PHOTOS: A five-alarm fire burned through an apartment building in the Bronx, killing one person and injuring four firefighters. The flames broke out just after 5:30 a.m. Thursday inside the building on East 184th Street in the Belmont section.

Fire quickly engulfed the top floor of the building. Flames could be seen shooting through the roof. A section of the parapet fell to the ground while still on fire. Residents were evacuated from the entire building.

One person who lived in the apartment where the fire started was killed. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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VIDEO: It was 60 years ago, March 29, 1966, when a tragedy involving the Mattoon Fire Department left the community in mourning. Two fire trucks from different stations, going to the same fire, collided at the intersection of Broadway and 15th Street. Eight firefighters were injured.

The driver of one truck, Robert “Bobby” DeMars, was killed when his truck rolled over, pinning him underneath. The second truck crashed into parked cars along busy Broadway, coming to a rest near the Time Theatre. Both trucks were total losses.

A marker is at the intersection and lists the names of the firefighters involved. A brick with the name of DeMars is located outside the Mattoon Public Library.

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San Francisco fire crews swiftly rescued a woman who was found clinging to the side of a cliff near the Cliff House on Wednesday.

SKY7 was over the entire rescue operation, and when they first arrived on scene, they spotted a woman in a bikini and no shoes about 70 feet down the cliff.

Firefighters were able to first drop down a rescue cable for the woman to secure herself. One firefighter then had to rappel down the cliff and strap a harness and a helmet onto the woman. It took a few tense minutes to get moving, but rescue crews were able to walk the woman safely up the cliff.

The woman was placed into an ambulance as firefighters evaluated her to determine if she needed to be taken to the hospital.

It was not immediately known how the unidentified woman ended up clinging to the rocks by the Cliff House. SFFD said in a statement that the woman had gone over the cliff and became stuck on the rocks. They didn’t immediately provide more details.

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Firefighters tackled flames in a multi-story residential building in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood early Wednesday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department, the fire extended into the “void spaces” between floors one and two of a residential building along 14th Ave. W. Firefighters worked to gain access and put water on the fire, quickly confirming that the primary search was all clear, with no injuries reported. By 7:15 a.m., SFD reported that the fire was under control, and crews were working on an overhaul to remove smoldering debris and extinguish any hot spots. At 7:31 a.m., SFD confirmed that the fire was extinguished, and the incident was under investigation.

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Richland Fire and Emergency Services is starting a new program called “Blood on Board” that equips a command vehicle with ready-to-use, life-saving blood products. “We can get to patients quickly. We can administer that blood before we even leave the scene,” Fire Marshal Andy Sabin said. “And that fills in that time before they get to the hospital and hopefully can save more lives.” Sabin said those extra minutes can make all the difference for patients suffering from severe trauma or blood loss.

“You’re 2% less likely to survive if you need blood for every minute that goes by,” Sabin said. “So say you’re going to have a ten minute transport to the hospital, that’s going to be 20% less likely that you’re going to survive that incident if you need blood.” Richland Fire and Emergency Services only has one specialized blood cooler and will be on a command vehicle with two units of blood. Richland Fire is looking to finalize an agreement with a blood supplier. “So we’re still working right now with the Red Cross, they have the ability to actually supply us with the blood, as does Kadlec,” Sabin said. “And we’re just trying to see which one makes the most sense for right now.”

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