The Fraunces Tavern survived the Revolutionary War, a devastating fire in 1835 that wiped out most of lower Manhattan and now the September 11 terrorist attack.

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That clinic in Bayou La Batre is still operating today, despite being destroyed by Hurricane Georges in 1998, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a devastating fire in 2006.

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They will be in a memorial to the 2, 500 who died in the "devastating" fire.

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The devastating 1987 fire destroyed a long-standing pier, a local landmark that held an amusement park, and accelerated the decline.

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"The loss of life and property this week is devastating and this fire is far from being contained, " he said in a news release.

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But his quick-fire repartee could be devastating.

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Chairman of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, Councillor David Acton, said "there's no doubt that by alerting the family to the fire when he did, he prevented a truly devastating outcome".

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Tragically, in the process of leaping out of the scalding subprime frying pan, Wall Street is heading directly into a fire that promises, if anything, to be more devastating than the present disaster.

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It is set up to spread the awareness of preventing devastating fires and students simply need to read the online essay on the use of fire sprinklers (which is good information to have anyway) and answer an online test and then are entered into a drawing for a scholarship.

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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said Mr Hussain's actions had prevented a "devastating outcome".

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