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Journey for livelihood ended in the jaws of death
Deccan Herald
Of the 25 people who lost their lives in Tuesday's train accident involving the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express, six were from Bellary and four from Koppal. Most of the victims were from Bellary, Koppal, Yadgir and Gadag districts, and were travelling to ...

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451st soldiers train Afghan firefighters to use Jaws of Life
KSFY
Firefighters in Afghanistan received a lesson with the Jaws of Life from South Dakota soldiers earlier this month. 451 st Engineer Detachment firefighters, of Sturgis, collaborated on an exercise on the proper use of vehicle extrication methods with ...

Frenchtown Fire Trains With Jaws Of Life
NBC Montana
Frenchtown firefighters got some practice Wednesday with the Jaws of Life and other crash equipment. The vehicle extrication training is required for the firefighters to meet Level 2 state certification requirements. Axmen Recycling, west of Missoula, ...

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Nunatsiaq News
Lessons about life, lessons about pride
Nunatsiaq News
Soon members of the fire department arrive and they bring out the jaws of life, a device similar to a giant can-opener, to pry the car open. That's how high school students from around Nunavut, aged 16 to 21, learn how to respond to that emergency ...

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Rescuers Get Last Use of Junk Cars
Patch.com
One sedan was placed on top of the other to mimic a crash where the back tires of one vehicle smashed through the windshield and the passenger doors would not open. Certified heavy rescue equipment operates used the "Jaws of Life" and other tools to ...

Prom night mock crash demonstrates drinking, driving dangers in Berkley
Taunton Daily Gazette
Berkley firefighters and police officers responded to the “crash” after sundown. They used the Jaws of Life to removed Henriques from the vehicle and treated Kathy Shimkus — the passenger who was “ejected” from the vehicle — on the scene where she ...

Police Log: Phone Scam, Sickly Raccoon
Patch.com
2:38 am: An officer checked a car on Clinton Street. 5:15 am: A 911 caller reported a crash on Wood Street with a person trapped inside. The Hopkinton Fire Department responded with the Jaws of Life. The operator was transported to the hospital.

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Man killed in Reno County crash
KSN-TV
When they arrived, they found a 2007 Toyota Corolla upside down on the train tracks. Fire units had to use the jaws of life to free 71-year-old Lloyd Patterson from Kingman. He was taken by ambulance to a Hutchinson hospital where he died.

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abc40
Northampton Accident Draws Crowds
abc40
Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get the driver out. When word spread about the crash, people just had to see it for themselves—including Bill Whitehill. “First I came by earlier and I thought a freight train came through” said the ...

Once an outlaw ...
Otago Daily Times
Billy G. Wilburton used to live on the wrong side of the law but had not long given up that life and was now working with the police to stop other criminals. He was to find this gang of criminals lead by the infamous Skinny Old Pete, and retrieve said ...