A popped pool can occur when pressure from groundwater becomes greater than the weight of an empty pool. This generally happens when draining an inground pool without proper precautions, and will ...

Incidents like the one that severely injured a 6-year-old girl at a wading pool in Minneapolis are unlikely if a newer generation of drain cover is installed, said Tim Shiek, owner of a Fargo pool ...

The Portage Community Pool may be forced to close indefinitely if a mechanical part, needed to bring the pool's drain into compliance with new federal safety standards, isn't obtained and installed ...

A silent and powerful force lurks in tens of thousands of public and backyard pools. And the CBS4 I-Team has learned that, despite a new federal law designed to prevent it, the danger remains. CBS4 ...

Members of Congress target regulators they say weakened pool-drain safety law. June 11, 2010 — -- On Thursday, four members of Congress sent letters of protest to the federal commissioners who ...

Despite the heat wave, it’s getting close to the time of year when swimming pool owners might drain their summertime splash/tanning zone for winter. Pools can hold tens of thousands of gallons of ...

The parents of a 6-year-old girl disemboweled by a pool drain at the Minneapolis Golf Club have sued the club and the manufacturer of the pool’s faulty drain cover, claiming their daughter will ...

Operators of public pools and spas in Minnesota have until Jan. 2, 2009 to meet the requirements of the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act or face possible closure, state ...

(NEXSTAR) – The internet is full of useful advice for protecting your home ahead of a hurricane, including FEMA’s guides for retrofitting or reinforcing your doors or windows, or Miami-Dade County’s ...

Laise Pegorini Franzen suffered cardiac arrest this week when she became trapped underwater for a long time at her home. @liane.cortinare/Newsflash A 10-year-old Brazilian girl was reportedly killed ...