A Baltimore judge granted a defense motion to toss three counts of second-degree murder against the man charged in the 2022 Stricker Street fire. James Barnett, 58, is on trial for the fire that killed three Baltimore City firefighters and seriously injured a fourth. The state and defense rested their cases late Tuesday afternoon, and...Read More
Three firefighters have been taken to hospital following a collision between a fire engine and three other vehicles. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue said the crash took place when the crew was responding to an incident at about 11:00 BST on Tuesday. The incident happened on the northbound section of the A43, by Barford Bridge, between...Read More
A historic Black church in South Los Angeles, severely damaged in two previous fires, went up in flames for a third time before sunrise Monday. A fire at the vacant house of worship at East 27th and Paloma streets was reported just after 3:30 a.m., and the two-story wooden building “looks like it’s going to...Read More
Two firefighters were injured in a large fire that consumed two commercial buildings in south Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, the fire was reported at 4:03 p.m. at a single-story building located at 1300 East Franklin Avenue. Firefighters searched the building after receiving reports of people running out of it,...Read More
A firefighter who caught fire while at a burning house in Londonderry last week has released a statement thanking his crew. Lt. Mike England said he has received an outpouring of support since Oct. 2, when he caught fire during a flashover while he was inside a burning house. In a statement on social media,...Read More
MANCHESTER — An Ocean County town is mourning the sudden death of its fire chief, who was struck by a driver police say was under the influence of alcohol and killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Tuesday morning. Brian Flanagan, 47, of Manchester, was part of a roadway striping crew working...Read More
