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Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Seth Brown said the mother intentionally crashed the SUV into the house to make a hole
One firefighter was injured, nine residents displaced by the fire in Chinatown
With the stairs set ablaze by the burning battery, residents in the four-story building had to scale down the fire escape, FDNY said
Officials say it wasn’t known what caused the gas to ignite
School officials say they fired her for leaving her classroom
Denzel Halbitter was found on his kitchen floor by responding firefighters and was quickly transported to a local hospital
Five women celebrating a wedding were killed when the limo caught fire in May
The longer fire burns before suppression begins, the more dangerous the structure becomes — know the warning signs and proper tactics
44 firefighters were at the scene and two were taken to a hospital after sustaining injuries
Many of the injuries were heat related as temperatures were near 100 degrees
The firefighter was taken to the hospital with heat exhaustion
No injuries were reported and the fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known
The effort to help the family has raised nearly $10,000 in three days
A joint investigation led to the arrests Tuesday of the 16 and 12-year-old boys
FDNY says oppressive heat made battling the fire more difficult
The apartment building’s smoke detectors didn’t sound until escape was too late
She was awoken by the dog that lived with her after seeing fire and smoke emanating from the bedroom
She put her arm around the woman’s neck and dragged her out kicking and screaming
The injured firefighter was taken by ambulance to a hospital and is conscious and alert
One firefighter was sent to a local hospital with apparent dehydration
The critically injured firefighter suffered second degree burns and was pulled from the fire by the chief, who suffered burns to his airway
The firefighter sustained burns to his hands after falling into a vent hole and was up to his arms when his captain grabbed him and pulled him out
There were no injuries in either fire
Officials asked for half of the entire Western air tanker fleet; weather and availability kept planes away
The fire broke out in an area where flammable chemicals were stored
He was making sure his wife and children were safe when the fire grew and overwhelmed him
The firefighters suffered minor injuries; the collapse was not structural
One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation after his mask came off and the other fell off a ladder and landed on his side
Two firefighters suffered heat related injuries and the other was a back injury
Despite the chaos of the fireground, there are ways to keep track of firefighters’ whereabouts
The fire burned five businesses, left a firefighter with a broken arm and displaced five families
The house was filled floor to ceiling with the occupant’s personal property
Lightweight construction materials and techniques are not confined of single-family dwellings; they commonly used in multi-story apartment buildings