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Trending topics: When firehouses burn down

As a firefighter, your worst nightmare comes true when you end up battling a blaze at your own firehouse. In this week’s ‘Trending Topics,’ we look at six stories of just that — firehouses burning down. Thankfully, no firefighters were injured in any of these incidents. However, the majority of these fire departments lost their station, valuable equipment and gear.

Pa. volunteer firehouse destroyed by fire

Fire crews were able to remove their equipment in time, but the building was completely destroyed.

NY volunteer firehouse destroyed by fire

The firehouse was completely destroyed; falling debris nearly struck a fire truck fighting the flames.

Ky. volunteer firehouse destroyed by fire

The equipment lost includes at least one tanker truck and engine, along with millions of dollars’ worth of equipment.

Another Ky. volunteer firehouse destroyed by fire

There were five trucks inside the building and could be $1 million loss.

Fire chief: ‘We lost everything’ in firehouse blaze

They lost two fire trucks, an all-terrain vehicle and all of their firefighting equipment.

Man drives truck into firehouse, ignites fire

Three fire trucks were damaged in the blaze and the fire caused $1.5 million in damages.