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| Two firefighters briefly trapped during accidental fire at south Austin home VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Austin Fire Department says an accidental fire at a home in south Austin left two firefighters momentarily trapped late Monday night. AFD tweeted they were working the fire around 11:50 p.m. at a home located on Camperdown Elm Drive near South 1st Street. Crews said there were heavy fire conditions when they arrived on scene. AFD tweeted out a video that was shot by a bystander showing massive flames coming from the home. Around 1 a.m., AFD said the fire was under control. The home was vacant for renovations so luckily no one was displaced. Two firefighters were momentarily trapped when the roof collapsed during a fire attack and search at the home. One of the firefighters was treated on scene by Austin-Travis County EMS for a minor injury. KEYE-TV CBS 42 AUSTIN 1 dead, woman and child hospitalized after mobile home catches fire in Harris County, officials say A woman is dead, and two others, including a child, were hospitalized following an accidental house fire in northeast Harris County on Monday. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said the deadly incident happened at about 8:16 a.m. at a mobile home in the 4800 block of Collins Road. Westfield Fire Department crews arrived and reportedly found heavy smoke before putting out the fire. In an evening update, officials said the fire was ruled accidental and was caused by an electrical failure outside of the residence. According to investigators, six people lived in the home, though only four were there at the time of the fire. Officials said one of them was able to get out safely, and a woman and child were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. They are expected to be OK. Another woman did not make it and was confirmed dead at the scene. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Fire chief: Cigarette ignites natural gas home explosion in Carrollton, 1 injured A suspected natural gas home explosion in Carrollton is believed to have been ignited by a cigarette being lit, according to the fire department. The early-morning blast along Highland Drive off Belt Line Road in Carrollton sent a man to the hospital and led to the temporary evacuation of several homes. Atmos Energy trucks lined parts of the neighborhood Monday morning as technicians ‘work to restore service,' according to a statement released by Atmos Energy representatives. ‘A precautionary evacuation has been lifted,' according to the natural gas distributor. Carrollton Fire Chief Michael Thompson says while the investigation is ongoing, it appears an underground gas leak seeped into the home's sewer pipe and began building up in a bathroom. KXAS-TV NBC 5 FORT WORTH Houston fire: 2-alarm apartment fire displaces several families PHOTO: The Red Cross is assisting several families following a 2-alarm apartment fire on Greens Road in Houston over the weekend. The fire sparked up in the 500 block of Greens Road, just before 5 p.m. Officials said firefighters arrived on the scene within five minutes to find a 2-story apartment building on fire. Nearly 90 personnel were called out to the incident to cut the fire off in the attic. As firefighters were working to ventilate the attic, fire started showing in the area, and they were ordered off the roof. Additional units were requested, and a second alarm was activated. The fire was later extinguished. A total of six units were completely damaged, and 12 others suffered minor damage. Investigators determined the cause of the fire was due to an electrical issue of a light in a closet under a stairway. No injuries were reported. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Fire truck slides, spins on ice in Missouri subdivision, nearly slams into house Freezing rain coated streets across the St. Louis region with ice overnight, resulting in several car accidents and ER trips for people attempting to traverse the dangerous conditions. Even first responders were not immune from Mother Nature's wrath, as videos recorded Monday morning show a fire truck from the Rock Community Fire Protection District spin out of control and nearly slam into homes in a Jefferson County subdivision. The crash happened in the 1700 block of Parkside Place, just west of Imperial. Firefighters were responding to a crash in the neighborhood. Neighbors Joe Lawson and Katelynn Voisey recorded videos of the fire truck losing traction on the slick, sloping road and turning a full 360 degrees before clipping a parked car. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS AST SpaceMobile Secures Strategic Investment From AT&T, Google, Vodafone To Bring Broadband Service From Space AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, recently announced strategic investment from AT&T, Google and Vodafone and aggregate new financing of up to $206.5 million in gross proceeds. In addition to the $155 million strategic investment, the company also plans to draw up to $51.5 million from the company's existing senior-secured credit facility. New investors AT&T and Google, joined by existing investor Vodafone, are at the forefront of wireless innovation, with products and services serving billions of people daily. This significant investment in AST SpaceMobile underscores confidence in the company's technology and leadership position in the emerging space-based cellular direct-to-device market, with the potential to offer connectivity to today's 5.5 billion cellular devices when they are out of coverage. BUSINESS WIRE Illinois OSHA recommends new firefighter safety measures following Chicago firefighter's death Illinois labor officials are issuing a series of statewide recommendations to improve firefighter safety following a two-year investigation into the death of a Chicago firefighter. Mashawn Plummer, 30, was critically injured the morning of Dec. 16, 2021, while battling an apartment building fire. Just six months after graduating from the Chicago Fire Academy, Plummer died five days after the fire. A civilian woman who was pulled out of the fire also died. Investigators with the Illinois Department of Labor's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA) found the primary cause of Plummer's death was a catastrophic malfunction of his self-contained breathing apparatus. The hose connecting Plummer's mask to his air tank tore in two places, rapidly depleting his only source of breathable air in heavy smoke conditions. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN Fighting fires as family: Brother and sister serve as fire captains in Arizona VIDEO: Firefighters at Tucson Fire Department say they see their workplace as family. For captains Crystal and Cyprian Ortiz, that sentiment happens to be true. Crystal and Cyprian are siblings. Crystal Ortiz had wanted to become a firefighter since she was a little girl. Her initial hesitation gave way when she thought her younger brother, Cyprian, would be a good fit. Cyprian credits his sister for guiding him into the position. "This job has definitely brought us closer together," said Crystal Ortiz. "Good times, bad times, he's my person who understands what I'm going through." The siblings, who have worked together for about nine years, emphasize the empathy they share due to their common experiences in the field. Memories of being partners on the same truck further strengthen their bond. KGUN-TV ABC 9 TUCSON Atmospheric river storm triggers flash flooding in San Diego as record rain slams Southern California VIDEOS/PHOTOS: An atmospheric river storm slammed California Sunday and Monday, dropping several inches of rain in the state and leading to flash flooding across San Diego. Floodwater ran off quickly and overwhelmed low-lying areas, causing creeks and rivers to rise quickly. With the higher snow levels, rain falling on fresh snow from last week also exacerbated inland flooding concerns. San Diego's mayor declared a state of emergency on Monday as record rainfall pummeled the city. Widespread flash flooding reports came in across the city and county. San Diego's fire department reported 24 water rescues from cars and hundreds from homes, with even more rescues in surrounding areas. San Diego's city website showed more than 70 roads were still either fully or partially covered by floodwaters early Tuesday morning. FOX WEATHER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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