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A second and third alarm were quickly struck as the fire extended into all floors and the roof of the four-story building in Jamaica Plain
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Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
There was no immediate word on the cause of the blaze
Willie Mae McQuilla was charged with one count of arson and three counts of attempted murder
Arson and homicide investigators were at the scene to determine the cause of the blaze
More than 700 firefighters and support personnel are working to contain the blaze
Investigators think the explosion occurred while the man was fueling the golf carts
The children were between the ages of 6 and 13; one other child and two adults were taken to a hospital in critical condition
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter rescued by two other firefighters
Officials said Afshin Bahrampour was identified on synagogue surveillance video just before both fires
Fire officials said the blaze is 12 percent contained; they have estimated the fire could burn into November
The department is still investigating the cause of the fire that broke out on the sixth floor
Two female career firefighters were first on scene; they said a fire captain blocked their entrance and forcibly removed one of them from the porch
The sisters were aged 4, 8 and 20; other family members managed to escape the blaze
Pictures showed the inside of the bus gutted and part of the front and the roof scorched
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Fire officials said a backfiring engine ignited vapor from the tank
Nearby fire departments helped UConn contain the fire, which remains under investigation
The firefighters who allegedly attended the 2014 party did not report any concerns about the building
Capt. Greg Quick and firefighter Mark Robertson suffered non-life threatening burns of varying degrees
Crews inside the station heard a loud popping noise; they found the truck on fire
The fire has burned 129,856 acres and wind gusts and dry conditions were raising the risk of the fire spreading
The garage was fully engulfed in flames, with the fire extending to the house and attic space
Investigators said there were no working smoke detectors in the house; the cause of the fire is under investigation
There are 60 bulldozers, eight helicopters and three heavy air tankers on the scene to help fight the fire
Michael Surrell jumped out of his car, ran into the neighbor’s house and up the steps to a thick cloud of smoke
A firefighter cut into a power source with a saw, resulting in a shock
Janet Burns was on duty when her house caught fire; the fire department set up a GoFundMe account to help
Three of the 30 injured were in serious condition, two for burns and one with a fractured pelvis
A firefighter required hospital treatment for a shoulder injury