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Bridge Collapses, Pitches Cars into Wash. River

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. Francis said he had no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths. He did not know what caused the collapse. A Skagit Valley Herald reporter at the scene said a...

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Bridge Collapses, Pitches Cars into Wash. River

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.

News • May 23rd, 2013
N.J. Firfighter Reflects on EMS Week, Training

Danielle Hazen, a firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) from Morris Township, N.J., Fire Department, said it is significant to recognize EMS and bring attention to the medical personnel and the services they provide.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Ohio Car-Bus Crash Hospitalizes More Than Two Dozen

Police report that 26 people, including children and an infant, where hurt when a car and bus crashed on Interstate 75 south of Bowling Green.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Calif. Crews Aid Man With Arm Mangled in Conveyor Belt

A man in his 30s suffered major trauma to his arm after it became stuck in a conveyor belt at a Salvation Army warehouse in Pasadena.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Ga. Firefighters Hope to Form Rescue Dive Team

Albany firefighters have cleared one hurdle in their quest to create a rescue dive team with the City Commission giving preliminary approval to the request.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Search and Rescue Teams on Way to Oklahoma City

A search and rescue task force from Woodward County was deployed to help, and personnel from five departments were responding.

News • May 20th, 2013
Mother Nature Wreaks Deadly Havoc in Oklahoma

The death toll continues to rise after an EF-4 tornado flattened Moore, Okla. schools, businesses and homes.

News • May 20th, 2013
Miscommunication Blamed for Aussie Medic's Death

The chopper crew believed the medic had given a hand signal that he was ready.

News • May 17th, 2013
Deaths Reported in Cambodian Shoe Factory Ceiling Collapse

Heavy iron equipment stored on a mezzanine appeared to have caused the collapse.

News • May 16th, 2013
Texas Tornadoes Kill at Least Six; Dozens Hurt

The death toll around Granbury may rise as firefighters are still picking through the rubble.

News • May 16th, 2013
California Man Saves Two in Crash

He managed to push a man and woman to safety before a vehicle plowed into the wrecked cars

News • May 13th, 2013
Bystanders Rescue Woman From Washington Crash

"The van was starting to settle, and the top half of her head was in the water," a bystander said. "I thought she was going to drown."

News • May 11th, 2013
Victim Found Alive 17 Days After Bangladesh Collapse

"I heard voices of the rescue workers for the past several days. I kept hitting the wreckage with sticks and rods just to attract their attention," the seamstress said from her hospital bed.

News • May 10th, 2013
Workers Rescued From 27-Story Building by LAFD

Los Angeles firefighters Thursday evening were rescuing workers trapped in scaffolding on the side of a 27-story building in Century City.

News • May 10th, 2013
Baby Fox Rescued by Md. Firefighters Euthanized

Well intentioned Harford County firefighters who rescued a baby fox may have been exposed to rabies. The animal was euthanized for testing.

News • May 3rd, 2013

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