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| 1 dead after fiery crash involving semi-truck on Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway VIDEO: All outbound lanes are closed on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 86th Street after a deadly crash and semi-truck fire overnight. Illinois State Police confirmed the crash took place at 83rd Street when a semi truck and car collided. Police said both vehicle burst into flames due to the crash. ISP confirmed one person died on the scene, and a second person was taken to a local hospital. ISP said traffic is being diverted off at 83rd Street. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Large fire breaks out in Champaign, heavy smoke reported blocks away A large fire broke out Saturday evening in Champaign just before 9 p.m. The fire occurred at 112 E. Hill Street in Champaign, according to Randy Smith, Public Information Officer for the City of Champaign. Officials say the fire began in a large detached garage fire at the address. It then spread to a two-story single family home on the property. The fire was quickly upgraded to a second alarm as multiple fire crews from Champaign and Urbana rushed to the scene. Heavy smoke was reported by a WCIA viewer drifting along University Avenue from the fire in Champaign, several blocks from the scene. The cause of the fire has not been determined. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN 12 people hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at church on Chicago's South Side Fire officials say 12 people have been hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a church on Chicago's South Side. The Chicago Fire Department says that just after 1 p.m. Sunday it was called to the New Philadelphia Church for reports of a gas smell. When fire crews arrived at the church, they measured the air and found high levels of carbon monoxide. Firefighters say those injured were taken to two hospitals in good to serious condition. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Six displaced after Peoria house fire Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called to a house fire on the city's South Side shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Upon arrival, first responders found smoke and fire on the first floor of the home in the 1300 block of S. Faraday. A search was made inside the home, but no victims were found, as the six occupants had safely evacuated prior to their arrival. The fire extended into the home's second story, causing major damage and the order of an emergency demolition. The six occupants were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross. No injuries to civilians or firefighters have been reported at this time. The cause of the fire was determined to be unintentional. Damage is estimated at around $60,000. WEEK-TV NBC 25 PEORIA 4 pets dead in Decatur house fire Four pets have died after a house fire Saturday night in Decatur. The Decatur Fire Department was alerted at 7:04 p.m. to a structure fire at 24 Wyoming Drive and arrived on the scene at 7:09 p.m., according to a news release. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the open garage door and roof vents. They began attacking the fire from the rear of the garage and then found a fire in the basement, which they extinguished. The fire was under control by 7:20 p.m., the release said. There were three adults in the house at the time the fire broke out, and no one was injured. However, they told Battalion Chief Wade Watson that two cats and two dogs were still in the home. Firefighters found the pets, but were unable to resuscitate them. Watson investigated the fire and determined the cause was unattended smoking material. HERALD & REVIEW - METERED SITE Fire in Rockford home causes $50,000 in damage No one was hurt after a fire in a Rockford home Saturday afternoon. The Rockford Fire Department says firefighters were called to a house in the 1500 block of Carney Ave. just after 2 p.m. Saturday for a report of a fire. As crews got to the scene, they found smoke coming from the house. Everyone who was inside the home had gotten out before first responders got there. The fire was put out about 20 minutes by firefighters using hose lines. Fire damage was reported in the basement and first floor of the home. Smoke and water damage was also found throughout the house. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Damage from the fire is estimated at $50,000. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD 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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