VIDEO: Crews responded early Friday morning to a house fire that broke out in a rural area of West Richland, according to Ben Shearer, Public Information Officer for Benton County Fire District 4. Authorities received notification around 6 a.m., prompting multiple units to respond. Crews initially had trouble locating the fire, but the West Richland Police Department (WRPD) eventually found the residence off Harrington Road. Upon their arrival, police reported that the roof had already burned off. Fire crews from Benton County arrived shortly after and managed to contain the fire to the single home.

Benton County Coroner Bill Leach reported that two bodies associated with the incident have been found. Authorities were unable to identify the bodies due to the fire. According to Leach, an autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, and further efforts will be made to identify the bodies during that process.

KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

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PHOTOS: Crews with Marion County Fire Rescue battled a massive fire in Dunnellon that was creating heavy, toxic smoke on Sunday morning.

The scene, near the intersection of E McKinney Avenue and North Williams Street, is the site of a large stockpile of CSX railroad ties where the fire broke out.

Railroad ties are pieces of wood, evenly spaced, that support steel rail tracks underneath a railroad.

MCFR said the ties are treated with creosote, a chemical preservative used to protect wood outdoors.

When creosote-treated wood is burned, it can release thick, irritating smoke, and authorities are advising residents to stay away from the area if possible.

WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa

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VIDEO: One person is dead and three other people were injured after a physical fight turned into a shootout in a Pioneer Square parking garage early Sunday morning. Police officers responded to the Sinking Ship parking garage around 1:30 a.m. where they found a man dead with a gunshot wound to the head.

A second victim, a male, was treated by Seattle Fire for life-threatening injuries and taken to Harborview Medical Center. A third victim, a female, was treated for a graze wound and also taken to Harborview in stable condition. A fourth victim, another female, showed up at Harborview with a graze wound later on. She is in stable condition.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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Spokane firefighters knocked down a garage fire in the Hillyard neighborhood late Thursday afternoon. According to a spokesperson for the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), the fire started in a detached garage in the 6100 block of North Lacey Street. Firefighters said that the fire was reported around 5 p.m. and was knocked down by about 5:15 p.m. Crews remained on scene for mop-up operations, and the fire did not spread to nearby homes. SFD said that no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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VIDEO: The Weslaco Fire Department has a new fire truck.

Rescue 1 is a heavy rescue pumper that cost the city $1.6 million.

The fire department said Rescue 1 will help address the growing demands in the city, and it’s capable of carrying all the equipment needed for all emergency calls.

“The crew on this truck will have all the equipment from hazmat, diving, water rescues, high angle, trench rescue, and all firefighting capabilities,” Weslaco Fire Chief Antonio Lopez said.

The department now has a total of eight fire engines in its fleet.

KRGV-TV ABC 5 Weslaco

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