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| | | PHOTOS: Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least five people. A Los Angeles County fire official said an untold number of significant injuries were linked to two of the fires, and a city official in Los Angeles described … |
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| | | Multiple wildfires erupted this week in Southern California, ravaging parts of Los Angeles County. The most destructive of the bunch, the Palisades Fire, had burned an estimated 1,000 structures as of Wednesday afternoon. While that number is just an estimate, it would put the fire among the 20 most destructive in California history, according to Cal Fire. And the Palisades … |
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| | | VIDEO: A firefighter and one other person were taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a vehicle hit a fire truck responding to a structure fire. The Knightdale Fire Department said firefighters responded to a structure fire on Hoppy Hill Drive just before 11:45 a.m. when an approaching vehicle hit a fire truck that was preparing to connect to a … |
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| | | An explosion at a power substation off Henrietta Creek Road in north Fort Worth sparked a large fire Wednesday, prompting a response from multiple fire departments. Fort Worth Fire Department, joined by crews from Saginaw and Roanoke, responded. Oncor, the power company managing the substation, worked closely with firefighters to ensure it was safe for them to enter the area. … |
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| | | VIDEO: The City of Indianapolis is launching a new "unified mental health response" initiative to change the way emergency services respond to a crisis. Up to 30% of 911 calls are related to mental health, according to the Vera Institute of Justice. Those calls are often a complicated mix of safety and health issues that can be difficult for first … |
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