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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Seattle firefighters battle 2-alarm fire at vacant Rainier Beach building

VIDEO: A vacant building near Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood caught fire early Wednesday morning, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) confirmed. Crews first responded to the building around 5:30 a.m. after callers reported heavy smoke emanating from it. Flames could be seen coming through the roof once crews arrived, and water was poured on the fire from a safe distance, an SFD spokesperson told KING 5 at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Fire crews contain wildfires in Whitman & Garfield counties

PHOTO: Fire crews are working to contain two fires in the region. In Whitman County, Pullman fire crews and deputies attacked a wildland fire outside of Albien on Tuesday. The fire shut down roads and caused evacuation warnings. As of Tuesday night, deputies said the fire was not threatening any towns or structures however, it did damage at least one building and several power poles which caused power outages.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLEW-TV CBS 3 Lewiston
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Posted: Sep 10, 2024

VIDEO: Good Samaritans react after helping rescue driver from fire in Minnesota

Traffic cameras in Roseville captured a remarkable rescue on Monday as good Samaritans pulled a man from a burning vehicle. "It could’ve been catastrophic if we didn’t stop," Terry Maynard told FOX 9. "I think it could’ve been a fatality for sure," Joe Wold added. Maynard and Wold were two of three men who put their lives on the line, to save 22-year-old Paymon Sadat.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis
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Posted: Sep 10, 2024

First FDNY chief on scene reflects on September 11 attacks

VIDEO: Joe Pfeifer, the first FDNY fire chief to arrive on the scene, reflects on the September 11 attacks in a sit-down interview with Bill Ritter. They discuss Pfeifer having to send his brother into the towers, not knowing the towers would collapse, plus their last moments together on that tragic day.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
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Posted: Sep 10, 2024

U.S. regulators open probe into reports of Jeep SUVs, pickups catching fire even with ignition off

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks even with the ignition turned off. The probe covers more than 781,000 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles from the 2021 through 2023 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday on its website that it has nine complaints of engine fires from owners including one that caused an injury.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
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