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  • Florida Grocery Store, Church Burn

    ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. --  A massive fire late Tuesday night shut down an Orange County grocery store and has a local pastor looking for a place to worship. The fire at the small strip mall off Forsyth Road near Colonial Drive damaged both a...

    News • April 8th, 2010

  • Pa. Plane Bursts into Flames

    WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. -- Firefighters were called to the Allegheny County Airport on Monday afternoon after a small plane caught fire. Sky 4 flew over the scene just before 1 p.m. and saw firefighters spraying foam on the...

    News • April 6th, 2010

  • Vegas FFs Stress Safety on April 'Pools' Day

    LAS VEGAS --  Families in North Las Vegas weren’t laughing Thursday when they saw firefighters going door to door stressing the importance of pool safety. Although temperatures dropped a bit this week, many hotels already have their pools...

    News • April 2nd, 2010

  • Massive Ariz. Pallet Fire Challenged FFs

    PHOENIX -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is monitoring the air around the site where a massive pallet fire burned Wednesday evening. Wind gusts as high as 40 mph fanned the two-alarm fire, which...

    News • April 2nd, 2010

  • Calif. FDs Saves $5M in Big Lot Fire

    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Kern County Fire Department and Bakersfield City Fire Department were able to save $5 million in value to the Big Lot building after a fire broke out inside the store. Around 4:30 p.m. on...

    News • April 2nd, 2010

  • Okla. FF Falls Through Floor at Blaze

    OKLAHOMA CITY --  A firefighter was sent to a local hospital after falling into the basement of a burning house early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The fire broke out at Northeast 15th Street and Walnut Avenue just after 3 a.m...

    News • April 1st, 2010

  • N.H. FFs Use Loader in Water Rescue

    ROCHESTER, N.H. -- Firefighters rescued a teenager clinging to a tree to escape rapidly rising flood waters in Rochester on Wednesday. Officials said the 16-year-old was riding his bike across the flooded Rochester...

    News • April 1st, 2010

  • N.H. Cabbie Helps Rescue 3 From Fire

    PITTSFIELD, N.H. -- Two women and a baby escaped a fire in Pittsfield on Saturday thanks in part to a cab driver and his passenger. Family members carried out the little they could salvage on Sunday, knowing the actions...

    News • March 29th, 2010

  • Pa. Firefighter, 2 Others Hurt at Scene

    PITTSBURGH --  A firefighter and two other people were injured in a fire in Highland Park Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. on Wellsley Avenue in Highland Park. Neighbors reported seeing large flames and heavy smoke...

    News • March 29th, 2010

  • Fire Hits Michigan Airport Tower

    FLINT, Mich. --  The control tower at Bishop International Airport in Flint was evacuated Friday morning because of a fire. Flint fire crews were called to the scene just before 10 a.m. It’s unclear what sparked the blaze or how much...

    News • March 27th, 2010

  • Boat Explodes on Oregon River

    PORTLAND, Ore. --  Three people were injured when their boat exploded Friday on the Columbia River, fire officials said. In a news release, Lt. Damon Simmons said the victims had just finished fueling their boat and were pulling away from...

    News • March 27th, 2010

  • Steam Causes Wis. Airport Evacuation

    MILWAUKEE -- Concourse E at Mitchell International Airport was evacuated at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. WISN 12 News was originally told that smoke was coming from a machine room, but airport spokesman Ryan McAdams...

    News • March 26th, 2010

  • House Explosion Reported in Conn.

    EAST HAVEN, Conn. -- Emergency crews were called to a 2-story East Haven home Tuesday afternoon for reports of an explosion, police said. The explosion was reported on Warner Road before 5 p.m. Channel 3...

    News • March 24th, 2010

  • Ariz. Grocery Store Consumed by Fire

    PHOENIX -- About 100 firefighters battled a second-alarm blaze at a popular south Phoenix grocery store Saturday night. The Ranch Market at Central and Southern avenues caught fire just before 9 p.m., said Capt. Tony...

    News • March 22nd, 2010

  • Wis. FFs Rescue 2 From Grain Bin Fire

    GENESEE, Wis. -- Two people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a dramatic rescue at a Waukesha County farm. Firefighters rescued the two workers after they became trapped following a fire in a privately owned...

    News • March 16th, 2010

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