At least four people were injured in a truck fire at a scrap yard in Houston’s Second Ward on Monday, fire officials say. According to the Houston Fire Department, crews responded to a call at about 4:20 p.m. on Monday at a scrap yard located at 499 Lockwood Drive.

SkyEye captured video of firefighters working to put out the blaze, as well as spraying a nearby building. Authorities said that at least four people were injured in the truck fire. Officials said it is currently unclear what sparked the blaze.

KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

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Firefighters rescued a woman who crawled out of a second-floor window to escape a fire Tuesday morning at a South Los Angeles residence.

Video showed the woman facedown on a section of rooftop with a precarious hold onto an edge. Firefighters responded at about 2 a.m. to the scene near West 43rd Street and Broadway, where there were reports of people trapped and smoke coming from the second floor of the fourplex.

Firefighters raised a ladder to the woman on the roof and helped her down. One person was hospitalized, but details about that person’s condition were not immediately available. Firefighters ventilated the roof of the building and knocked the fire down in 39 minutes. Details about how the fire started were not immediately available.

KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

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PHOTOS: Three people were sent to the hospital after they were successfully rescued from an overturned vehicle following a car crash in Vancouver on Friday. Just before 2:30 p.m., Vancouver firefighters responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of Northeast 117th Avenue and Northeast 87th Street. When crews arrived, they found that the crash had involved two vehicles: a truck and an SUV. One of the vehicles had been turned on its side, with people trapped inside.

“Firefighters quickly initiated extrication procedures, removing the roof of the vehicle using specialized hydraulic rescue tools while simultaneously providing patient care,” the Vancouver Fire Department said in a press release. The three people rescued from the vehicle were taken to local hospitals by ambulance with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland

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VIDEO: Multiple crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a working structure fire in the 11300 block of East 31st Avenue. According to Matt Jorgensen, Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) division chief, the fire started at approximately 4:10 p.m. Sunday and spread to the kitchen and attic. SVFD was able to put out the fire, and the source is still being investigate. Additionally, Jorgensen reported that a dog had to be resuscitated after inhaling too much smoke. The dog is now safe. No injuries were reported.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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The San Mateo (CA) SUPER SAR is built on a Ford F-550 four-door cab and 4×4 84-inch cab-to-axle (CA) chassis, providing increased compartment length compared to the standard 60-inch CA configuration.

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