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| 1 dead, dozens displaced in River Grove fire One person was found dead and dozens were displaced after a fire Friday night in an apartment building in west suburban River Grove, fire officials said. Fire crews responded just after 10 p.m. to the 3000-block of North Paris Avenue to reports of heavy fire and possible entrapment, River Grove Fire Chief Sean Flynn said Saturday morning. Crews did find large flames in the 12-unit building when they arrived. The fire appeared to have started in a third floor apartment. A person was also found already deceased on the third floor, Flynn said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. It's estimated that 26 people are displaced. The Red Cross is assisting them, Flynn said. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Chicago: Man in 'grave' condition after Albany Park fire A 60-year-old man was gravely injured in a fire Sunday at a home in Albany Park on the Northwest Side, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze about 7:40 p.m. at a two-story home in the 4200 block of North Monticello Avenue, Chicago fire officials said. Crews found the man inside and pulled him out, fire officials said. He was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital in "grave" condition. The cause of the fire was under investigation. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Fire damages duplex on Rockford's east side PHOTOS: A vehicle was charred and the garage of a duplex severely damaged by fire Friday afternoon on the city's east side. The fire was reported shortly after 3 pm at a duplex in the 6600 block of North Point Road. "Firefighters were able to enter one of the structures and get the occupant out of the building safely," District Chief Bill Hyde said. "The other structure had already been evacuated by the time the fire department arrived." Hyde said the fire appears to have started in the garage at one of the units. A car inside the garage was destroyed. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There is heavy smoke damage throughout both residences and the occupants will have to find other living arrangements. ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Opinion: Clinton Fire Department passes lengthy challenge Any of us weary after a rough day at work would do well to remember the Clinton Fire Department for a while. The department answered 20 calls on Sunday. That's an impressive response for cities with 350,000 citizens, let alone one whose population totals is a fraction of that number. The Clinton Fire Department when fully staffed is 42 firefighters. Several of the calls came while crews were already en route or at the scene of other calls. The department reported several calls were for power lines down, and power lines pulled from houses. Keep in mind, snow was pummeling the region from early Sunday morning on. Smoke inside houses, gas leaks, a water leak and a hospital alarm added to the list. The majority of us are even more aware of the importance of first responders. In case we forget, we'll observe days like the one Sunday in Clinton where individuals are pushed to their mental and physical limits doing their jobs. Often, the blessing from emergency incidents is people escape relatively unharmed. BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PANTAGRAPH PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Seven firefighters injured while battling seven-alarm fire in New York PHOTOS: Firefighters on Saturday morning extinguished a seven-alarm fire that started late Friday night in a Flushing storefront and extended into an adjacent building, according to the FDNY. After receiving a call just before midnight on Friday, Jan. 8, regarding the blaze at a three-story building located at 136-15 37th Ave., approximately 50 units and 200 FDNY personnel responded to the scene to fight the fire. The blaze was first classified as a two-alarm fire at 12:11 a.m. on Jan. 9, before slowly progressing to a seven-alarm classification by 5:19 a.m. Seven firefighters sustained minor injuries while battling the inferno and have been transported to local hospitals. While a collapse zone has been established, units were still operating at the scene at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, according to the FDNY. The fire was extinguished just before 9 a.m., according to the FDNY. QNS.COM Woman runs red light and strikes fire truck, causing multi-vehicle crash in Indianapolis VIDEO: Multiple people were transported to local hospitals on Sunday afternoon, after Indianapolis fire officials said a woman ran a red light and crashed into a fire engine, causing a multivehicle accident crash on the east side. A 21-year-old woman driving a Ford Fusion eastbound on 10th Street failed to yield and struck an oncoming fire truck heading north on Arlington Avenue that had its sirens and lights activated, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Fire Department. The crash occurred at around 12:34 p.m., IFD said, as the fire engine was headed to a possible fire. The fire engine then struck another vehicle, a Toyota Prius, which was pushed into a third vehicle, a Mitsubishi Eclipse, witnesses told Indianapolis police. Those collisions caused injuries to people in those vehicles. There were four firefighters on board who were shaken up, but not hurt in the crash. INDY STAR - METERED SITE IAFF Designates January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month Fire fighter occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service. In 2019, more than 75% of the names of fire fighters added to the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Wall of Honor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were of members who died from occupational cancer. In partnership with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), the IAFF has designated January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month to provide fire fighters the necessary tools and guidance to develop life-saving protocols for cancer prevention and to support those with a cancer diagnosis within their departments. Bringing increased public awareness to occupational cancer in the fire service will help generate greater legislative support for states and provinces to establish presumptive disabilities for all cancers affecting fire fighters. IAFF.ORG An explosion in bitter cold headlined a tragic day in 1962 for Missouri fire department On Jan. 10, 1962, all the talk was about bitter cold. At 3 p.m., with the temperature only 4 degrees, Carson Crocker was cutting a customer's hair at 702 Chouteau Avenue. Police officer Kenneth Jones tried to stay warm in his patrol car one block away. Major Nesbit worked inside the Ralston Purina feed mill that towered over the neighborhood just south of downtown. The quiet chill was shattered at 3:20 p.m., when a grain-dust explosion ripped through the Ralston mill, at Seventh and Gratiot streets. The blast blew open Crocker's front door, showered airborne debris around Jones' car and threw Nesbit across the room. "I heard this 'whoom' and there was fire everywhere," Nesbit said. "I crawled until I could see and then I cut out of there." It was the beginning of one of St. Louis' biggest fires, and one of the wildest nights ever for the St. Louis Fire Department. In temperatures that quickly froze their water sprays, firefighters fought two general-alarm fires and handled 44 other calls. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH - METERED SITE Fire chief in Wisconsin delivers COVID message City of Burlington Fire Chief Alan Babe has an important message for Racine County residents who look to help first responders as the area continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Babe, selected from among many chiefs in Racine County, narrates a public service announcement through county social media feeds and on YouTube about stopping COVID-19 transmission. He said transmission only takes one person and could cause safety issues for first responders, local law enforcement, health care workers and other essential workers. "One choice can set off a domino effect. The small choices, the ones we make every day matter for our community," Babe said. "Our essential workers and first responders have been working around the clock to protect us, our loved ones and our community during this public health crisis." Babe said working together for the community can help overcome the challenging disease, which has infected thousands of Racine County residents. MY RACINE COUNTY PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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