emergency
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Pike said he heard the emergency services call in the incident over his boat's radio.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Humanitarian and emergency flights must now be cleared by the Congolese government, raising concerns about how quickly relief teams can access hot zones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The emergency started Thursday, when the fire department responded to a vapor leak from a 34,000-gallon tank at a Garden Grove, Calif., plant belonging to GKN Aerospace, a British maker of jet parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Firefighters have determined that the emergency was triggered by a failure of the tank’s internal cooling system on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“You and Rashawn go through the emergency door and get to shore. It can’t be too far.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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