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  • Two Colorado Firefighters Hurt at Suspicious Fire

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Firefighters called to a house fire in Grand Junction had a bigger problem on their hands, trying to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby commercial building. When firefighters arrived at the complex on 1560 North...

    News • February 22nd, 2011

  • Kentucky Crews Let Electrical Fire Burn

    LATONIA, Ky. -- Firefighters were forced to let a fire burn in Latonia until Duke Energy could shut off power to the building. The fire started at a CSX switching station near Park Avenue and 36th Street about 5 p.m. Sunday.Fire crews said...

    News • February 22nd, 2011

  • Water Issues Hamper Ohio Firefighting Effort

    WOODLAWN, Ohio -- Several Tri-State families spent Sunday night sleeping in the clubhouse of their apartment complex after a fire. Crews were called to the Fieldstone Apartments on Spring Park Walk about 9 p.m. Sunday. The complex is just off...

    News • February 22nd, 2011

  • 20 New York City Firefighters Injured at Five-Alarm Blaze

    A raging five-alarm fire tore through a Brooklyn apartment building this weekend -- leaving one person dead, about 100 residents homeless and injuring nearly two dozen firefighters.

    News • February 20th, 2011

  • Dozens Evacuated After Fire at Atlanta Hotel

    ATLANTA -- A fire evacuated about 125 guests from of a downtown Atlanta hotel on Monday morning, firefighters said. The fire started inside an empty room of the Holiday Inn on Andrew Young International Boulevard at 2...

    News • February 15th, 2011

  • Oregon Apartment Fire Displaces 50 People
    Oregon Apartment Fire Displaces 50 People

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- Two apartments were destroyed Sunday afternoon in a fire that also killed a dog, firefighters say. At 2:56 p.m., Portland Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to building at 2346 NW Glisan Street. Firefighters say heavy...

    News • February 14th, 2011

  • Intense Texas Barn Fire Claims Six Horses

    CYPRESS, Texas -- A huge barn fire claimed the lives of six horses in Northwest Harris County. By the time the Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the Ravensway Saracen Park Stables early Saturday morning, the barn was already...

    News • February 14th, 2011

  • Garage Fire Rekindle Burns Fla. Home Flat

    PALM BAY, Fla. -- A fire that sparked back up after firefighters left the scene destroyed a Palm Bay home early Saturday morning. Palm Bay fire rescue crews first responded to the house on Natal Street around 1:00 am...

    News • February 13th, 2011

  • New Hampshire Train Derailment Traps Two

    CONCORD, N.H. -- A train engine derailed in Concord on Wednesday and landed on its side in an accident railroad officials are blaming on snowmobilers. Concord Fire Chief Dan Andrus said two people were trapped inside and had to be extricated...

    News • February 9th, 2011

  • Disabled Man Rescued From Atlanta Fire

    ATLANTA -- Firefighters rescued a disabled elderly man from a burning southwest Atlanta home Wednesday morning. Martha Jefferson told Channel 2’s Richard Elliot that her husband, Lamar, suffers from multiple sclerosis and is confined to his...

    News • February 9th, 2011

  • Ohio Firefighters Bend Rule, Rescue Cat in Tree

    FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Fairfield Township Fire Department said it used to have a standard answer to requests to get cats out of trees: No. But that's not quite the case anymore. Chief David Downie said the department got a call...

    News • February 9th, 2011

  • Pa. Firefighter's House Burns, Dog Alerts Family

    BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. -- Fire crews in Allegheny County were called to battle a double house fire on Tuesday. Fire crews responded to the 900 block of Roup Avenue in Brackenridge just after 3 a.m. According to...

    News • February 9th, 2011

  • Ariz. Firefighters Clean Up Flammable Material

    CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A hazmat team from the Chandler Fire Department was cleaning up a very flammable substance Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters said a tank of xylene overflowed spilling a few hundred gallons at Rogers Co. The company sells...

    News • February 8th, 2011

  • Frozen Hydrants Hamper Indy Apt. Fire Battle

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Frozen fire hydrants at an apartment complex on Indianapolis' east side hampered firefighters' efforts to quell a fast-moving blaze that forced 30 people from their homes Tuesday night. Firefighters arrived to flames shooting...

    News • February 8th, 2011

  • Fiery Ga. Margarine Truck Crash Makes Mess

    DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Police have identified a teenager killed in a wrong-way crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 285 in DeKalb County for several hours early Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Jacob Blackmore...

    News • February 8th, 2011

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