decades, trucking has provided big-rig driver Frank Mora and his family a decent living. He doesn’t expect that will last forever. Most major truck manufacturers and several well-funded startups are busy testing automated or driver-free vehicles.
March 10, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Technology California

Powerful Winds Cause 1M To Lose Power In Michigan

Some one million Michigan homes and other buildings were without power on Thursday after high winds caused what is believed to be the biggest outage in the state’s history, utility companies said.
March 9, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Michigan

Ranchers Assess Damage After Wildfires Rage Through 4 States

Kansas rancher Greg Gardiner got into some of his scorched pastures for the first time Wednesday and surveyed what he likened to a battle zone: carcasses of dead cattle everywhere.
March 9, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Texas

5 Dead After Detroit Apartment Building Burns; Arsonist Arrested

A man suspected of starting an apartment fire that killed five and injured four Wednesday on Detroit’s east side was arrested, authorities said. The fire, reported at about 1:30 p.m. on the 10500 block of Whittier, ripped through the building as high winds fanned the flames.
March 9, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Life & Health Michigan

Fierce Winds Pummel The Upper Midwest, Northeast

Powerful and potentially dangerous winds blew across the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States Wednesday, derailing a train, blowing over tractor trailers and pushing a plane off a runway.
March 9, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Michigan New York Ohio

Freight Train Strikes Boom Loader, Derails In New York

A CSX train carrying hazardous materials derailed Tuesday after striking a forklift being driven across the tracks by a steel company employee, leaving an engine resting across Water Street, injuring two and alarming local officials who long feared a derailment.
March 8, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines New York

Hundreds Of Troop-Owned Vehicles Possibly Damaged In Cargo Ship Fire

More than 350 troop- and family owned vehicles may have been damaged in a cargo ship fire last month, Defense Department officials said Tuesday. The M/V Honor, operated by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, caught fire late Feb. 23 as it left Southampton, United Kingdom, on its way to the U.S.
March 8, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Marine
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