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Mason City firefighters trained on working in large spaces inside North Iowa Area Community College’s old cafeteria
Firefighters from four departments battled the blaze in Celina
Orange County firefighters faced a fully-involved house fire in Santa Ana
One dog, Dora, ran out, but the other, Jazz, and the cat, Ranger, died in the fire that destroyed most of the house
Four firefighters suffered minor injuries by smoke inhalation; the fifth firefighter suffered serious burns and smoke inhalation
Investigators don’t believe the incident is linked to terrorism and no threat was called into the airport
Some witnesses reported smelling natural gas prior to the explosion that leveled the house; one firefighter suffered minor injuries
He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition
The boys’ parents attribute their safety to repetition; going over the fire escape plan so many times, the boys memorized it
Violations include unsafe handling and storage of two volatile chemical fertilizesr that investigators believe contributed to the massive blast
The fire captain was checked out on the scene and is okay; no one else was injured
The investigation continues into the cause of the fire and there were no serious injuries to any firefighters
“We just had a collapse inside. We got firemen trapped inside,” one firefighter says in the recording
Two firefighters were trapped when the roof collapsed; the other firefighter was injured after pouring water on hot-spots
All three firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Dan Madrzykowski, a fire protection engineer with NIST, has spent 28 years burning down buildings to study how fire behaves
The girl was found in her bedroom and died; the firefighter suffered second-degree burns
Their dog woke them up by barking by their bed; the couple and their dog, Reilly, were unhurt
The firefighter was experiencing chest pains and taken to a hospital in fair-to-serious condition
One of the firefighters later went on to the burn unit at a hospital to receive follow-up care
Authorities said the firefighter was being treated at the scene by paramedics
Two firefighters crawled through smoke to a first-floor bedroom where the found the unconscious man
The injured firefighter was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The firefighter suffered a minor injury; nearly 340 firefighters were at the scene and the fire’s cause is under investigation
All three firefighters were taken to a hospital in fair-to-serious condition
More than 100 rescuers from 20 agencies across six counties responded
The fire reignited until firefighters dismantled the front end and cut a hole in the battery pack
D.C. Fire Department spokesman Tim Wilson says the man has life-threatening injuries