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Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said two passengers escaped without injuries from the Marina del Rey fire
The Portland woman was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher saying she was inside a basement bathroom
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The two-story apartment building was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene
The fire burned five buildings at a company that makes plastic tarps to cover haystacks and set fire to 11,000 tons of hay in central Washington
Twenty cars burned as motorists abandoned their cars and ran for safety; aircraft sent to douse the flames was delayed after five drones were spotted
Melissa “Missy” Doll, 41, died after responding to a structure fire
About 200 people trapped by one fire were plucked off a beach by rescue boats
Firefighters fought the fire and evacuated neighboring homes, but were unable to reach the tractor to shut it down before it plowed into another home
There was no immediate word on the nature of the injuries; the cause of the explosion was not immediately known
Following a near-miss, one department compiled 12 lessons learned for dealing with alternative-fueled commercial vehicle fires
A woman who lives just feet away from the building said she contacted 911 multiple times before firefighters began fighting the fire
Officials think they’re looking for either one person or a group working together because all the MO’s have been the same
The fire appears to have started in a first floor bedroom of the three-story building; the cause of the fire was being investigated
The Bakersfield firefighter suffered first- and second-degree burns to both hands
No firefighters were hurt; a mother and her child escaped the home before crews arrived
They both were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor smoke inhalation
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation; the other received a minor neck injury caused by a fire hose
The drones have thermal cameras to detect body heat and infrared cameras
Three 12-year-old boys and one 10-year-old boy face first-degree arson charges, among many others
A fire broke out in a basement of one building before spreading to two others; no injuries were reported
Damien Pereira, 25, had surgery to repair broken vertebrae, and a second surgery is planned to address broken ribs and bruised internal organs
Firefighters were dressed in normal clothing to identify people using and in possession of illegal fireworks; at least 20 citations were written
Chief Richard Ares, 59, was hurt when he fell 6-to-8 feet from a deck onto pavement when a railing failed; he’s in stable condition
No injuries were reported and no workers were on site when the blaze started
Lake Dillon Fire battalion chief Shawn Sawyer said leaking fuel made it difficult to extinguish the fire
The stricken firefighter was rescued by colleagues and taken to a hospital, where he was treated and later released
Fire officials said they weren’t notified about the pending action and never given a chance to discuss firefighting operations
An officer found the firefighters a way out of where they were; the cause of the fire is being investigated
Two of the fires inflicted heavy damage to vacant houses, while the third damaged a commercial building
One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to a hospital and later released
Teenagers in the area were playing with fireworks and apparently didn’t properly dispose of them afterward
The stadium’s dry, seasoned lumber caused the fire to spread quickly; no one was hurt
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