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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIBEW Apprentices Rescue Dozens of Seniors from Pittsburgh Nursing Home Blaze
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Training/IBEW-Apprentices-Rescue-Seniors-from-Pittsburgh-Nursing-Home-Blaze
06/28/2013
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Pittsburgh Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 5 members are being credited with saving dozens of local senior citizens from a fire that tore through a nursing home June 25.
Community College of Allegheny County instructor Tammy Miller was teaching a class of 24 IBEW members when some of the students spotted trouble at the senior living facility next door. Miller says:
We were on break and some of students were standing outside when they noticed smoke coming from the neighboring building. I then said, Oh my God, thats a nursing home, and they made off like a swarm of bees for the building.
The fire had started on the roof, so no alarms or sprinklers were set off. Most of the residents were not even aware there was a fire.
FULL story at link.
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IBEW Apprentices Rescue Dozens of Seniors from Pittsburgh Nursing Home Blaze (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2013
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Wow. Good job. nt
Mopar151
(9,992 posts)2. Goes to show
When the shit hits the fan, you want a union crew!
life long demo
(1,113 posts)3. Good job IBEW union apprentices
Repeating a comment made on the website, "Walk tall and wear the badge of "union thug" with pride".
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)4. Union thugs!
Very proud of my brethren in local 5. Good job guys.
bike man
(620 posts)5. Additional responses at this earlier thread