This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
April 27-29 is the 2021 National Fire & Emergency Services Symposium will be held virtually. Attendance is free. Hosted by CFSI (Congressional Fire Services Institute) register now for the numerous sessions hosted by prominent fire service leaders and federal officials discussing … [Read more...]
A major fire engulfed a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Monday, killing a firefighter and injuring two others. The fire spread across all four of the building’s floors and was in an area of more than 100,000 square feet. Around 300 Firefighters … [Read more...]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A firefighter was injured while battling a three-alarm fire Sunday at a vacant building near Douglass High School in northeast Oklahoma City. Fire officials said they battled a blaze at what they believe was a vacant building near Northeast 10th Street and … [Read more...]
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Six people were displaced and one firefighter was injured Saturday when a home under construction caught fire in Somerville, the city’s fire chief confirmed to Boston 25 News. That fire reached four alarms and occurred on Morrison Avenue in Somerville. The … [Read more...]
MARINERS HARBOR, Staten Island — Officials responded to a massive fire in a commercial building on Staten Island, where images showed thick, gray smoke billowing from the top of the structure. First responders got the call for the fire at 60 Davidson Street near Mersereau … [Read more...]
Two firefighters were hurt battling a house fire in Fort Washington, Maryland, on Monday morning. Battalion Chief Donald Fletcher Jr. said the firefighters were taken to a trauma center with burn injuries. The fire started around 8 a.m. “Upon arrival, units found heavy … [Read more...]
Seven people were injured, including five firefighters, in a fast spreading, wind-driven fire at a Bronx apartment building on Sunday night, officials said. Two of the firefighters suffered serious injuries in the four-alarm blaze that broke out in a top floor apartment in a … [Read more...]
The damage estimate from an early Sunday morning fire at Taco John's restaurant, 214 Leavenworth Street, Manhattan, has been estimated at $300,000 to the contents and $300,000 to the structure. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated and released at Via Christi … [Read more...]
MCPHERSON — A firefighter suffered minor injuries in a fire on Friday in McPherson. Just after 10:30. a.m. crews responded to the 100 block of South Taft Street in McPherson, according to McPherson Fire Chief T.J. Wyssmann. A trailer on that street, occupied by three adults … [Read more...]