MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Flames forced people to jump from their windows, some from the third floor, after a fire broke out Tuesday morning at the Glendoveer Estates apartments, located on the Portland-Gresham line in Multnomah County. The fire happened about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday. Brothers Christin and Disean Mann both jumped from the second […]
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Victim on Fire Escapes Burning Trinity Bar Building in New Haven: FD
Fire broke out in apartments above Trinity Bar in New Haven Friday and one person injured in the fire is in critical condition at the hospital, according to fire officials. Officials received reports of people trapped inside the building just before 2 p.m. after seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from the building on Orange […]
Read more...Philadelphia’s L&I Needs Your Help Locating City Fire Escapes
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections is asking for your help in a public safety campaign. It’s trying to track down every fire escape in the city. City Council passed a law, last year, requiring building owners to get every fire escape on their property inspected. L&I spokesperson Karen Guss says the […]
Read more...Deadly apartment fire in Brooklyn caused by careless smoking, FDNY says
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) —
Authorities say a deadly apartment fire in Brooklyn Thursday night was accidental, caused by careless smoking.
56-year-old Rupert Smith was killed in the blaze that broke out just after 10 p.m. in a six-story apartment building on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
Investigators say the fire broke out in Smith’s second-floor apartment and spread.
When firefighters arrived, the fire was out the second-floor window.
Once inside, firefighters found Smith in an apartment. He was unconscious and had burns all over his body.
A look inside the apartment where a 56 year old man was killed in a fire last night. The fire was contained to one apartment . @ABC7NY
Smith has a history of setting fires and that is part of the investigation, the FDNY said.
Residents had to quickly rush out to escape.
“I told the kids to go out. By the time I went back in to grab my robe, the kids were coming back up because they were overtaken by the smoke,” said tenant Shatoya Killings. “So we had to make our way through the fire escape. But we couldn’t get down because the ladder wasn’t down so we had to stay at the bottom of the fire escape.”
Four residents in the building were treated for smoke inhalation.
Tiverton woman escapes fire with minor burns, a NFEA Fire Escape Inspector gives his insights
TIVERTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A multi-household house in Tiverton was closely broken in a fireplace Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 214 Chace Ave. simply earlier than four p.m. and arrived to seek out the constructing absolutely concerned, in accordance with Tiverton Hearth Chief Robert Lloyd. Lloyd stated the tenant suffered some burns however declined remedy. […]
Read more...Exclusive Video: Bronx Apartment Fire Leaves 10 Injured, Fire Escape Saves Lives
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly a dozen people are recovering from injuries and several families are without a home after a Bronx apartment building went up in flame on Monday. The fire started just before noon on 163rd Street in the Melrose section. Exclusive video obtained by CBS2 shows people scrambling down a fire escape […]
Read more...Residents escape 3-alarm apartment fire likely caused by fireworks
BOISE – Boise Fire Department officials say fireworks are likely the cause of a three-alarm apartment fire early Wednesday morning at the Edgewater Apartments off State Street in Boise. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the complex shortly after 2:30 a.m. When crews arrived, heavy fire was visible from the third floor of […]
Read more...Heroes rush into burning building
Heroes rush into burning building, save senior citizens PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) – “I ran in there and knocked on her door,” said Kenneth Breaux. Proulx and his brother Joseph Jones ran into the West Manor Apartments in Pontiac after seeing smoke coming from the roof of the building Saturday evening. “My step mother Shirley […]
Read more...6 Children Hospitalized After Providence Fire
Six children have been hospitalized with minor injuries following a fire in Rhode Island.
June 26, 2017, at 5:06 a.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Six children have been hospitalized as a precautionary measure following a fire in Rhode Island.
Firefighters say the fire broke out in a Providence apartment building around 10 a.m. Sunday.
Arriving firefighters found two children on the second floor fire escape and used ground ladders to rescue them. Fire officials say the two rescued and other four children who lived in the building were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
None of the five adults who lived in the building were injured. One firefighter was hospitalized for a hand injury.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Ottumwa, Iowa Addresses Courthouse Fire Safety
OTTUMWA, IOWA— The initial report from a consulting firm’s May site visit has the county wondering what additional work will have to precede the replacement of windows in the courthouse. In March the county board of supervisors agreed to have Chairman Jerry Parker contact Victor Amoroso of A and J Associates for recommendations on replacing […]
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