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| | | | | | PHOTOS: Part of Herald Square’s holiday market was left in smoldering ruins Monday when a blaze ripped through several booths, leaving one firefighter seriously injured. The fire broke out around 4 a.m., igniting a swath of the festive shopping corridor on Broadway between West 35th and West 36th Streets just after 4 a.m., the FDNY said. Photos from the devastating … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: A Cal Fire firefighter who got caught in the middle of that rare tornado in Scotts Valley Saturday says he’s lucky to be alive and says the first thing he thought about was his weeks-old baby girl. Some of the damage and destruction left behind by that tornado was captured on a cellphone by Cal Fire veteran Manuel Garcia, … |
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| | | | | | If you’ve ever walked down a city street in winter and spotted a fire hydrant wrapped in a plastic bag, you might have asked yourself, Why? According to a Facebook post from the City of New Richmond, Wisconsin, a single new fire hydrant costs approximately $6,500. Because of this high price, cities will go above and beyond to protect them … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: A simple reason with a deep meaning - that’s the idea behind a Pierce County couple’s $100,000 donation to the Rugby Fire Department. Jim and Gerd Tuchscherer have a farm just 16 miles southwest of Rugby. They said they’ve had to call the fire department a couple of times in the last few years. Firefighters were called to a … |
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| | | | | | PHOTOS: More than 40,000 Christmas tree light controllers sold at several major retailers that can be used to operate tree lights wirelessly have been recalled due to a potential fire hazard. The decorative controllers were manufactured by Mr. Christmas LLC of Memphis, Tennessee, and have wireless receivers that can overheat when plugged into an electrical outlet, according to the Consumer … |
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