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| Crews investigating home explosion in Granite City VIDEO: Emergency crews are at the scene of a home explosion in Granite City. The home exploded around 2:45 a.m. That home was destroyed in pieces and a neighboring home was damaged as well. We're told the homeowner goes to work around midnight, and their car is not here. The occupants of the second home were unharmed. Asst. Chief Rich Moore with the Granite City Fire Department said crews will be out there for some time to investigate. Their initial thoughts are this is a gas explosion. There was a small fire initially, which crews took care of quickly. The first home collapsed on itself, and it blew a lot of glass and debris out into the road on Dale Avenue. Here's what Asst. Fire Chief Rich Moore told FOX 2 about the explosion. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS Massive fire engulfs abandoned Chicago church in city's East Side neighborhood VIDEO: More than 100 firefighters were working to put out a fire at an abandoned church in the city's East Side neighborhood Sunday morning. A 911 caller noticed smoke around 4:30 a.m. at the former Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church at 10310 S. Avenue H, according to CFD Deputy District Chief Walter Schroeder. Firefighters responded but almost immediately went on the defensive. They "could not find the seat of the fire and backed out of the dangerousness of the abandoned building," Schroeder said. Flames ripped through the church's nave and its roof caved in, according to photos shared by the Fire Department. Fearing the church walls would collapse, CFD evacuated a family of four from a home just south of the church, Schroeder said. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the blaze, which was extinguished by 6 a.m. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Fire levels Pennsylvania shopping center PHOTOS: Part of a shopping center in the Poconos was reduced to rubble after an intense fire on Sunday. The middle section of the Promenade at Fountain Court in Monroe County is now just twisted metal, charred wood and debris. Multiple businesses were lost. Neighbors from around the Tannersville area gathered to see what was left. "You know, it's upsetting. Like I said, a lot of people are going to be out of work," said Frances Caban, Bath resident. Around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a call about a fire behind the Trap Door Escape Room. Crews quickly knocked it down, but -- "Then about a half hour later, room started smoking up and at that time the fire was in the wall and it ended up traveling right up to the roof," said Jerrod Belvin, director of emergency services for Pocono Township. WFMZ-TV 69 ALLENTOWN Ohio fire truck struck while responding to crash on the Interstate VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Licking Township fire truck was struck while on the scene of a crash on Interstate 70 early Saturday. At 1:30 a.m., rescue and medical vehicles were responding to a crash on I-70 eastbound at mile marker 137. Fire officials say those involved in the collision were not injured so the medic left the scene. While firefighters remained on the scene to help protect local law enforcement officers from traffic, a vehicle crashed into the rescue vehicle at 2:10 a.m., damaging it heavily. The Licking Township Fire Company posted to Facebook, saying no officers or firefighters were injured. WBNS-TV CBS 10 COLUMBUS PHMSA proposes all railroads must alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed train cargo under new rule Federal regulators want first responders to know exactly what they are dealing with before reaching the scene of a train derailment, because the dangerous chemicals trains carry might require a specialized response. The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed a new rule last Wednesday that would require all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within 10 miles, as soon as the railroad becomes aware of an accident. The new rule came one day ahead of a National Transportation Safety Board hearing to scrutinize emergency responses to the fiery Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train outside East Palestine, Ohio. SPECTRUM NEWS 1 - METERED SITE How Arizona firefighters keep cool while working in the summer VIDEO: With the scorching summer here, Valley firefighters are not only battling fires but the oppressive heat while doing so. "When we are dealing with 110 degrees, and a fire kicks out, we are asked to act," said Captain Dave Folio with the Scottsdale Fire Department. Captain Folio said part of the role of their command during the Valley summer is to make sure their own firefighters don't succumb to the heat. "Our goal is to really eliminate all heat exhaustion and heat stroke incidents with our firefighters." Arizona's Family got an inside look at the mobile rehab center they deploy to calls whenever temperatures are more than 105 degrees. They have frozen towels that can wrap around your head and vests which can be filled with frozen sleeves. There is plenty of water, freezers with ice packs and someone on the scene monitoring the firefighters. KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 PHOENIX (AZ FAMILY) PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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