Mold Forces Treasure Island Firefighters Out of Station 48

Mold closed down yet another firehouse. And with it being a huge risk to human health, questions are floating whether the officials responded quick enough to protect the firemen. Station 48 on Treasure Island in San Francisco was particularly the firehouse that was reportedly shut down due to the presence of the spores. Temporarily, its…

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Bed Bugs Hit Low-Income Housing in Michigan

Though they are named after it, bed bugs don’t just invade beds. Actually, any furniture is good for them to infest as long as it got a crack or a crevice for them to hide in. And the bed bug case in a housing in Holland, Michigan is another proof of that. The critters, which…

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Stroudsburg Intermediate Elementary Rumored to Have Mold

In Stroudsburg Area School District, rumors were spreading that Intermediate Elementary School has a problem with mold. And to clear the school’s reputation, Superintendent John Toleno made a move. It wasn’t identified who exactly spread the rumors about the school being contaminated by the spores. However, it was said that its faculty had some concerns…

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Bed Bugs Likely to Hold Portsmouth Housing’s Permit to Extend

A boarding house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire was seeking to renew its permit to operate. However, because of the bed bugs found in the building, things aren’t looking good for the management. Due to previous incidents – discovery of dead body, bomb scare and service complaints – the City Council extends Brewster Street’s permit only…

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Cockroaches Plague Student Housing in Amherst

There are several species of pest that could plague a house or any other type of residence. However, for one student housing in Amherst, New York, it’s the cockroaches that were troubling the student residents. Tenants of the University Village on Sweet Home Road said that the crawlies have been a constant problem in the…

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Mold Revolt – Residents of Dayton Public Housing Take Their Mold Complaints to the Street

The residents of one public housing in Dayton have had enough of the mold problem in their building. And so, with signs to admonish the authorities’ response to their complaints, they protested. On Friday, some half a dozen residents of the high-rise Wilkinson Plaza took to the streets their grievances. One resident named Pamela Moss…

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Bed Bugs Get Into Yonkers School, Parents Dismayed of Actions Taken

Sneaky – that’s one of the words that could best describe bed bugs. And recently, in Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, those pesky insects showed just how sneaky they could get. Hitchhiking with one of the students, the critters were able to get inside the campus on Tuesday morning. They were found in…

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Moved Due to Mold – Washington County Courthouse Employees Transferred After Condemnation of the Building

The past summer was unusually rainy. And because of it, mold became an even more common problem not just in houses but in many other buildings. Washington County Courthouse was one of those structures that got it bad from its presence. The rainwater that leaked inside the courthouse building caused standing water in its basement.…

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Bed Bugs Infiltrate Prince William County Complex

A meeting with bed bugs took place at Prince William County complex on Tuesday. However, it seemed that some of the people who attended were not aware of what might have been lurking close to them. The meeting on Tuesday was said to be about the county’s tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. And…

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Roaches and 26 Other Violations Closed a Florida Restaurant

Cockroaches are a big NO in the kitchen. Restaurants know that. Nevertheless, many of them still allowed those critters to go free in their service areas. And so, as a result, hundreds of them were closed. Late last year, a restaurant in St. Pete Beach in Florida – The Salty Rim – joined the list…

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