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Kansas City firefighters withdrew from the building and switched to defensive operations minutes before the roof collapsed
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A Broussard Fire Department captain underwent neck surgery for injuries he sustained when part of a brick wall collapsed on him and two other firefighters
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
Police officers found the homeless man with his jacket ablaze; he was not seriously injured
Fire crews spent about two hours extinguishing the flames; no injuries were reported
A firefighter sustained a minor knee injury battling the blaze; there’s no word on the cause of the fire yet
Firefighter Brian Smyth, 57, suffered a heart attack while fighting a house fire and later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital
The fire is believed to have been started by clothing touching an extension cord connected to a space heater
Fire from the crude oil cars quickly spread throughout the river and took out an exit bridge
They paid the money it owed the village for previous firefighting services and signed a new contract
They were all rushed to area hospitals, but are expected to survive; two utility workers were also injured in a different fire
The federal indictment characterized the couple as greedy, cash-strapped schemers; she could get up to 10 years in prison
A cause for the derailment hasn’t been determined yet; no injuries were reported
Fire Chief David Hankley suffered smoke inhalation trying to save the children
Three homes were destroyed and five others damaged; no fatalities or new injuries have been reported
He told police he set the fires because he enjoyed battling them and responded to each one he set
Jeff Buck, 18, was injured when a porch collapsed and trapped him and two others in a burning house
The two firefighters were honored by the mayor and the city council for their heroic actions
They were trapped when a porch on the home collapsed; one firefighter suffered serious injuries and the others were released
They were hospitalized for smoke inhalation; no serious injuries were reported
The SUV crashed into a snowbank after its brakes failed, rupturing the gas tank and causing a fire which exploded an onboard oxygen tank
Crews were hampered by problems with the 911 and radio systems; officials want improved coordination and communication
Lt. Joyce Craig is one of 10 people the commission will celebrate as an everyday hero
The report doesn’t make clear if a pre-plan was just not shared with other responding agencies or if one didn’t exist
She was able to walk around under her own strength but was transported to a hospital for evaluation
Billowing black smoke quickly consumed a nearby neighborhood; there were no injuries reported
The chief said despite the mounting debt and expired contract, his crews would respond to a fire with lives at stake
The firefighter was hurt while trying to put out a beach lodge fire; he’s in stable condition
One firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his legs and knees; the other suffered a minor hand injury due to the cold
New rules would require oil trains to use stronger tank cars and make other safety improvements
A woman and two girls are believed to have died; a man and two boys got out safely
They set a mobile home on fire, ran away and returned to help extinguish the blaze
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