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Each day communities are finding more and more of them
Photos from the scene in Westampton showed piles of materials in the windows and doorway
Birmingham firefighters rescued two people trapped on the third floor during an abandoned apartment building fire
The firefighter was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery on his toes and appears to be doing well
Six were taken to the hospital for minor injuries and the seventh refused treatment; a civilian was seriously injured
Elementary school students rallied together to raise over $2,000; one student donated $100 he had in savings
The man tried to shut off their hoses as they worked to douse the fire he started; he was forcibly detained by firefighters and a police officer
The 17-year-old broke the back glass door, found a ladder on the side of the house, climbed up it and then jumped to the balcony to save the boy
Josh Evans suffered second- and third-degree burns to his upper body; he’s in critical but stable condition
Dawud Abdulwali, 56, was booked on suspicion of aggravated arson and arson of a structure; potential charges could lead to a life sentence
Fire Lt. Terrance Barnett-Canfield may be among the victims; one firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated and released on scene
Capt. Al Marion was on the roof using a hose when he lost his footing and fell about eight to 10 feet onto the ground
The firefighter was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The department is the first in the Indianapolis area to use the Periscope app to give live video updates from a scene
President Xi Jinping urged rescuers to aid the injured and victims’ families, and to determine the cause of the fire and who was responsible
Three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion; fire chief credits mutual-aid departments for containing fire
Forty-one others escaped the fire at the 800-year-old building; arson is not suspected
Both firefighters were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries
In 1996, Ted Sutton rescued a 5-year-old girl from a rowhouse fire; nineteen years later, the girl reunited with him at her graduation
One suffered moderate injuries, while the other three sustained minor injuries
The father was not home at the time the fire broke out; their 15-year-old son was able to escape
Mayor: “It really gives you an appreciation of our emergency services and what they do.”
The man and woman were hospitalized in critical condition for treatment of second-degree burns and smoke inhalation
The firefighter was treated and later released from the hospital; he’s currently recovering at home
Lt. James Garris: “The only thing I was able to get out was, ‘mayday, mayday, mayday.’”
The fire destroyed engines, tankers and all kinds of firefighting gear
It took crews a while to get a ladder to the top of the smokestack where fireworks had set a fire
The woman, 69, was lying on the floor; one of the first firefighters on scene rushed in and carried her out
He fell through the attic into a room that was not burning; he was released from the hospital and is resting at home
A neighbor said crews were performing CPR when the victims were carried from the home
The firefighters were able to escape, were treated at a local hospital and were later released
Authorities found evidence that squatters had been living in the house; the fire is considered suspicious
Firefighter Luke Caldwell left his own home and drove his car to the house to help the woman trapped inside
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