Fatal Incident
Philadelphia firefighters faced two blazes that killed three people and injured three others
First responders worked to find signs of life inside an excavator buried under rocks and boulders at a quarry in Sterling
The deaths of two people in the flooding have led first responders to talk about the losses and grief
More than 30 passengers were sent to hospitals when the train derailed; none of the injuries were considered life-threatening
A 10-year-old boy was killed, his mother, father and two younger siblings are in the hospital; the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries
The small plane landed on the freeway before sliding into the back of a car parked on the shoulder; fire officials contained a fuel leak at the wreckage site
The firefighter fell down an elevator shaft and was taken to the hospital in serious-to-critical condition; a second firefighter suffered minor injuries
Susie Ella Stovall is accused of setting the fire that killed her husband in November; her attorneys are gathering evidence about her mental competence at the time of the fire
Andrew Miller, 27, was walking to his home when he was struck by the car; he died at the hospital from his injuries
Capt. Peter Hacking and his two children, ages 4 and 2, were killed after a van swerved and collided with their vehicle
Fire safety is morally and financially less costly to maintain than it is to rebuild after generations of neglect and erosion
A house fire in the First Nation of Pikangikum killed nine people after a fire truck was unable to control the fire because it did not have any water
The firefighter was driving when high winds blew a tree onto his truck; he was pronounced dead at the scene
The firefighter saw the limo crash into a median and flip over; one person was killed and six were injured
The firefighter climbed a ladder to a burning third-floor apartment to share his mask with the 65-year-old woman
Anthony Brunett, 20, was fishing with friends when he disappeared underwater; his body was found in the river by a fisherman
The mother and grandmother of the boys made it out of the house; firefighters were unable to locate the two children in the fire
The man shot an killed his wife and two children before setting the house on fire and shooting himself
Kenny Ray Jr. was found unresponsive at the plant and was later pronounced dead; authorities are still working to determine his cause of death
The man is a suspect in the fire that killed four and left a 5-year-old girl with serious burns; the judge in the case said the man’s conduct was ‘reprehensible’
After the Milwaukee Fire Department rescued a woman from a fire, family members called to ask where her grandson was; firefighters returned to the house and found the body upstairs
The blaze damaged three houses and displaced 21 people; a relative said about 10 people live in the home and everyone else made it out
The man was warned several times not to smoke near his oxygen tank; the apartment fire killed three people, including his son
The fire began in the bathroom and was confined to one apartment; a man and child were able to escape the apartment
When firefighters arrived at the scene, the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames
The captain was trapped under a tractor on his property; he had been a firefighter with the Fresno Fire Department for 15 years
Firefighters arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke and flames coming out of the windows; some people jumped from second-story windows to escape the fire
All three drowned after heavy rains caused major flooding in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma
Two firefighters died fighting a fire in a brownstone two years ago; federal investigators say the department bears some responsibility
When crews arrived, they were unable to get into the home due to heavy smoke and flames
Four men and two women were killed in the fire; the fire’s cause does not appear suspicious
The trooper was struck by a passing vehicle while assisting firefighters with a car fire; he sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital
The victims included four men and two women; the cause of the fire is under investigation
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