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| 2 firefighters hurt, several families displaced after apartment fire in north Harris County Two firefighters were hurt and several residents were displaced after a fire destroyed several units at a north Harris County apartment complex. It happened in the 500 block of Cypress Station Drive near Hollow Tree Lane. Firefighters with Ponderosa FD and Spring FD were called to the apartments at around 7 p.m. Officials said firefighters took an hour and 15 minutes to put out the fire, which affected 16 units. All residents affected evacuated safely with the help of local apartment security. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Both of them are expected to be OK. Officials believe the fire started from furniture. "What happens then is the fire grows exponentially and it becomes a defensive posture on our side because there's no way that we can get inside to kill it from the underneath because it's burning straight up," said Ponderosa Chief Fred Windisch. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON Several homes destroyed in Blum Fire in Hill County VIDEO: As of late Wednesday night, the Blum Fire in Hill County remains an estimated 250 acres and is 20 percent contained. The Texas A&M Forest Service says that crews are continuing to engage in structure protection. Dozer crews are making progress constructing a containment line along both flanks of the fire. Forward progression has been stopped. The Forest Service says the fire has destroyed at least five homes. It is being called the Blum Fire because of its proximity to the city. FM-933, south of Blum, to FM-1153 is closed because of the fire. Firefighters say the flames are threatening 25 more structures. According to Hill County Emergency Management, voluntary evacuation was requested by Hill County, north of White Rock, including the City of Blum. The community center in Rio Vista is open as a place to go. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN Volunteers interested in moulage training in San Antonio needed to help prepare first responders VIDEO: Sitting in the middle of a moulage training class is Anthony Saldivar, pouring vaseline, tissue and make-up on his model's arm, making it look like it's severely injured. It's part of a basic moulage training class Saldivar volunteers to teach. "I get to make the living look dead and the dead look living," said Saldivar, who's also an embalmer and funeral director. The free class to teach volunteers how to create realistic wounds is offered by the South Texas Regional Advisory Council at its offices on Highway 90 West. STRAC provides mass casualty training to first responders across the region. A list of about 40 makeup volunteers showed up to help prepare those who will be in the training exercise that appear to be severely injured. Hannah Shaea is a first-time volunteer and a mortuary science student. She created a bullet wound on her arm in about 40 minutes. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service hosts annual Firefighting Demonstration Night in College Station PHOTO: The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) held its public firefighting demonstration night on Wednesday. The annual tradition is part of the municipal fire training school week. "We have a very valuable service that we provide to the public. We trained firefighters and emergency first responders," Executive Associate Division Director Chris Angerer said. "As you can tell the public loves emergency first responders. They come out to see what we do for a living. And we love to show them how we can take care of them." During the free event on Wednesday, spectators got the chance to see firefighters in action as they put their training to the test, fighting intense flames on full-scale live-fire training props. KAGS-LD NBC 23 BRYAN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Newly released video of exploding New Jersey apartment building shows impact of blast New video shows the explosion and impact at an apartment building in Newark that injured six people and left 31 people displaced. There is still no word on what caused the explosion on South Pine Lane. The building, managed by Newark Housing Authority, was all but destroyed about 6 p.m. Friday after an explosion rocked the building. The cause of the blast was under investigation. The walls of the building were blown off, leaving a refrigerator and furniture on full display. Valery Lasky and her son work at a nearby deli. "He said 'Ma, a building exploded.' I ran and looked and saw a guy climbing down the rubble. The owner of the store said there were people all over the ground," Lasky said. Newark officials say six people were hurt. Five were taken to area hospitals. One woman suffered from serious burns. WABC-TV ABC 7 NEW YORK Crane accidents are shockingly common; Here's why they happen When a fire broke out in the suspended operator's cab of a massive construction crane in New York City early Wednesday, it didn't take long for the structure, which was 45 stories high, to come crashing down. Within minutes, the top of the crane's boom arm careened over like a falling tree, slamming its tip into the top of a building across the street before swinging down and crashing into the side of the building it had been constructing. Debris was sent hurtling to the ground. Four civilians and two firefighters were injured. According to construction experts, the causes of many crane collapses range from improper assembly and installation to operator error to unexpected weather. Improper installation is often the main culprit, but not the only cause. A global study found that there were 872 tower crane accidents or collapses between 2000 and 2009 causing at least 668 deaths. FAST COMPANY Thousands attend National Homeland Security Association conference in Chicago Thousands of people are in Chicago to attend the National Homeland Security Association Conference. The grand opening ceremony for the conference was held Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency downtown. The event brings together people across various industries such as security, law enforcement, fire rescue and more. They can share ideas and showcase new equipment, all in an effort to keep the public safe. "There's a lot of remarkable barriers that we are breaking here, and the fact that Homeland Security Association has decided to bring your annual convention here, in one of the greatest cities in the entire world, and with one of the highest attendance rates ever in the history of this conference tells you how remarkable this collective work to bring the type of stability to all of our communities across this country," said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Related Video: Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department First Responder Demonstration Volunteers interested in moulage training needed to help prepare Texas first responders VIDEO: Sitting in the middle of a moulage training class is Anthony Saldivar, pouring vaseline, tissue and make-up on his model's arm, making it look like it's severely injured. It's part of a basic moulage training class Saldivar volunteers to teach. "I get to make the living look dead and the dead look living," said Saldivar, who's also an embalmer and funeral director. The free class to teach volunteers how to create realistic wounds is offered by the South Texas Regional Advisory Council at its offices on Highway 90 West. STRAC provides mass casualty training to first responders across the region. A list of about 40 makeup volunteers showed up to help prepare those who will be in the training exercise that appear to be severely injured. Hannah Shaea is a first-time volunteer and a mortuary science student. She created a bullet wound on her arm in about 40 minutes. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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