Task Force to Probe Mass. Fires
A task force of state, regional and federal officials is investigating a string of suspicious weekend fires in Massachusetts, including one in which two people died. At least nine fires were reported early Sunday in houses and cars within a half-mile radius in the college town of Northampton, Mass. Authorities say they suspect arson. Officials [...]
Philly Apartment Fire Injures Twenty-One
Investigators are attempting to determine the cause of an apartment fire that injured twenty-one people last weekend, including two firefighters. Lloyd Ayers, the Philadelphia Fire Commissioner, says that the five-alarm fire was at the Austin Manor Apartments on Sunday morning. Three of the injured residents are in critical condition, authorities say. Several residents jumped from [...]
Seven Firefighters Injured at Dallas Construction Site
A fire at an under-construction apartment complex in Dallas has injured seven firefighters, authorities say. A spokesperson for Dallas Fire Rescue told media sources that several firefighters were stuck in debris, and that none of them suffered life-threatening injuries. The fire was reported just before six in the evening on Monday. Evans said that the [...]
Philadelphia Commuter Train Catches Fire
A fire broke out on a Philadelphia commuter train during the morning rush; making things even more complicated was the city’s transit strike, which was going on at the time. Flames and smoke shot from a regional train belonging to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority at about 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, the second day of [...]
Arsonist Burns Seattle Police Vehicles
The Fire Department of Seattle said that several police vehicles were set ablaze in a city maintenance yard in what police say was an attack of arson. Spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said Thursday’s early morning fire caused serious damage to two police cars and one police van. She said the fire was quickly brought under control, [...]
Man Critically Injured in Indiana House Explosion
The recent explosion that destroyed a house in Indiana also critically injured twenty-year-old Derek Noland, who was inside. Jim King, Captain of the Alexandria Fire Department, reported that the house was entirely engulfed in flames and had collapsed by the time fire crews were able to arrive on Tuesday evening. Noland was taken to the [...]