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| Little Village fire leaves 1 dead, 4 displaced, Chicago police say A 53-year-old man was killed after a fire broke out in a home early Friday in Little Village on the Southwest Side. Firefighters responded to a call of a blaze at a home just after 3 a.m. in the 2600-block of South Harding Avenue, Chicago Fire officials said. The unidentified man was found unresponsive in the building's attic and later died on the scene, Chicago police said. Another person was transported to a hospital with a non-fire-related issue, fire officials said. Four people were displaced from their home, according to fire officials. There were no stairs inside the building, so firefighters could not easily get up to the attic to rescue the man, CFD said. The man's cause of death is currently under investigation, according to CPD. It was not immediately clear if the building had working smoke detectors, and officials did not provide the fire's cause. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Minor jumps from window in Charleston house fire rescue A minor trapped in a Charleston home that caught fire was rescued by police. Officers Seth Brewer, James Milton and Jacob Huss arrived on the scene of the fire Wednesday afternoon at 1323 Madison Ave and found the first and second floors engulfed in flames. They reported finding a young man trapped on the home's second floor. Police ran to a window, where a Mel's Disposal employee and retired Illinois State Trooper Rory Steidl had directed the victim to go. Police helped him jump to safety and caught him. ""There's a young man on the roof," Brewer said when describing the situation. "So, without second guess I just (said to) him, 'hey, jump to us!" Police often run toward danger with no second thoughts. Milton said there are "a lot of times you have to make that decision." Another person was inside of the house but was able to escape. In regard to the child who was rescued, Brewer said he's glad that person wasn't hurt. Huss said jobs are like this one are the kind he and his colleagues sign up for. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Long Grove house destroyed in fire Fire destroyed a large home in northwest suburban Long Grove Thursday. The blaze broke out at a home in the 3100-block of Cuba Road. The people who live there were out of the house when firefighters arrived and no one was injured. Extensive and severe damage was also apparent, with the roof of the home. Almost the entire structure except for an area near the front and side of the house was visibly damaged or destroyed. Investigators are working to determine the cause. Fire officials said the homeowners had been burning some brush in their yard when the fire started. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Dog rescued from St. Clair County house fire A fire caused extensive damage to a home in the Metro East Thursday morning. Firefighters were able to put out the fire and save the family dog. The fire started at about 1:30 a.m. in the basement of a home on Superior Drive in the Signal Hill neighborhood, not far from Route 157. Damage can't be seen from outside the home, but investigators said there is substantial smoke and fire damage inside the home. When firefighters arrived at the scene, a mother and her two children, 11 and 15 years old, safe outside of the home, but their small dog was still inside. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Officials: 2 injured in fire at New York home VIDEO: A two-alarm fire in Gerritsen Beach left two people injured Thursday, fire officials say. The fire started at a house on the corner of Knapp Street and Avenue W at around 8 p.m. Citizen app footage shows the fire tearing through the home. Crews were eventually able to get the fire under control and extinguish it. The back of the home was left charred and windows were destroyed. The fire department says two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene. A neighbor nearby, Cynthia Lew, says she had to put her mask on to avoid smoke inhalation. "I have never experienced a fire like this ever before and the smoke was like really all over," Lew says. Avenue W remained closed off to traffic as of 7 a.m. Friday. There is no word on the cause of the fire. NEWS 12 THE BRONX Related Video: More Than 100 Firefighters Respond To Brooklyn House Fire Senior living center in South Carolina housing firefighters VIDEO: Members of Mount Pleasant Fire Station #5 are staying in unique temporary living quarters while the station undergoes renovations. Over the last month, fire crews have been living out of a villa at Somerby Senior Living in Mount Pleasant. Christie Gauldin, the Director of Sales and Marketing, says she was a little surprised when Mount Pleasant Fire asked if their crews could stay there while their station underwent renovations, but she knew it was something they had to make work. "I've been in senior living for about 14 years and this is definitely a first," Gauldin said. Captain Matt Tidwell with Mount Pleasant Fire says they wanted to stay close to the district five area to be able to still serve this community, especially since there aren't any other stations nearby. WCSC-TV CBS 5 CHARLESTON The EMS and the Eldorado–an old car boosts Maryland fire company's finances VIDEO: Like all too many public service organizations, Williamsport Fire and EMS in Maryland is cash crunched by COVID. "COVID really messed with things this year," Michael Nokes, the Deputy Chief, said. Not only were funds down, but expenses went way up. "We just purchased a ladder truck, we have a ladder truck that's over thirty years old, it was well overdue for a replacement," Nokes said. They also need new equipment for the truck. The company accepts car donations, but most of the vehicles they receive are definitely end-of-life. "We use them for the purpose of vehicle stabilization and extrication, which is really great for our members to practice on." So when a couple approached the company about donating a vehicle, they were expecting another dying clunker. So you can imagine their surprise when they were presented with a 1964 Caddilac Eldorado, which had been sitting in storage for over three decades, in beautiful condition. WHTM-TV ABC 27 HARRISBURG North Carolina firefighter creates new program to close gender gap among firefighters There is a huge gender gap in the world of firefighting. Only 8% of firefighters in the United States are female according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Greensboro Fire Department wants to bridge the gender gap through a new program. Camp Spark is the department's new initiative aimed at changing the narrative to get more women into fire stations. Brittany King came up with the idea in hopes more women will climb the ladder to a career in the fire service. She's a seasoned fire fighter who recognized the lack of representation and wanted to do something about it. Just 6% of the Greensboro Fire Department is made up of women. "A big part of the reason why there are not a lot of females in the fire service is because of a lack of representation -- they don't see women like them in the fire service," King said. WFMY-TV CBS 2 GREENSBORO Big blast for gender reveal in New Hampshire rocks homes miles away It's a boy! An explosion that rattled homes within a 20-mile radius Tuesday night is being blamed on a gender reveal celebration at a Kingston quarry that police say involved more than a pound of Tannerite and blue chalk. Many residents in communities across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts reported hearing the explosion just after 7 p.m. No injuries were reported in the quarry at Torromeo Industries on Dorre Road. Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said police are looking for those involved. "Obviously, depending on the amount (of explosives) they were using, it could be extremely dangerous," Briggs said Wednesday. Gender reveal party accidents — some deadly — have made headlines as they've grown in popularity among expectant parents over the past decade. Last year, a device from a gender reveal celebration sparked a massive wildfire in California that resulted in a firefighter's death. NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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