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ReportingMay 3, 2024Read →

Tractor-Trailer Carrying Thousands of Gallons of Gas Erupts, Sets Highway Ablaze in Shock Incident

A section of a major interstate in Connecticut was closed on Thursday after a tractor-trailer carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline caught fire. No one was killed in the incident, but flames engulfed an overpass…

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ReportingMay 2, 2024Read →

Eric Adams Defends Firing Firefighter who Died of Heart Attack, Leaving Family in Financial Hole – ‘That’s Just Life’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the firing of a member of his city’s fire department who died shortly after and whose family is now struggling financially. The firefighter was one of 10 who were let go, so that…

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ReportingApr 29, 2024Read →

NYC Firefighter Dies of Heart Attack After Being Cut to Help Pay for Migrants, Leaving Family in Bad Condition

A New York City firefighter who lost his job in December amid a series of slash-and-burn budget cuts to pay for services for illegal immigrants has died. Derek Floyd, 36, died on April 15 after suffering a heart attack…

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ReportingMar 18, 2024Read →

FDNY Commissioner Gets Brutal Reception During St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Days after New York City Fire Department officials vowed to “hunt down” the hecklers who razzed New York state Attorney General Letitia James, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh heard from protesters what they think of…

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ReportingFeb 27, 2024Read →

Fox Affiliate’s Studio Hit by Suspected Arson Attack

Police in San Diego are seeking an arsonist who torched several vehicles and also set fire to a gate keypad Monday night at the city’s Fox affiliate station. KSWB-TV reported its location in the Kearny Mesa area of the…

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ReportingFeb 16, 2024Read →

Video Captures Massive Pressure Tank Explosion; 7 LA Firefighters Injured, Multiple ‘Critically’

A massive truck explosion injured a number of Los Angeles firefighters, two of them critically, early Thursday morning in the city’s Wilmington neighborhood. KABC-TV reported the blast occurred just before 7 a.m. local…

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ReportingFeb 2, 2024Read →

Deadly Plane Crash Destroys Multiple Florida Homes, Rocks Community

Investigators in Clearwater, Florida, are working to determine how many people are dead after a small airplane crashed into a senior living community Thursday. Multiple people on the ground were killed just after 7 p.m…

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ReportingDec 29, 2023Read →

Firefighter’s Wife Finds Out Why Nearly 2 in 3 Firefighters Die of Cancer: ‘We’ve Got to Protect the Next Generation’

Diane Cotter went on a mission to discover why so many firefighters die of cancer. What she found not only shocked her but has led to a movement to change firefighter gear to save them. According to People Magazine …

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ReportingDec 23, 2023Read →

Heartbreaking: House Fire Claims Lives of 5 Kids as Father Left to Christmas Shop

Residents of an Arizona town are reeling at the loss of five children who died in a house fire that started while the father was out Christmas shopping. A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday evening at the Anna Circle…

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ReportingNov 25, 2023Read →

Horrific Thanksgiving Apartment Explosion Leaves 10 Firefighters Injured, Families Displaced

Thanksgiving Day brought tragedy for families and first responders in a New Jersey city. A devastating apartment explosion in West New York, New Jersey, has left multiple firefighters injured and families displaced from…

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OpinionSep 2, 2023Read →

Florida Fire Department Issues Warning to EV Owners After Seeing What Hurricanes Trigger

In the wake of Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Florida’s Big Bend near Keaton Beach on Wednesday, a local fire and rescue department has warned owners of electric-powered vehicles — including golf carts and scooters —…

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ReportingAug 4, 2023Read →

Electric Vehicle ‘Spontaneously’ Catches on Fire While at High-End Auto Dismantler

A Tesla that had been sitting for months after a wreck “spontaneously” ignited into flames on Wednesday in California as it was being prepared to be dismantled. The Sacramento Bee reported the fire started just after 5…

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ReportingJul 21, 2023Read →

Fire Destroys Sen. Rand Paul’s Office in the Middle of Night

The Kentucky office of Republican Sen. Rand Paul was engulfed in flames early Friday morning. Firefighters in the city of Bowling Green were dispatched to Paul’s downtown office in the city at around 1:45 a.m. local…

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ReportingJun 26, 2023Read →

A Deadly Crisis: Electric Bikes Wreak Havoc in NYC as City Faces Fires, Deaths

A new crisis is hitting New York City as batteries that power e-bikes are becoming a growing danger. Fires due to lithium-ion batteries that power electric bikes have killed 13 people so far this year in New York City…

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ReportingMay 8, 2023Read →

Dad Grateful to Be Alive After EV Starts Shaking, Burns to a Crisp on Highway

Tesla didn’t have much to say about one of its cars catching fire in California on Saturday, but the car’s owner managed to work up a few words. “I’m just so lucky to be alive,” Bishal Malla of the Sacramento suburb of…

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ReportingMay 5, 2023Read →

Self-Driving EV Catches on Fire, May Take Weeks to Put Out – Look What Firefighters Had to Put It In

A self-driving electric car caught fire at a warehouse in Phoenix earlier this week and firefighters suspect it might not be fully extinguished for weeks. KSAZ-TV reported a Waymo self-driving electric car burst into…

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ReportingApr 15, 2023Read →

Fire Officials Issue Warning After Electric Bike Sparks Blaze, Killing a Child and a Teenager

A 7-year-old and a 19-year-old were killed in a house fire Monday that officials said was caused by an e-bike battery. The fire began on the first-floor vestibule of an Astoria, Queens, apartment building located on…

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ReportingApr 15, 2023Read →

Hero Neighbors Rescue Trapped Daughter After House Explodes and Catches on Fire, Killing Mother

Early Friday morning, a neighborhood in Berlin, Massachusetts, was rocked by an explosion as a local 2.5-story wooden frame home went up in flames. Neighbors woke up, dogs were barking, and eventually fire crews from 10…

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ReportingMar 25, 2023Read →

Man Burned Alive in Phoenix and the Scariest Part Is Why No One Helped Him

In a horrific and gruesome scene, a man was recently burned to death inside a dumpster in Arizona’s largest homeless encampment. The incident followed a series of violent crimes that took place this past week in the…

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ReportingMar 21, 2023Read →

Home of Democrat Senator’s Son Burns Down in Devastating Fire

The Massachusetts home of the son of Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren was destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning, according to the local media. WFXT-TV reported the home in the city of Medford, northwest of Boston …

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