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Collapse
at casino, 13 hurt
Authorities
in Cincinnati say at least 11 people have been taken to hospitals with
minor injuries from a partial collapse at a casino under construction.
Fire officials said 13 were hospitalized, while police said at least 11
were.
Building
ripped by fire in Wyoming County, PA
Several
people are out of their homes in Wyoming County after an early morning
fire. The flames began just before 1 a.m. Thursday in Clinton Township,
near Factoryville.
Fire
chief accused of stealing
Another high-ranking city
official has been accused of padding his paycheck. An audit of accrued
sick and vacation time conducted last week found discrepancies for Rick
Salzmann, the city's fire chief for the past 14 years, Mayor Shayne Gallo
said Tuesday.
Fire
truck blaze
A firetruck caught on fire
Thursday night, possibly putting it out of service for at least the night,
township Supervisor Philip Setzer said.
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4
dead in Winnepeg fire
John Woods
People living on a northwest
Winnipeg street are devastated after learning four of their neighbours
— including two children — died in a house fire Tuesday evening. |
Scrap
yeard blaze goes 3 alarms near Harrisburg PA
Fire crews responded late
Tuesday afternoon to a large fire in Northern Dauphin County. The fire
broke out at around 4 o'clock at One Stop Recycling, on Pottsville Street
in the Borough of Wisconisco, just north of Lykens.
DC
chief serious about shift change
The District’s fire chief
said Tuesday that he plans to move ahead with a plan to change firefighters’
work schedules in a bid to cut costs and increase the department’s visibility
in the community.
City
manager accepts fire chief’s resignation ‘in lieu of termination’
Roy Woods resigned late
Monday after 44 years with the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department, including
21 years as the head of fire, ambulance and emergency management services
for the city. According to a copy of the resignation letter delivered to
the city manager, Woods said he was resigning for “medical reasons.’’
2
dead in Chicago fire
Two young children were
killed in an early morning apartment fire on the Far South Side after one
of them and a 6-year-old brother tried to warm up a pizza.
Firefighter
hurt in Springfield MO blaze
Crews were called to the
1200 block of East Catalpa shortly before 10:00 p.m. They arrived to find
heavy flames coming from the back of the home.
Biker
dies in fire rig crash
A 36-year-old man was killed
Monday morning when his motorcycle slammed into the side of a Miami Fire
Rescue truck.
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Watertown
blaze wrecks garage
JUSTIN SORENSEN
All of the city’s fire trucks
were dispatched to the scene. In all, 15 city firefighters battled the
fire, while Fort Drum fire department was also there.Firefighters were
able to extinguish the blaze in about 30 minutes, but they stayed at the
scene for almost three hours.
One
dead in Attleborough MA fire
A three-alarm fire at an
apartment building in North Attleborough Sunday night killed one man, seriously
injured a woman, and displaced 18 people, officials said. |
Montgomery
County MD fire ousts 3 families
Three families were displaced
Sunday evening after a fire at a Silver Spring townhouse complex.
Restaurant
burns in Wayne County, PA
A Sunday night fire on the
shores of Lake Lorain completely destroyed the Water’s Edge restaurant
at the Lake Lorain Golf Course. When the Northern Wayne Fire company was
toned out at about 8 p.m., says Chief Scott Anderson, the building was
already fully involved.
Firefighter
revived by CPR
An off-duty firefighter
suffered a heart attack while playing hockey over the weekend. Luckily,
the guys he was playing with were also firefighters. In fact, the
guys on the other team were firefighters too.
Fire
hits barn in Southern Tier NY
DAVE BOHRER
Fire destroyed a barn
on Route 96 just north of the Village of Candor on Sunday. Firefighters
from Candor and other companies were pouring water on the barn that was
engulfed in flames by 12:20 p.m.
3
alarm fire in Anne Arundel County, MD
An early morning fire has
damaged three apartments at the Horizon Square apartment complex in the
3500 block of Laurel - Fort Meade in the Laurel section of Anne Arundel
County. |
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