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| Residents mourn loss of Pheasant Run Resort as firefighters continue battling Saint Charles blaze VIDEO: The fire is still smoldering with smoke still billowing from several buildings at the former Pheasant Run Resort. Video shows the massive flames coming from the former resort around 5:00 p.m. Saturday. It has been closed since 2020. "I was in my bedroom around 5:30 and I saw a bunch of dark clouds and smoke everywhere," said Moralee Thakkar. Firefighters used large handlines, portable monitors and elevated master streams to contain the spread. The fire came from multiples areas, requiring help from more than 20 area fire departments. "Everyone up and down the street here is doing the same thing I'm doing. It's the memories. And you still have those memories, you're grateful for those. But to see it like this, it's just sad," said Paige Staroske. "Memories came flooding back of when my parents were still alive. My mom and I would come out here and go to the plays. A lot of the conventions and things were held out here." WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO VIDEO: Tesla catches fire on Route 3 in Brooklyn A Tesla was on fire on Route 3 in Brooklyn, Illinois Monday morning. The call came out at about 4:30 a.m. Police found a man and woman near the scene on Route 3 close to the Dawg Pound Gentlemen's Club. The woman told police the man had bought the car within the past week. It is unknown at this time how the car caught fire. Earlier this month, Tesla recalled 130,000 vehicles across its U.S. model lineup because the touch screens can overheat and go blank. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Mike Border was at the scene. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS 2 Families Displaced After Fire Broke Out In Warrenville Two families were displaced from their homes after a fire broke out in the 30W000 block of Wembly Drive in Warrenville Sunday. The residents and pets of the homes were able to escape safely with the help of neighbors and members of the Warrenville Police Department. Firefighters got to the scene around 10:15 a.m. to find two homes affected by fire, with heavy flames coming from the roof of one of the houses. Fire crews used multiple hoses to put out fires on the inside and outside of the homes. It took approximately 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control, but crews stayed on the scene for "several more hours" to confirm there were no hidden fires and to put out a fire that was coming from a gas meter, a news release said. WHEATON PATCH Home severely damaged in Lincoln fire; garage destroyed A family is likely displaced after a home was severely damaged in a Lincoln fire, firefighters told WAND News. WAND News Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District the response happened at 17 Oakwood Drive. Crews had the fire under control before 7 p.m. and were still on the scene at that time. Responders said the home's garage was destroyed in the fire. The fire's cause is undetermined. The station is working to learn more and will update this story as details are released. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Arizona scrapyard fire contained after sparking explosions VIDEO: A major scrapyard fire has been put out after Phoenix Fire Department and several other agencies worked early Sunday morning to contain it near the I-10 stack. Fire crews were called out to the scene near 22nd Avenue and Willetta Street, south of McDowell Road around 5:45 a.m. Video from the scene showed massive plumes of black smoke over central Phoenix as firefighters worked to put out the flames. Phoenix Fire Capt. Scott Douglas told Arizona's Family that multiple explosions believed to be caused by magnesium were reported after the fire started. It's still not yet clear what started the initial blaze. Authorities ultimately upgraded the fire to a fourth alarm, meaning a larger response of firefighters were on the scene. Electricity in the area was cut off as a precaution as Arizona's Family crews spotted a power pole on fire. KPHO-TV CBS 5 PHOENIX Related: Explosions, large flames at Arizona recycling plant ‘I just wanted to be a part of the best': Detroit firefighter breaks barriers VIDEO: Jackie Lam joined the Detroit Fire Department a few years ago because of the department's reputation of being the best of the best. And without even knowing it, Lam ended up doing a lot more than just fighting fires as she instead paved the way for future generations to follow in her footsteps. It's one thing to be a female firefighter. There are not many of them, but what about a female Asian American firefighter? That's something the DFD hadn't seen in its 162-year history until Jackie Lam came along. Lam has been with the Detroit Fire Department for two and a half years, moving from California to start her career. "So the Detroit Fire Department has a reputation of being one of the best fire departments in the whole world," said Lam. "So I wanted to be a part of it. Most other departments don't get to fight as aggressively as the Detroit Fire Department, and I just wanted to be part of the best." WDIV-TV NBC 4 DETROIT Sickness, death still follow FDNY veterans who fought massive East Village phone exchange fire nearly 50 years ago PHOTOS: Sickness and death stalk firefighters who put out a massive blaze in 1975 that destroyed the New York Telephone Exchange in the East Village. "I have leukemia. Everybody got something," said retired FDNY Firefighter Danny Noonan. "We lost about 18 guys in the first 10 to 12 years," Noonan said. "For years, every time the phone rang, all you would hear was, ‘Hey Danny, guess who died?' " Veterans of the five-alarm blaze are being honored by a pair of plaques unveiled over the weekend at the FDNY's academy on Randalls Island. About 700 firefighters fought the blaze, and an additional 4,000 telephone company employees were brought in to fix up the building and repair the damaged cables. No one died fighting the fire itself — but the Fire Department believes many people died from its after-effects. Noonan said it's believed that about 40% of those who were at the fire were diagnosed with some form of cancer. No one knows for sure. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - METERED SITE New treatment breaks down toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' in hours Earning themselves the moniker of "forever chemicals" due to their ability to persist for a long time in the environment, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly being shown to pose serious risks to human health. In light of this improved awareness scientists are ramping up their efforts to better break them down before they can cause harm, and a new breakthrough demonstrates how it might be done in a matter of hours using UV light. PFAS are a group of chemicals consisting of more than 4,000 compounds that feature in everything from waterproof clothing and nonstick cookware, to food packaging and firefighting foams. In widespread use since the 1940s, studies have linked use of the chemicals to a wide range of health conditions, including cancers and impaired immune system function. NEW ATLAS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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