Fatal Incident
Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered inspections at about 100 sites tied to companies involved in the adjacent construction project, as investigators work to determine what caused the collapse that killed eight, including two children, and injured 18
Collapse
About 250 firefighters dug through the wreckage of a three-story Brooklyn mixed-use building near a construction site, pulling survivors from beneath the rubble as search and rescue operations continued into the night, with seven of the casualties identified as children
The city argues Antonio Mays Jr. had only a 5-10% chance of survival regardless of emergency care, challenging jury instructions in the civil case that found Seattle negligent after paramedics drove away from a vehicle attempting to flag them down for help
The retired welder rushed his wife to safety before going back into the cluttered Hamilton Heights apartment, where he was later found dead
More than 200 first responders battled the two-story row home blaze for about three hours, with four victims dying at the scene and two more pronounced dead at the hospital, as fire marshals investigate a lithium-ion battery found at the scene
Two women and two men were found unresponsive during the fire in the 7000 block of North Paulina Street and later pronounced dead at area hospitals
The Austin-bound-for-Bahamas Learjet 60 entered a steep dive after reporting icing and turbulence, with the pilot radioing a mayday before crashing near Palm Beach County homes
The lithium-ion battery fire blocked the family’s exit, killing an 11-year-old boy and critically injuring his father, father’s girlfriend and two brothers, as FDNY firefighters crawled past flames to complete rescues
Jacksonville Firefighter/Paramedic Josue Garcia-Otero and his wife helped treat critically injured passengers after surviving a high-speed rail collision that killed at least 68 people
Fire Chief Doug Wehmeyer said a stalled train turned a 30-second response into seven minutes, a long-standing problem in Lockland
Officials said a fire believed to be contained suddenly shifted a kilometer in 36 seconds, overtaking soldiers conducting live-fire combat training at a base in Alberta, leaving 19 people in critical condition among 39 total injured
The woman, whose truck struck and killed two people at the Stryker Sports Complex, was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical inspection as police continue interviewing more than 30 witnesses
Canada’s defense minister confirmed casualties after a major fire broke out at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, with high winds spreading flames and hospitals reporting they were overwhelmed by the number of patients
A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed and 11 others, ages 5 to 68, were hospitalized when a 34-year-old woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita
A 16-year-old shot his way into Silver Rail Elementary with a shotgun purchased by his mother before being fatally shot by a bystander, marking the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year
A guest lost their life and others were hurt aboard the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, prompting the company to close similar attractions at six parks nationwide
The Category 2 storm tore roofs off Pensacola and Panama City Beach buildings and killed two people under falling trees, as flash flood warnings extend into Georgia, the Carolinas and the Tennessee Valley
An Erie gunman killed seven relatives and a friend, including a 5-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl
Broderick Balanti was traveling 74 mph without applying brakes until a second before impact when his personal vehicle, which lacked emergency lights, struck and killed 88-year-old Leroy Hart
An investigation found the department ignored warnings that the smoldering Lachman fire could reignite and struggled to track personnel once the Palisades fire erupted, killing 12 people and destroying 6,800 structures
A pilot and nurse died and a patient remains missing after the REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff
Two people were hospitalized and a fifth remained missing after the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and was found submerged in 240 feet of water
Sasa Acosta suffered burns on 46% of his body after a lithium-ion battery explosion killed his longtime hairdresser and a fellow customer at La Roka Barbershop
Grand Blanc students delivered nearly 200 handwritten notes and gift bags to first responders as the community marks the anniversary of the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting and arson attack that killed five people
Four FDNY firefighters were among 10 people injured in a two-alarm Bronx apartment fire that killed one man and forced another to jump from a fourth-floor window
Fly Precision identified Greg King and Ryan Cutter as the two crew members killed when their helicopter crashed during water-drop operations on the Dome Fire
Three members of a Charlotte family, including a 6-year-old girl, were killed when their SUV struck a Providence Fire Department fire engine at an earlier crash scene
Families of the 67 people killed in the 2025 collision near Reagan National Airport are urging action on NTSB recommendations, including expanded collision-warning technology
About 200 first responders faced multiple entrapments, a complex engine fire and a lingering fuel leak
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