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Mass. Medical Office Evacuated by Mercury Spill

A wall-mounted mercury sphygmomanometer broke in a Salem medical practice building forcing firefighters to evacuate the office.

News • April 2nd, 2013

Ill. Cop Runs Into Burning Building, Saves Man, Child

A man and child were saved by a veteran Lyons officer who charged into a five-unit apartment building and saved residents.

News • April 1st, 2013

Fiery Bus Crash Threatens Calif. Apartment Complex

A 40-foot passenger bus wrecked in Vallejo, caught fire, burned towering eucalyptus trees and forced the evacuation of a nearby six-unit apartment complex.

News • April 1st, 2013

Homes Burn, Hydrant Issues Hamper Mass. Firefight

Three Lawrence homes were destroyed by fire and firefighting efforts were hampered by non-working hydrants with pour water pressure on Saturday.

News • March 31st, 2013

Prescribed Burn Gets Out of Hand in Florida

A prescribed burn flared out of control in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area and threatened about a dozen homes.

News • March 30th, 2013

Iowa Police Rescue Five Children From Burning House

Two Waterloo Police officers are being credited for the quick actions in getting five young children out of a burning Waterloo home Friday.

News • March 30th, 2013

Pa. Firefighters Tackle Fire at Apartment Building

Flames raced through a South Oakland apartment building Friday morning, forcing University of Pittsburgh students to flee their homes through a heavy haze of black smoke.

News • March 29th, 2013

Okla. House Fire Sends Mom, Two Kids to Hospital

Two young boys are in critical condition after suffering burns during a house fire in Oklahoma City that also injured their mother.

News • March 29th, 2013

Mother, Young Son Die in Georgia House Fire

A fire that began in the garage of a home in Catoosa County claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son Thursday morning.

News • March 28th, 2013

Raging 6-Alarm Fire Sparks 'Firestorm' in Mass.

Three triple-deckers in Dorchester caught fire causing more than $1M in damage and left residents running for their lives from a "firestorm."

News • March 28th, 2013

'Hero' Dog Dies Saving Owner From Utah Fire

A 13-year-old mixed breed dog named Jake is credited for alerting a Layton homeowner of a fire that claimed not only the home, but the beloved pet.

News • March 28th, 2013

Seven People Sickened by CO in Chicago Building

Chicago firefighters took a reading of 300 parts per million of carbon monoxide in an apartment building where seven people were sick and taken to local hospitals for treatment.

News • March 27th, 2013

Three-Alarm Barn Fire in N.H. Destroys Spring Seeds

A barn was destroyed at the Wilson Farm in Litchfield overnight, ruining $25,000 worth of seeds and one or two tractors.

News • March 26th, 2013

Cause of Pittsburgh Building Fire Investigated

Four people were hospitalized and 10 were treated at the scene of a four-alarm Pittsburgh apartment fire that forced firefighters to rescue about two dozen from windows.

News • March 26th, 2013

Two Kan. Firefighters Hurt in Fall Through Floor at Fire

A Kansas City firefighter hurt his neck and back and a second suffered a knee injury when the two fell through a floor battling a vacant house fire.

News • March 26th, 2013

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