More than 1.2 million Good Earth Rechargeable integrated Lights sold nationwide are being recalled due to multiple fires — one deadly — as the product's battery can overheat and ignite its plastic casing, according to a notice posted Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. One person died and another was treated for smoke inhalation when the product overheated and caused a fire in their home last year, according to Mount Prospect, Illinois-based Good Earth.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a roaring fire near Bremerton that engulfed three homes on June 6, according to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue. First responders were called to the scene near Erlands Beach Loop Northwest just before noon on Thursday. The call was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire around 12:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: A new push is now officially underway to make Seattle neighborhoods safer from vacant building fires. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a new ordinance into effect that gives the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) the authority to order the demolition of unsafe, vacant buildings. The idea is to remove these dangerous structures, not only to prevent fire but to also protect firefighters from injury or death and to prevent these fires from spreading to neighboring structures.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: Mayor Lisa Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the city’s ongoing opioid crisis Tuesday morning. The focus, primarily within the 2nd and Division corridor, which is heavily impacted by poisonous drugs like fentanyl. “It’s taken the lives of our loved ones and neighbors, it’s impacting our businesses and livelihoods,” Mayor Lisa Brown said.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NonStop Local

VIDEO: One person is dead after a fiery crash in which a vehicle crashed into a barrier in South Boston and fell approximately 40 feet onto the roadway below. Several ramps were closed in the area of the Southeast Expressway, and traffic was heavy for hours after the crash, which occurred around 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston