McDonald woman, children, boyfriend forced out of burning duplex

McDonald woman, children, boyfriend forced out of burning duplex A man on his way to a gym to work out early Wednesday alerted residents of a McDonald duplex it was on fire after spotting flames shooting out near the rear entrance. Amber Coleman, her two daughters, ages 3 and 6, and her boyfriend had to […]

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Three-Alarm Fire Races – Union City (NJ)

Three-Alarm Fire Races Through Union City (NJ) Dwelling on Deputy Chief’s Final Tour     11/29/2017   By Ron Jeffers North Hudson Regional (NJ) firefighters begin their tour of duty at 7:30 a.m. On this day, November 28th, Group 3 prepared to say goodbye to their deputy chief, who was retiring after 44-years of service–but […]

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New Fire Escape Design in the Making: Evacuation Elevators

New Fire Escape Design in the Making: Evacuation Elevators By Gabe Escapes, National Fire Escape Association™ published November 29, 2017. With the many advancements in the realm of fire protection, it comes to no surprise that the latest fire and life safety technology comes in the form of evacuation elevators for exterior balconies and stairways […]

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trapped on fire escape of burning building

Firefighters rescue people trapped on fire escape of burning building in New Jersey   ABC 7 Eyewitness NewsTuesday, November 28, 2017 01:04PMUNION CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — Firefighters made a dramatic rescue in New Jersey Tuesday morning as they helped people trapped on the fire escape of a burning building. The third-alarm fire broke out […]

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Man injured in fall from fire escape

Man injured in fall from fire escape in Pilsen CHICAGO NEWS 11/21/2017, 03:54pm Sun-Times file photo Jordan Owen @byjordanowen | email A man was injured in a fall from a fire escape Tuesday morning in the Pilsen neighborhood on the Near West Side. About 10 a.m., the 39-year-old man was working on the first-floor fire escape […]

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County examines expensive, dangerous fire escape

  One of the fire escapes at the Wapello County Courthouse goes to the third-floor main courtroom. Tests revealed the staircase is not safe. OTTUMWA — There are ways to leave the courthouse during a fire. Just don’t flee by the fire escape — it isn’t safe. The metal stairs outside several Wapello County Courthouse […]

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Hamilton Heights fire engulfs roof of apartment building, injures nine, officials say

A fire that heavily damaged a Hamilton Heights apartment building Friday, displacing residents and sending a massive plume of smoke into the sky, is finally under control Saturday morning. The six-alarm fire broke out at 565 W. 144th St., near Broadway, just before 3:15 p.m., according to fire officials. High winds caused the rapid spread […]

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Man found on fire escape with bag of burglary tools: Cops

By Caitlin Mota The Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY — A 27-year-old man was found climbing a fire escape with a backpack full of burglary tools in Downtown, authorities said. Casey Collado was arrested on Wednesday after a brief foot pursuit with plain clothes officers, a police report of the incident indicates. At about 12:20 a.m., […]

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Massive party in Denton ends with floor collapsing into apartment below

A jam-packed apartment party in Denton ended abruptly Sunday morning when the floor went crashing into the apartment below. The incident was caught on video from multiple angles. People at the party, many of them UNT students, had to crawl from the empty second-floor apartment, back to the third. Somehow, injuries were minor. Videos show […]

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Fire kills 2 in Dyker Heights, arson suspected

Fire kills 2 in Dyker Heights, arson suspected   POSTED 9:04 PM, NOVEMBER 9, 2017, BY MYLES MILLER DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Roaring flames burst from the windows of an apartment building in Dyker Heights where two people died in a fire that’s being investigated as arson, sources said. The fast moving fire was deliberately set […]

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