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Officials say two young girls and an adult were killed in the massive blast at Horizon Biofuels in Fremont
Within six minutes of the alarm, Fall River firefighters arrived at Gabriel House and launched a heroic rescue effort
A county spokesman said officials found no building code violations at the Bellagio
Chief Steve Achilles said a sprinkler system would have saved the building
County firefighters are credited with saving the Forest Service firefighter from the blaze
Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from the multi-family home on arrival
Volunteer firefighter Perry Calvin was one of 15 killed in the 2013 explosion
Brett McBride started smelling smoke after he arrived home from working a shift
Firefighters were responding to a shed fire when they discovered the man on fire nearby
Crews quickly moved their fire trucks and got to work, extinguishing the fire inside the attic
The fire was started by someone, but forestry officials have not said whether it was the work of an arsonist
Fire investigators consider the explosion suspicious and are trying to determine what caused the explosion
A photo shows heavy flames and black smoke engulfing the truck behind its cab; no one was injured
Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the fire, which burned what appeared to be foam building material
Officials are looking at a grassy corridor between the two homes as a possible ignition point
Several officers suffered minor burns, muscle strains and smoke inhalation from getting the girls out of the burning car
According to a 1998 letter, the buildings had “several strikes against it”
Since February, wildfires have swept across 68,000 acres of the state
One firefighter broke his ankle and the other had to get stitches for a finger injury
Officials said the fire posed no immediate threat to people, homes or other structures
The firefighter, who suffered a minor injury, woke up the residents
When firefighters arrived, a bedroom was on fire; no residents or firefighters were injured
Firefighters attributed the cause of the flare-up to combustible materials that had burned on the roof
Heavy winds knocked down power lines into the sailboat mast, electrocuting the firefighters
Crews were ordered out of the house due to unsafe conditions
Kim Keith said that he was “heartbroken” and was “in shock” after the fire gutted the three-story, 43-unit building
Officials said a 13-year-old girl saved her 8-year-old sister’s life; crews didn’t find any smoke detectors in the home
Getting the right amount of water to the fire quickly may mean not doing what’s always been done
A fire marshal overruled a fire captain’s recommendation to shutter the building
Fire officials said it appeared as if they tried to escape the blaze
Basil Eleby is already charged with first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
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