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| Woman killed, 3 injured including child after house fire in Chicago neighborhood A woman was killed and three others, including a 7-year-old, are injured after a house fire in the city's Clearing neighborhood. The fire broke out just after 6 a.m. Monday in the basement of a residence in the 5720 block of West 64th Street. A woman, believed to be in her 60s, has died, according to Chicago fire officials. A man, believed to be in his 60s, is in fair condition, a woman in her 30s, is listed in critical condition. Chicago fire officials said a 7-year-old boy is listed in critical condition. An investigation is underway. WGN-TV 9 CHICAGO 1 Person In Critical Condition, 8 Displaced After Fire In Aurora Eight people were displaced after a fire in a multifamily home in Aurora early Saturday morning. The Aurora Fire Department said around 6:12 a.m., Aurora Central Dispatch received a call for a reported structure fire in the 0-100 block of Jackson Street with people trapped. Aurora Police officers arrived on the scene and found several residents hanging out of two windows on the second floor of the two-story home. The officers were able to rescue five of the victims with a ladder found in the backyard. Firefighters were on the scene for over an hour. Five people were treated and transported by paramedics to the hospital. Two men, ages 33 and 47, and two girls, ages 14 and 15, suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation. A man found unconscious in the basement suffered from severe smoke inhalation was transported to the hospital in critical condition. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Rockford woman and five kids left without a home after fire A Rockford woman and her five children were left without a home Sunday after a fire at their apartment building. The fire happened at 12:06 p.m. at 3319 Sablewood Dr, according to the Rockford Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from the second story windows. While searching the structure for occupants, they discovered that the occupant had escaped before their arrival. While the fire was located and extinguished within minutes, the building suffered smoke damage and the apartment is now unlivable. The female occupant and her five children were provided relief from the Red Cross. According to the fire department, the blaze was accidental in nature and no further investigation has been planned. WTVO-TV ABC 17 ROCKFORD Peoria firefighters rescue person from apartment fire Peoria firefighters responded to a building fire on Spring Street early Monday morning. Crews report finding fire and black smoke from a second-story window. Firefighters say the residents from the second story of the apartment were already out of the building when crews arrived. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, and the fire was contained to the room of origin. While crews searched the first floor of the apartment, they found a sleeping resident and evacuated them. Ameren arrived on scene after to secure utilities, and the fire investigator determined the cause of the fire to be accidental. There were no injuries reported. The fire happened at 704 Spring Street according to Battalion Chief Lore Baxter. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office assisting investigation of Farmington fire Farmington Fire crews were called to a structure fire at Ashers Bar and Grill at 9:19 P.M. on Thursday night. According to a Farmington Community Fire Protection District Facebook Post, upon arriving at the scene, crews found heavy fire in the kitchen that extended to the second floor above. Mutual aid was called from multiple agencies to assist with battling the fire. The fire was contained to Ashers Bar and Grille. No other buildings sustained any fire damage. One firefighter sustained a minor ankle injury and was transported to Graham Hospital. They have since been released. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Georgia firefighters tackle another Cheshire Bridge Road overpass fire VIDEO: Atlanta firefighters were back on Cheshire Bridge Road on Saturday after a fire broke out under an overpass less than a month after officials started demolishing another bridge on the same roadway. Atlanta Fire Company 29 shared videos of the fire where black smoke could be seen filling the sky. The fire was underneath the bridge near the Buford Connector and where the roadway turns into Lenox Road. Officials said the area under the bridge was extremely hot but crews had to make their way underneath the bridge to put out the fire. Getting close to the blistering flames, Target shopping carts could be seen, along with countless other items. Grills, mattresses, propane tanks, office chairs, couches, dressers and generators were just some of the many items found within the rubble, fire officials said. THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION New rigs mean new capabilities for Wisconsin fire department PHOTOS/VIDEO: Christmas came early for Superior's firefighters. "If you would have asked me two years ago if I would have been working in a brand new fire station with two new ladders, I would have said you're kidding," said Battalion Chief Howard Huber. The Superior Fire Department has not one, but two new aerial ladder trucks. A week after the department unveiled its new $1.3 million truck to city officials, fire Capt. Tom LeSage drove a second 100-foot ladder truck into Superior from South Carolina. The sleek vehicle is the same age as the city's current backup aerial truck, but with fewer miles, no rust and an additional 25 feet of ladder. "It doesn't make much sense operationally to have a 101-foot truck but have a 75-foot truck backing it up," said fire Chief Scott Gordon. "Instead of refurbishing Engine 2 and keeping it for another 15 years, I asked the council if we could take that same money and buy this instead." SUPERIOR TELEGRAM - METERED SITE New York firefighters ship 600 Christmas trees to armed forces The Pleasant Valley Fire District, with mutual aid from other area departments and community members, loaded 600 live Christmas trees onto two FedEx trailers for the annual "Trees for Troops" drive on Saturday, November 27. The trailers were loaded at Hahn Farm on Salt Point Turnpike. The nationwide movement began in 2005 when the National Christmas Tree Association formed the non-profit Christmas SPIRIT Foundation to unite local tree growers who were running small tree programs for troops. Through a partnership with FedEx, the Trees for Troops program has delivered more than 265,000 trees to military families in the U.S. and to troops stationed overseas in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, and Guam. MID HUDSON NEWS Police, firefighters in Texas vie for best with a ‘Stache-off' The Seguin Police Department threw down a challenge to the Seguin Fire Department, along with its razors, to help raise money for a local teen and awareness about the cancer he is battling. The pair of city departments are in the midst of the No Shave November "Stache-Off." The firefighters and police officers are tasked with growing out their best mustache, or beard, to raise money for Navarro High School senior Triston Brashears, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last month. With the annual No Shave November geared toward raising money and awareness for testicular cancer, the chiefs felt this was a great opportunity to get the word out while supporting a community member. "This year we've decided to do it for this young man," Seguin Police Chief Terry Nichols said. SEGUIN GAZETTE Coronavirus variants, including new Omicron: Here's what we know Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, is also the quickest to be labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization because of its seemingly fast spread in South Africa and its many troubling mutations. Its emergence has already led to travel restrictions, high-level government meetings and promises by vaccine makers to start working on strain-specific vaccines just in case. But it has a long way to go to take over from Delta, the variant that dominates all over the world. And the long list of variants that at first frightened the world before falling off the map can be a reminder that viruses are unpredictable. Here's a look at the named coronavirus variants. WHO designates coronavirus variants as either variants of concern -- meaning they look dangerous enough to bear close scrutiny and continual updates -- or as variants of interest, or variants under monitoring. Only five currently meet the definition for variants of concern: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron. CNN HEALTH PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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