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A firefighter became disoriented and transmitted a mayday while in the basement of a burning commercial structure
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Explosions were heard coming from the 560,000-square-foot factory in Abington Township that makes bolts and fasteners for airplanes
Responders arrived to find heavy fire at the building, and removed the first two victims within one minute
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First-arriving companies found heavy fire; there were no reported injuries
In one of the homes, a sprinkler system minimized fire damage
About 200 homes and some 500 to 600 people were under the mandatory evacuation orders
The firefighters suffered burns to their feet and were transported to a hospital for treatment
Officials said firefighters are working to control the blaze, but are still investigating the cause
An injured firefighter who was on scene at the massive blaze said the 13 firefighters who died didn’t need to
Over 100 firefighters responded to an apartment complex blaze; the firefighters’ injuries were non life-threatening
One neighbor, a nurse, revived the toddler via CPR when he was rescued from the fire
There is zero containment at the moment, although firefighters are receiving aid from the Bureau of Land Management
The explosion and fire Wednesday afternoon started in a massive pile of cars and parts that stands about three stories tall
About 50 firefighters from several departments responded to the attic fire
Multiple fire departments responded to the restaurant fire Wednesday
The group of kids saw smoke and put out the a porch fire before the fire department arrived
One of the firefighters was treated for an ankle injury
The department’s firefighters have raised over $5,000 for the chief and his family
It took 23 firefighters an hour to put out the fire, where the man returned to take selfies
It took more than 100 Philadelphia firefighters 2 1/2 hours to bring the fire under control; one firefighter suffered a minor injury
Firefighters entered the home through an egress window and found the man unconscious in the back of the finished basement
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause and if the home was operated illegally
Nearly half of the county’s fire calls ended up not being fires at all
The firefighter remains in ICU, but chiefs said he’s alert and talking
The building floors were old and likely covered in oils, which might have contributed to the fire
About 1,000 additional fire crews will help contain and fight the Fort McMurray wildfire
Nick Weaver suffered multiple back fractures and spent most of the weekend in the hospital
Bob Dombrowski: “You pull up and they lit a house on fire and there’s some people across the street with 40-ouncers and we’re putting on a show, putting out the fires.”
Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the house and did an aggressive interior attack to locate the boy
Evidence suggested the dormitory fire broke out because of a melting fluorescent tube
The couple told officials they woke up to their cat scratching kitchen cabinets
