Structure Fire
Two Portland construction workers helping a person and their dog escape a burning home after spotting smoke from across the street and calling 911
A man who barricaded himself inside his Ypsilanti Township apartment for hours during a standoff with police was eventually removed after fire forced him onto a balcony
Allentown firefighters rescued a trapped resident during a three-alarm rowhome fire that extended into other homes
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A firefighter battling a fire in Brooklyn suffered a medical emergency while working on the roof of a four-story building
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The FDNY said the firefighter suffered an emergency and then went into cardiac arrest during a two-alarm fire in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood
A fire broke out at Club Pulse in Kocani, reportedly ignited by a pyrotechnics display during a concert at the longtime venue, which was converted from a carpet warehouse
Flames spread through the cockloft of adjoining buildings, forcing firefighters into an exterior attack after a ceiling collapse
A four-alarm fire on North Fulton Avenue, fueled by strong winds, spread from a vacant building, damaging 15 structures
Tampa firefighters faced smoke billowing from the 19th floor of a commercial building under construction and no working elevators
A Miami firefighter was hospitalized in stable condition after falling through a floor while another firefighter sustained second-degree burns
Two firefighters were injured in a flash fire involving a dust collector at Columbine High School
A passerby spotted one of the Ashland Rescue Squad ambulances burning inside the station and called 911
Footage from the battalion chief’s vehicle shows Hutchinson firefighters running as the auto parts store exploded
Madison’s new Engine 8 was first on the scene of an apartment fire
A firefighter became disoriented and transmitted a mayday while in the basement of a burning commercial structure
Atlanta fire Chief Roderick Smith said there were heavy flames coming from a second-story apartment
City officials ordered the Brooklyn house to be torn down after a woman died in the fifth fire in the house in two years
War Deputy Chief Jeffrey Lawson fell ill and told the driver he needed medical attention
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The FDNY responded to a call for smoke in the Queens neighborhood and after searching found smoke coming from a cellar window of the victims’ home
Sacramento firefighters found the bodies during a secondary search after facing heavy fire and smoke conditions on arrival
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
Firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones, along with Captain Edward Escamilla, were burned after becoming trapped during an apartment fire
The West Bloomfield Township fire marshal said no adults were home at the time of the fire
Maplewood firefighters saved two unconscious young children trapped inside a Vadnais Heights house fire
A child receiving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital, her mother, four Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crew members and a person on the ground were killed
The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, carrying a child patient, passenger and four crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames
Fire officials believe the house fire in Massena started in the kitchen
North West Fire District Chief Tony McIntyre said the Baldwinsville apartments did have sprinklers and smoke detectors but the bulk of the fire was in the attic
