Authorities have arrested a homeless man in connection with a fire that destroyed a century-old church in South Central Los Angeles earlier this month. Carlos Diaz, 23, was taken into custody Sunday, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced. He faces an arson charge for allegedly setting fire to the Victory Baptist Church, located at 4802...Read More
A massive fire at a strip mall in the Los Angeles area killed 17 cats and injured a firefighter Saturday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 9000 block of West Venice Boulevard around 5:44 a.m. Saturday after a person passing through the area called 911 to report the flames. When...Read More
Three Palmer Township firefighters injured while assisting at a fire in Lower Nazareth Township on Sunday were treated at a hospital and released, officials said. Two of the firefighters fell from the second floor to the first when a floor collapsed, while the third suffered a laceration to the leg. “We are happy to report...Read More
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — A firefighter was injured Sunday evening after a rollover crash involving a fire truck in Meigs County, Ohio. The Middleport Fire Department said its firefighters were returning from a call Sunday evening when one of its trucks rolled over in a crash along Storys Run Road in Cheshire Township. The driver...Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – An Investigation is under way after a two alarm fire in hartford tore through a home earlier this evening. Upon arrival, the department confirmed a working fire and requested a second alarm. They encountered a heavy fire on the second floor of a two and a half story multi-family home, according...Read More
On 9/19/1902 in Birmingham, Alabama the yell of “fire” in a church caused over 100 people to be trampled to death at the Shiloh Baptist Church around 9 o’clock after Booker T. Washington concluded his speech to the National Convention. The Shiloh Church was a large place of worship, with more than 2,000 people in...Read More
