VIDEO: Nearly 40 years ago, a fire at the Star Hotel in Bellows Falls claimed the lives of two young firefighters. Now, there's a new documentary out during Fire Prevention Week helping to raise money for a park dedicated to them. The evening of Dec. 29, 1981, firefighters were called to a blaze at the hotel.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAX-TV CBS 3 Burlington

PHOTOS: Classic car lovers, look away — this one is going to hurt. But the good news is it could have been a whole lot worse. A 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster caught fire while it was being driven along Broadway in Bellingham on Wednesday, Oct. 6, according to a post on the Bellingham Fire Department Facebook page.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Bellingham Herald

A detached log cabin is a complete loss after a fire ripped through it Wednesday morning. The fire was near 5300 North Mayhew Road. The Spokane Valley Fire Department said the cabin was fully involved with flames up to 60 feet in the air. The cabin was in the backyard of a home. There is some damage to the vinyl on the home.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A house fire early this morning, Friday, October 8, in the 200 block of North 30th Avenue caused an estimated $350,000 in damages. Yakima Fire Department (YFD) firefighters were called to the scene at around 3:10 am on Friday morning, causing the family to be displaced. Fire crews found a fire involving a single-family home.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Somerville has bought a reserve fire truck from Scotch Plains for $18,000, reports My Central Jersey.

The borough’s oldest fire truck was submerged during a flood in September flooding. The fire truck had already been scheduled to be retrofitted or replaced.

The 1996 Pierce fire engine was declared as surplus property by Scotch Plains.

The fire engine will be in the annual Inspection Day parade on Main Street on Saturday afternoon.