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incident

noun as in occurrence

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Apologising for the "distress caused", the Northern Trust said information on booking BSL interpreters is regularly provided to staff and a reminder would be issued as a result of this incident.

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It said it despatched five emergency crews and one non-emergency crew to the incident.

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Russia has denied accusations it was involved in previous incidents.

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The 13-year-old girl was later arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody for questioning where she remains, Wiltshire Police said.

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The Jan. 3 report of smoke at the Lachman burn area came in shortly before noon, according to a dispatch log of the incident.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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