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| Man accused of intentionally setting fire to occupied home in Grayling A man is accused of intentionally setting fire to an occupied home early Friday morning in Grayling, according to Alaska State Troopers. In an online dispatch, troopers said 34-year-old Ronald Kruger was attempting to force his way inside a home after being denied entry by the people inside. After he was unable to get inside, troopers said Kruger doused the entryway of the home with gasoline then set it on fire. The occupants of the house escaped through a window and sheltered at a family member's home, troopers said. Kruger was later arrested by Aniak troopers and charged with first degree arson and reckless endangerment. Troopers said the home is a total loss. KATH-LD NBC 2 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 1 killed after fire truck in Colorado collides with sedan VIDEO: One person was killed and two others badly injured after a Denver fire truck collided with a sedan Saturday afternoon. The fire truck was entering the Broadway and Speer intersection at 1:37 p.m. when it t-boned an oncoming car. The crew was en route to a potential structure fire and had its lights and sirens on as it was crossing the intersection, police said. One person in the car was killed and two others were critically injured. Some of the firefighters also sustained injuries. "The entire Denver Fire Department extends our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of the victims of this tragic accident," said Fire Chief Desmond Fulton. "We are committed to cooperating fully with this investigation and are hopeful to prevent this type of tragedy from occurring in the future." In a news conference Sunday, Fulton said the five-man crew leaped to help the crash victims regardless of their own injuries. "They immediately, being professionals that they are, recognized the severity of this, and even though they were shook up and sustained some injuries themselves, they immediately went to work helping to extricate these individuals." KKTV CBS 11 COLORADO SPRINGS Man Spotted Stealing from California Engine as Crews Fight Building Fire VIDEO: While firefighters were responding to a fire at an Ocean Beach bar Friday night, a man allegedly climbed into a fire truck and stole a bag of equipment, according to San Diego police. The fire broke out at a single-story building at the intersection of Lotus and Bacon streets at around 9:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. About an hour after responding, San Diego police said in a tweet the fire had been put out. However, the focus of officers' had turned to a man seen climbing into one of SDFD's engines and stealing a bag of equipment. The man has since been identified and an investigation is ongoing. Photos tweeted by the department give a clear look at the man seated in the engine's passenger seat. SDPD said the man was wearing a white hat, black jacket, red under shirt and black pants, and was last seen riding away on a beach cruiser. KNBC-TV NBC 4 LOS ANGELES Fire department major in Oklahoma faces punishment after driving burn patient to the hospital due to ambulance delay A disciplinary hearing was held Friday afternoon for an Oklahoma City Fire Department Major who rushed a young burn victim to the hospital in his fire engine after waiting 20 minutes for an ambulance. Firefighters with knowledge about the disciplinary action tell KFOR that Maj. Corey Britt has been relieved of his role as a Senior Company Officer at Station 34. Britt was forced to sneak out the back of Station One Friday afternoon following his disciplinary hearing at headquarters. "We don't transport patients," said Fire Chief Richard Kelley with Oklahoma City Fire Department. "That's not our job." Kelley says this policy is also a state statute. Friday, the veteran of 25 years learned he will keep his pay and rank but will face what the chief calls "internal corrective measures". Chief Kelley says the initial complaint against Britt came from EMSA, the emergency service that was more than 20 minutes late during the call on Christmas Eve. "Most of the times those calls are excellent, but if you miss the mark, we talk about it and correct it as necessary," Deputy Chief Mike Walters with the Oklahoma City Fire Department said. KFOR-TV NBC 4 OKLAHOMA Garage, equipment at home of Maine contractor burns, estimated $1M loss VIDEO/PHOTOS: The office of the state fire marshal is investigating a fire Saturday night that destroyed a four-bay commercial garage and construction equipment at the home of Lisbon contractor Scott Kelly, president of Centuri Construction Group. The garage, located about 200 feet from Kelly's home on Kelly Lane, was a total loss, Deputy Chief Bob Robitaille of the Lisbon Fire Department, said Sunday. Crews were called at about 5:30 p.m. and found flames through the second-story roof of the building, according to Robitaille. The fire started in a rear corner of the building, and Kelly was able to remove a number of pieces of construction equipment in time to save them from the fire. Some 30 firefighters from Durham, Lewiston, Topsham, and Wales assisted Lisbon at the scene, and tankers from Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Durham, and Freeport provided water until crews could draft water from a pond. The fire was under control at about 8:30 p.m., Robitaille said, but firefighters remained at the scene until 5 a.m. Sunday, and then returned around 9 a.m. to extinguish hot spots. NEWS CENTER MAINE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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