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| 5 adults, 13 children displaced after fire, leaves Bloomington duplex units unlivable 2 families have been displaced after fire, smoke and water damage to both sides of a duplex in Bloomington. The Bloomington Fire Department was dispatched to the 1000 block of West Monroe Street at around 1:03 p.m. for a structure fire. When firefighters arrived on scene, they were told by residents stairs were on fire. The fire was extinguished and contained to the basement. The first and second floors of one duplex sustained smoke and water damage. The other duplex was damaged by smoke. Both occupancies are unliveable. No cause has been determined and the fire is under investigation. 2 families consisting of five adults and 13 children are displaced. No one was injured. One occupant had renters insurance and both units did have working smoke detectors. The Bloomington Fire Department says this could have been a very different outcome if this were to happen in the middle of the night and advised people to close doors at night. WEEK-TV NBC 25 PEORIA 'Just glad you're here': Son, firefighters, 911 dispatcher honored for saving Wheeling woman's life Christian Flores called 911 because his mother, Amy, was unconscious and unresponsive. The 48-year-old Wheeling woman wasn't breathing, either, and she didn't have a pulse. So, while sending rescue crews to the scene, Regional Emergency Dispatch alarm operator Jacqueline Miller began instructing Flores how to perform CPR. He did so for more than eight minutes until firefighter/paramedics arrived and took over. Working together, they saved Amy Flores' life. Christian Flores, Miller and the firefighters who responded to the emergency were publicly lauded during Monday's Wheeling village board meeting for their heroic efforts. Amy Flores was in the audience and received hearty applause from the crowd when Wheeling Fire Chief Mike McGreal introduced her. DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE Firefighter sustains minor injury while containing Wheaton blaze One firefighter sustained a minor injury while fighting a house fire in Wheaton, according to the Wheaton Fire Department. About 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to the 200 block of South Morgan Avenue. Authorities said none of the occupants were home when crews arrived, and the blaze was under control in about 20 minutes. The fire is still under investigation. DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE I-39 Truck explosion takes Cherry Valley resident by surprise VIDEO/PHOTOS: Interstate 39 Vehicle crash leaves driver injured and nearby residence in shock. Around nine o'clock in the morning, multiple fire agencies from in state line area responded to reports of a tractor-trailer crash and fire on Interstate 39 on the ramp of the US 20 junction. The driver was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. Nearby residents, like Shannon Johnson, say this was a total surprise. "So, I was just about to take my dogs out and I heard a big sound. It sounded like an explosion. I thought it was maybe a plane crash since we live so close to the airport but, as I was going to work, I saw the fire officers wouldn't let anybody through. I knew it was something serious, "said Johnson. Cherry Valley Fire Chief Joe Corl says the truck contained propane, and the best thing firefighters could do from keeping it from exploding further was to let it burn slowly. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Crews take control of fire at auto parts store in Florida Crews have taken control of a massive fire that broke out at an auto parts store in Hialeah. Hialeah and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene at Rastro Coco Auto Parts, located at 5171 E. 10th Court, just before 1 p.m., Tuesday. The fire has been mostly put out after crews worked for hours to douse the flames. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where hundreds of cars were caught in the blaze, as thick black smoke billowed from the lot. Vivian Espino lives nearby. "Explode, explode, explode," she said describing a startling wake up call. She was taking an afternoon nap when, all of a sudden, the business down the street from her home in Hialeah went up in flames. Hialeah Fire Department Asst. Chief David Rodriguez said, "This is a junkyard, a big junkyard, it takes about half a city block, that was fully engulfed." WSVN-TV FOX 7 MIAMI Bat infestation at Nevada fire station so bad, department is abandoning building A Nevada fire department that closed one of its stations for an "undetermined amount of time" because of a bat infestation is now preparing to hand that station back over to the state and move to a new building. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District said in August that Fire Station 30, which dates back to the 1950s, was a "health and safety risk for crews." Bats were seen flying around the station's living quarters and dead bats were found in the apparatus bay, the district said at the time. The district had also tried to address bat problems in 2015, only for the bats to return. The station is about about 20 miles south of Reno, Nevada, and roughly 10 miles north of Carson City. It is leased to the fire protection district from the state of Nevada. CNN New technology in Colorado allows 911 callers to give dispatch access to phone camera VIDEO/PHOTOS: The next time you have an emergency that demands the aid of 911, you may be asked to help dispatchers and first responders by video chatting through your phone. A new software being rolled out throughout parts of Colorado now gives 911 dispatchers the ability to access a caller's cellphone cameras after being given permission by the user. LETA 911, an organization that helps organize and oversee dispatch communications throughout Larimer County in northern Colorado, has partnered with a company named Prepared Live, which allows dispatchers to use the video aspect of 911 calls. Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and his office were among the first to sign up to adopt the software in their dispatch center and begin using it with callers. The software has already been used multiple times by the sheriff's office which has saved money, resources and lives on several calls for help. KCNC-TV CBS 4 DENVER Excited dog accidentally pulls fire alarm at Iowa day care PHOTO: An Iowa dog apologized to a local fire department after getting so excited to go to dog camp that she accidentally pulled the fire alarm. Birdie goes to dog camp at Dogwoods Lodge in Grimes. "She just arrived for day camp and was just bouncing around and bounced into the fire alarm, pushed it in, pulled it down and that was it," said Jessica Tapper, owner of Dogwoods Lodge. Video from Dogwoods Lodge's security camera shows the moment Birdie jumped up excitedly, but accidentally hitting the alarm, which prompted a visit from firefighters. Staff with Dogwoods Lodge in Grimes posted an image on Facebook showing Birdie with a sign around her neck saying, "I'm sorry I pulled the fire alarm today." KYOU-TV FOX/NBC/CW+ 15 OTTUMWA Massachusetts firefighter asks public for help after his car, gear stolen PHOTOS: A Lawrence firefighter is turning to the public for help after his car and department helmet were stolen in Wilmington. Firefighter Patrick Sweeney told Boston 25 News he parked his car in the back of the Regency Place around 10 p.m. on Sunday night and woke up Monday morning to his Dodge Charger HellCat missing from the lot. Sweeney said his work gear and helmet, with his grandfather's dog tags engraved in it, were in the trunk of the Charger. "I don't even care about the car, I really only care about my helmet," Sweeney said. "A firefighter's helmet is like his personality, everything else can be replaced." The Lawrence Fire Department along with Wilmington Police said if anyone sees the car or missing gear to please call the department. WXFT-TV FOX 25 BOSTON PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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