A head-on collision in Milwaukee involving Engine 17 and a car resulted in both vehicles being destroyed.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews in Lynnwood responded to a fire that quickly spread between two townhouses, caused by a lit cigarette, according to South County Fire. Firefighters responded at around 4 p.m. near 164th Street and 4th Avenue West and saw flames around 30 feet high when they arrived. Everyone inside got out safely, and it took crews about 25 minutes to fully put it out, South County Fire said. Two of the six units were completely destroyed, while four others were damaged, and 13 people were displaced.

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Two people were killed and thirteen others injured after a fire swept through a five-story building in the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-four children and 53 adults were displaced and registered for emergency assistance by the American Red Cross.

The FDNY was called to a five-story building at 660 East 187th St. between Belmont and Cambreleng Avenues in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon. The three-alarm fire prompted a response from nearly 200 fire and EMS personnel, according to officials.

The fire was upgraded to a fourth alarm just before 3 p.m. and a fifth alarm just after 4 p.m. Officials say there was extensive fire damage throughout the building, including a collapsed roof, damage to the rear and front facade, and structural damage to the interior staircase.

Officials determined that the building was not safe to occupy and ordered a Full Vacate Order. A Partial Vacate Order was issued for the rear yards of two neighboring buildings; however, this only impacts the use of the rear yards, according to the Department of Buildings.

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VIDEO: A fire truck and a car collided head-on in Milwaukee, leaving two people hospitalized and the fire engine destroyed by flames.

The crash happened around 2 a.m. at the intersection of 13th Street and Layton Avenue, near the airport. According to Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, the fire truck was traveling south on 13th Street, returning to headquarters from a call a few blocks away, when a car heading north crossed the center line and struck the fire truck head-on.

The collision caused the fire engine to burst into flames. Firefighters inside the truck were able to escape before the fire engine caught fire and immediately assisted the two occupants of the car. One person was removed using the jaws of life.

Both car occupants were taken to the hospital. Their condition remains unknown. The fire chief emphasized how the fire engine’s structure protected his crew.

“I’ve seen some pretty bad hits, you know, the out-of-control drivers and whatnot. I will tell you this much. You can look, you can look at that fire engine right there. You can look at that other vehicle. If our members were in any other vehicle, they are probably dead right now,” Lipski said. “So the structure of this fire engine probably saved our members’ lives tonight.”

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PHOTOS: Fierce flames erupted in a furniture store off McKinley Avenue in Mishawaka. Flames and smoke were seen rising from the store for several hours as firefighters battled the blaze.

“This looks so crazy. Like, I ain’t never seen nothing like this before, Said Lovon Hopper, bystander
We just started here booming, and then saw the smoke in the air. You could literally smell it, taste it, almost,” said Brandon Varda.

“We saw everyone just making a detour by the fire department. ” So we parked to see what was going on, and we saw just the big flames, and we just heard it all come crashing down,” said Megan Martinez, bystander.

Massive flames rising from an AAA Mattress and furniture just before 5:30 p.m. during a heavy thunderstorm. Multiple units responded, including Mishawaka, South Bend and Clay Township.

Those at the scene said it was not just the sight but the sounds that were concerning. According to firefighters, there was a large storage of lithium-ion batteries in the building, potentially the source of the booms people were hearing.

Those nearby said they had no idea what the noise was. “When we got close, we just started hearing like a lot of booms, like fireworks. Sounded like some gunshots, but it was this,” said Ethan Martinez, bystander.

According to police, while they do not know if anyone was in the building when the fire broke out, they said no one was hurt, and employees stopped anyone from getting hurt by calling 9-1-1 right away.

“They did the right thing. Called us out, and we were able to mitigate the problem. It’s definitely noted that to get out and let us take care of it, not to go in and try to solve the problem,” said Josh Courtney, Mishawaka Fire Department battalion chief.

WSBT-TV CBS 22 South Bend

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