Posted: Nov 22, 2021
VIDEO: A large fire broke out on Bald Head Island on Saturday at around 8 p.m. Three units in Lighthouse Landing and one home were destroyed in the fire. Drone video provided to WRAL News showed large areas reduced to ashes in the aftermath of the blaze. The massive fire took 60 firefighters to put out.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
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Posted: Nov 22, 2021
Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire, which occurred on November 21, 1980, killed 85 people and injured 700 more. The fire, caused by an electrical fault associated with a refrigerated pastry display case, originated in an unoccupied restaurant on the casino’s first floor. The fire was discovered by hotel staff early in the morning when, by that time, it had evolved to open flaming and was increasing in size and intensity.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jensen Hughes
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Posted: Nov 22, 2021
PHOTOS: Nobody is quite sure how long the four-and-a-half foot tall safe was nestled in the back half of a closet at the Old Pine Community Center in Society Hill.
It had been there so long — turned backward so its handle and dial didn’t show — that staffers at the center assumed it was just a large metal box or an outdated piece of mechanical equipment.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Metered Site
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Posted: Nov 22, 2021
FAO Schwarz and the Uniformed Firefighters Association helped bring holiday cheer Sunday to the children of fallen firefighters.
As CBS2’s Christina Fan reported, 50 kids and their families were treated to a full day of fun. Joy overflowed from the back of a fire engine in front of FAO Schwarz, where Santa Claus, FDNY mascot Hot Dog, and toy soldiers brought smiles to widows and their children, fulfilling a promise made to their fallen heroes
“We thank you so much for coming and being a part of this.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead
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Posted: Nov 22, 2021
Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Gig Harbor on Monday morning. The fire appeared to significantly damage the home and one occupant was transported to the hospital. The fire occurred at a home on 87th Street, according to a tweet from Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Three people were evacuated from the home, one of whom was hospitalized.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune
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