Firefighters worked to put out a second-alarm fire that also caused multiple smaller fires Friday morning at an abandoned church building in north St. Louis.

The St. Louis Fire Department said the call came in around 1 a.m. and that firefighters responded in the area just two days ago to a small brush fire on the same property.

It’s believed that there were items in the church, such as clothes and other combustible things that may have been for donation, that contributed to the severity of the fire. The heat also played a role.

The department noted that no one was injured in the fire, and said one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. It took crews two hours to knock out the fire, and at least 60 firefighters were on the scene.

The First Responder Canteen was also on scene to assist in hydrating and cooling the firefighters. The church has not been active for some time.

KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The man accused of starting the deadly Chelan Hills wildfire this summer will stay behind bars, for now, on a $1 million bond. The Douglas County sheriff claims 18-year-old Michael Yakimov tossed fireworks out of a truck to spark the blaze, and he believes there are other suspects still missing.

The devastation is still visible from McNeil Canyon Road as families are rebuilding and recovering. The sheriff said that while this wasn’t the largest wildfire in the county’s history, it was the most destructive, and his agency is working to bring those responsible to justice.

Yakimov had few words for a Douglas County Superior Court judge on Thursday, nearly two months after prosecutors claim he started the devastating wildfire that killed one man, forced evacuations, and destroyed 19 homes, vehicles, and utilities.

“It appears that this defendant is hoping nobody would realize who he was or where he was, and he’d be able to fly under the radar, so the state does not have a lot of confidence in his ability to come back to court,” the prosecutor told the judge at Yakimov’s first appearance.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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VIDEO: Sometimes the smallest member of the team can make the biggest impact. One local firehouse has a new member who’s already become part of the family.

It’s now been over a month since Rufus the dog found his new home at Liberty Township Fire Department.

“The girl was like, ‘Do we want to see another dog?’ and I was like, ‘Nope, this is the dog. We’re going to give him a shot,’” said Captain Philip Lucarell.

In that short time, he’s already become an important part of the crew. “He’s an ambassador for the fire department, and he’s our morale officer,” Lucarell said.

Rufus spends his days around the firefighters, becoming part of their routine and bringing a little something extra to the station.

WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown

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PHOTOS: The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has identified the two people who were killed in a fiery plane crash Thursday morning.

The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. in a wooded area near U.S. 301 near the Southwest Florida Water Management District office, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Officials said multiple 911 calls came in reporting an aircraft had gone down. When firefighters arrived, they found the small plane fully engulfed in flames and were able to put out the fire in less than 10 minutes.

The pilot, who deputies identified as David Siambanes, 59, as well as the passenger, Dawn Stone, 53, were both killed in the crash.

Both victims worked in the medical and healthcare field. Stone was a nurse practitioner with AdventHealth, specializing in bone health for adults. AdventHealth provided the following statement to 10 Tampa Bay News following the news of her death:

“We are heartbroken by the passing of Dawn Stone, a valued and deeply cared-for member of our AdventHealth family. Dawn dedicated herself to caring for others and her loss is deeply felt by the colleagues and care teams who had the privilege of working alongside her. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dawn’s family, loved ones and colleagues as we mourn her loss.”

WTSP-TV CBS 10 St. Petersburg

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VIDEO: A fire tore through a longtime Auburn floral shop and the home above it, leaving a couple displaced and a family business reduced to ash. The Aug. 22 fire destroyed the property on First Street, about a block from Washington Elementary School. Paxton Reunanen and his girlfriend lived upstairs, while Alice Octavia Floral Shop — a longtime business owned by Reunanen’s grandmother — operated on the main floor.

Firefighters said the fire began in a shed or garage behind the property and quickly spread to the home. The home was a total loss. A neighbor captured video of the fire as it spread across the property. In the days afterward, charred debris and extensive damage remained at the site. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, but do not believe it was suspicious.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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