Four Electric School Buses Burn in MA
Fire ripped through four electric buses in Wilbraham Tuesday.
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Police: Convicted Arsonist Arrested Trying to Slip Into Palisades (CA) Fire Scene in a Fire Truck
A married couple from Oregon is suspected of impersonating firefighters to enter an evacuation zone around the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.
Chemical Fire Sparks Explosion in Charlotte (NC) Industrial Park
A chemical fire and explosion damaged an industrial building in Charlotte Tuesday.
Firefighter Suffers Burns, Resident Escapes Carmichael (CA) House Fire
A firefighter battling a Carmichael house fire early Tuesday was injured, but the home’s lone resident escaped injury.
Kansas City (KS) Firefighter’s Leg Broken When Car Runs Over Hose at Fire Scene
As the firefighter was connecting a supply line to a hydrant, a passing driver accidentally drove over the hose, causing the metal coupling to snap…
Baby and Four-Year-Old Critical After Brooklyn (NY) Apartment Fire
Three people, including a baby and a 4-year-old boy, were left clinging to life when a fire tore through their Brooklyn apartment building Wednesday.
EV Charging Station May Have Sparked North Attleboro (MA) House Fire
A fire that broke out early Sunday morning on John C. Porter Way in North Attleboro may have been caused by an electric vehicle charging…
Nearly 800 Inmates Fighting CA Wildfires
Nearly 800 prison inmates have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California wildfires.
Fire Engulfs Bronx (NY) Apartment Building; 200 Displaced
Close to 200 people were displaced and seven people, including five firefighters, were injured early Friday as a massive five-alarm blaze buffeted by icy winds tore through…
GA Family of Five, Including Three Children, Killed in ‘Unimaginable’ Fire
A family of five, including three children, died in an overnight fire that tore through their north Georgia home.
Drone Collides With SuperScooper, Grounds Plane Amid CA Wildfires
A firefighting plane, commonly known as a SuperScooper, was grounded after being struck by an unauthorized drone during water drop operations in Los Angeles County.
‘Acts of Kindness’: Overland Park (KS) Firefighters Shovel Driveway After Man Collapses
Some Overland Park firefighters are being recognized for an act of kindness, after they helped finish shoveling a driveway Tuesday morning.
Honolulu (HI) Fire Department Identifies 25-Year-Old Firefighter Killed in Apartment Fire
The 25-year-old firefighter killed in the Young Street fire Monday night has been identified as Jeffrey Fiala.
Fire Devastates House of Art in Downtown Raleigh (NC)
Fire badly damaged the House of Art, a gathering space on East Hargett Street near Moore Square.