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VIDEO: Large fire destroys former school in South Carolina

PHOTOS: A large fire early Tuesday morning has destroyed the main building of a former school in Boiling Springs. The Boiling Springs Fire Department confirmed with 7NEWS that crews from several agencies responded to the scene of a structure fire at 1850 Old Furnace Road that occurred around 4:15 a.m.

Arkansas fire department shares harrowing story after crash sends two to the hospital

PHOTOS: Crews were responding to a jackknifed tractor trailer on Hwy 412 when a vehicle entered the scene and struck a command vehicle and an Arkansas Highway Patrol car.

New Jersey man gets prison for role in Pennsylvania warehouse arson, has to pay over $6M in restitution

A Camden County man was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution for his role in conspiring to set a Bucks County warehouse ablaze, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia said Monday. Ramiz Duka, 62, of Cherry Hill was convicted on Oct. 30, 2024 of conspiracy to commit malicious damage by setting fire to building used in interstate commerce.

Fire station in Ohio reopened and given back to fire department after 40 years

VIDEO: A fire station that has been shut down for nearly 40 years has been given back to the Marietta Fire Department after a potential scare of losing it forever. Marietta Fire Station 2 was staffed and in service from 1931 to 1985. In 1985, Station 2 was closed permanently, but for a brief period, it was open for business hours while Washington Street Bridge underwent repairs.

Why Fort Worth’s Fire Trucks Broke Tradition and Never Looked Back

Fort Worth has always been a town that straddles the line between tradition and rebellion, where cowboy culture meets rock & roll attitude. It's a place that respects the past but isn’t afraid to break a few rules along the way. And nothing embodies that spirit quite like its fire trucks.

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