Structure Fire
Despite the staggering death toll, plus myriad fire protection and human failures, change was not immediate
Chronic understaffing left only one engine available when a massive fire destroyed two Amherst apartment buildings, causing heavy reliance on mutual aid
A home in Chino Hills was reduced to rubble in a powerful blast and forced firefighters to evacuate 16 homes
The blaze leveled the multi-million dollar building under construction and spread to about two dozen homes
The building that burned was supposed to have about 240 studio and one- and two-bedroom apartments
The city refuses to budge until a final report on the fire is completed
One firefighter was hurt by falling glass, but no other injuries were reported
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Officials said they were receiving “an abnormally high volume” of 911 calls due to problems caused by the windy conditions
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William “Iron Bill” Dowling, 43, lost both of his legs and suffered brain damage during a 5-alarm hotel fire in 2013
All 36 victims died of smoke inhalation, not from burns or other fire-related injuries
There were no serious injuries reported; the cause of the fire hasn’t been officially determined
Chief Teresa Deloach Reed was on leave for the majority of January to help care for a family member
Officials said no one was injured; an investigation is ongoing
It took firefighters more than two hours to get the flames under control
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A quarter of the building was burning and within 10 minutes, the fire had spread to half the complex
Fire officials said the remote location of the house made it difficult to access
Firefighter Daniel Capuano, 43, died December 2015 after falling down an elevator shaft while battling a warehouse fire
Documents showed police and other city officials responding to numerous “calls for service” before the Ghost Ship fire on the night of Dec. 2
The designation aims to inform the public of hotels that have passed intensive safety inspections
The hour-long rescue ended during cloudy conditions with wind gusts topping 15 mph
The firefighters were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Authorities described the building as having a weak structure and it was built more than five decades ago
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Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before the collapse; the building came down in a matter of seconds
Explosions blew out roll-up doors on the south side of the 24,000 square foot warehouse and the roof collapsed
Lt. Mark Tait said triggers still remind him of the details and experience he had while removing bodies from the warehouse
A firefighter suffered a minor hand injury; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Fire officials said several mattresses were found outside the hotel were set on fire last week
The parents of Michela Gregory, 20, and Griffin Madden, 23, sued the owner and operator of the warehouse for negligence
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