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| Woman dies in Ester fire that likely started near woodstove, troopers say A 71-year-old woman died after an Ester home caught fire Saturday night, Alaska State Troopers said. First responders were notified about the fire around 8:30 p.m., according to troopers. The Ester Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene with other nearby fire crews, troopers said. Firefighters found the woman, later identified as Amy Pohl, unresponsive inside the home, troopers said. Crews attempted lifesaving efforts but Pohl died from her injuries. A deputy fire marshal determined the fire likely started near a woodstove in the living room, troopers said. No foul play is suspected. The home was significantly damaged. The State Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy. Ester is about eight miles west of Fairbanks. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Fire tears through roof of New York apartment building, 10 injured, dozens displaced Ten people, mostly firefighters, suffered minor injuries as a five-alarm fire tore through the top floor and roof of an apartment building overnight in Hamilton Heights. The fire started at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, when most people who live there were fast asleep, CBS2's Christina Fan reported. Firefighters spent hours battling heavy flames on top of the six-story apartment complex on West 141st Street and Broadway. Families grabbed what they could before making a quick escape. "We have a sound machine on when we sleep and so it wasn't until like 20 minutes after everything started. I smelled smoke and I opened the door and saw firefighters running down our hallway, and I got my husband up and got our cats into their carriers, and got our backpacks on and got out," one woman said. WLNY-TV CBS 55 RIVERHEAD Massachusetts: Denis Leary, firefighters remember Worcester 6 on 23rd anniversary VIDEO/PHOTOS: Many around Massachusetts paused Saturday to remember the Worcester 6. Twenty-three years ago, on December 3, 1999, six firefighters were killed in the Worcester Cold Storage fire. Lt. Thomas Spencer, Lt. Timothy Jackson Sr., Lt. James Lyons III, and firefighters Jeremiah Lucey, Paul Brotherton and Joseph McGuirk died after becoming trapped in the fire. It was determined to have been started by two homeless people. The firefighters died while looking for them inside the vacant warehouse. Lucey was actor and comedian Denis Leary's cousin. Spencer was a childhood friend of Leary's. Less than a year after the fire, the Worcester native created the Leary Firefighters Foundation which raises money and resources for fire departments across the country. WBZ-TV CBS 4 BOSTON 6 years later, Ghost Ship warehouse fire in California raises numerous questions VIDEO: The fire raised numerous questions. Among them is how Oakland conducts its fire inspections and just how many properties have been improperly converted into housing. KRON4 spoke with the area's city councilman about the challenges that continue to this day. This is what it looked like in 2016 years after when fire raced through this Oakland warehouse killing 36 partygoers. Six years later, the abandoned ghost ship still stands as a grim reminder of what can happen when a fire breaks out at an artist collective that's been converted into housing. "I would say some of it is still occurring but not at the level than it was before," said City Councilmember Noel Gallo. Gallo represents the Fruitvale district where the Ghost Ship warehouse stands. While there have been improvements, he says overcrowded and illegal housing has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and the economy. KRON-TV MYNETWORKTV 4 SAN FRANCISCO PHOTOS: 2 firefighters taken to hospital after crash in Colorado Two West Metro firefighters were taken to the hospital after a reported stolen Jeep crashed into the station ambulance, Lakewood Police said. Around 5:40 p.m., Lakewood agents approached a reported stolen Jeep to contact the driver and people inside at W. Colfax Avenue and Reed Street. The driver took off and the agents did not initiate a pursuit. Shortly after the Jeep drove off, it collided with a West Metro Fire ambulance at Reed and 14th Street, injuring the two firefighters inside. No patients were in the back of the vehicle and police said the firefighters were taken to the hospital to get checked out and have been released. Lakewood police said the Jeep was at fault. Lakewood agents took three people into custody after the crash and they were all taken to the hospital but their conditions were unknown. KDVR-TV FOX 31 DENVER Senator: New Pennsylvania law to help attract, retain junior firefighters Junior firefighters will now have an earlier opportunity to access the training they need to become full firefighters across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Carolyn Comitta said. Act 155 of 2022 allows junior firefighters, age 17, to train on live-burn, interior firefighter modules. Currently, only those 18 and older are allowed to enroll in this training program. Comitta, who serves on the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, said the measure helps ensure that junior firefighters are immediately able to serve as full-fledged firefighters once they turn 18. "I hope this law helps bolster the ranks of our volunteer firefighters by harnessing the interest and energy young people have for the fire service and empowering them to hit the ground running once they turn 18," she said. THE MERCURY PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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